Punch List Architecture Newsletter

“We don’t talk about money in architecture school”

A conversation with Sekou Cooke about “Black Architect,” his new book of interviews. Plus, Google’s remake of the Thompson Center; thoughts from readers (who also happen to be writers) on Sea Ranch and Ground Zero; NYT fall preview; and more

Christopher Hawthorne

Sep 11, 2026

Ground Zero at 25

Reflections from Rose Salane, Sharon Zukin, Samuel Medina, Audrey Wollen, Justin Beal, Mark Krotov, et al.

Christopher Hawthorne

Sep 04, 2026

Exit interview: Olly Wainwright

A conversation with the Guardian architecture critic on his year in America; plus, Sea Ranch residents respond to a BIG proposal and the first Lucas Museum reviews roll in

Christopher Hawthorne

Sep 01, 2026

Bjarke at The Sea Ranch, part two

A reader slipped me a copy of BIG’s pitch deck. Let’s dive in!

Christopher Hawthorne

Aug 28, 2026

Breaking: A Sea Ranch culture clash

How will Bjarke Ingels’ brash style play among the hedgerows? “I have my popcorn ready to watch it all unfold”

Christopher Hawthorne

Aug 21, 2026

Review: “Out There: New Architecture Across America”

Four decades after Frampton’s canonical essay, surveying the diverse appeal—and the limits—of place-based practice

Christopher Hawthorne

Aug 19, 2026

September 9 in New York: Ground Zero Plus 25

A special event in collaboration with n+1 and New York Review of Architecture

Christopher Hawthorne

Aug 14, 2026

Letter from San Francisco: Who’s afraid of the Marina Safeway towers?

Some thoughts on Arquitectonica by the Bay, aka the West Coast’s single most contentious housing proposal. Plus, first impressions of the new Instagram logo

Christopher Hawthorne

Aug 07, 2026

Dumpster fire

Matt Shaw, author of the summer’s most hated design essay, visits Punch List to defend himself. Plus, women run the Guggenheim(s), more on Tom Hines, and the sad state of L.A.’s Sixth Street Bridge

Christopher Hawthorne

Jul 31, 2026

An appreciation: How Thomas Hines basked in the “Architecture of the Sun”

Remembering the dean of L.A. architectural historians

Christopher Hawthorne

Jul 24, 2026

The Cinerama Dome walked so the Sphere could run

What the plan to reopen Welton Becket’s Sunset Boulevard landmark says—and doesn't say—about the future of moviegoing. Plus: the Quito fallout continues

Christopher Hawthorne