Michael Kimmelman
Recent and archived news articles by Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times.
Articles
Mayor de Blasio’s Plan for Parks Needs to Grow
Fixing long-neglected little parks in New York is nice, but it fails to address far larger problems.
October 29, 2014, Wednesday
Stoking a Hearth for Human Rights
The design of the
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in Kalamazoo, Mich., reflects
the ideals behind the building’s creation.
October 16, 2014, Thursday
Building Hope and Nurturing Into Housing
The new Sugar Hill
subsidized housing complex in Upper Manhattan goes beyond even the more
ambitious developments by providing a school and a children’s museum.
October 7, 2014, Tuesday
The Climax in a Tale of Green and Gritty
The third and final
phase of the High Line is like a Rorschach test, signifying different
things — about urban renewal, the environment, gentrification — to
different people.
September 20, 2014, Saturday
Trading Parking Lots for Affordable Housing
Parking lots can be
turned into development sites to expand and improve affordable housing
in New York City, three fellows at the Institute for Public Architecture
propose.
September 15, 2014, Monday
Refugees Reshape Their Camp, at the Risk of Feeling at Home
The construction of a
public square in a deeply conservative Palestinian refugee camp has
made some there feel more at home, a provocative concept in camps
conceived as temporary.
September 7, 2014, Sunday
In Redesigned Room, Hospital Patients May Feel Better Already
Often ignored by
front-rank architects, left to corporate specialists who churn out too
many heartless buildings, hospitals are a critical frontier for design.
August 22, 2014, Friday
German Artists Say They Put White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge
Two Berlin-based
artists said they were behind the raising of white flags atop the
Brooklyn Bridge last month, and discussed their reasons.
August 13, 2014, Wednesday
The Case Against a Mammoth Frick Collection Addition
A critic argues that
the Frick Collection should abandon its plan to construct a new tower
and erase its gated garden and consider other options.
July 31, 2014, Thursday
Manhattan’s Secret Pools and Gardens
High above the sweltering masses lie rooftops replete with hidden luxuries. Try not to be too jealous.
July 27, 2014, Sunday
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Riding New York City’s Desire Line
Desire lines, says architecture critic
Michael Kimmelman, are marked by economic development and evolving
travel patterns. He plots today’s desire line along the waterfronts of
Brooklyn and Queens.
Times Minute | Alex Rodriguez Sues
Also on the Minute, West Virginia's water and criticism of MoMA.
The Sweet Spot: Parks and Trepidation
A. O. Scott and David Carr are joined by the
architecture critic Michael Kimmelman to talk about public spaces and
projects which, at times, can lead to political upheaval ... and even
revolution.
Turkey Turns to Taksim
Michael Kimmelman examines why Istanbul's Taksim Square evolved into the urban fissure that is growing in Turkish society.
Modernizing the New York Public Library
Michael Kimmelman on the $300 million plan to renovate the legendary structure.
Fresh Kills: Landfill to Park
The once notorious Fresh Kills Landfill on
Staten Island is being developed into an urban park. Michael Kimmelman,
architecture critic, tours the site.
A Critic’s Look at the Barclays Center
Michael Kimmelman on the home of the Brooklyn Nets and the larger Atlantic Yards development.
A Critic’s Look at the Barclays Center
Michael Kimmelman on the home of the Brooklyn Nets and the larger Atlantic Yards development.
A River Recovering
The Bronx River was once among the most
polluted waterways in America. Now a new generation is discovering and
helping to save it. Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic, tours the
river.
A River Recovering
The Bronx River was once among the most
polluted waterways in America. Now a new generation is discovering and
helping to save it. Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic, tours the
river.
ArtsBeat | October 6, 2011
Melena Ryzik on the Hudson River art
installation “Reflecting the Stars,” and a tour of a housing development
in the South Bronx with the architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.
ArtsBeat | October 6, 2011
Melena Ryzik on the Hudson River art
installation “Reflecting the Stars,” and a tour of a housing development
in the South Bronx with the architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.
South Bronx Rising
The South Bronx is being revitalized.
Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic of The New York Times, tours
the area with Amanda Burden, the director of the department of city
planning.
South Bronx Rising
The South Bronx is being revitalized.
Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic of The New York Times, tours
the area with Amanda Burden, the director of the department of city
planning.
Prague's Architectural Secrets
Prague has secret gems in a warren of 1920s and ’30s shopping arcades that snake among the teeming streets.
Time Travel, by Way of a Tiny Painting
Michael Kimmelman looks at Velázquez’s “View of the Garden of the Villa Medici,” at the Prado, and is transported in time.
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