Curbed stays true to form with an annual review of the year in architecture.
Mark Lamster and Alexandra Lange are back with their annual collaboration commemorating the best and worst of architecture from the year. To get an idea about this singular cornucopia of snark: 2018's list is headlined: "the good, the bad, and the urbanism."
The snark persists throughout the list, with awards like the "Thank God It's Over Award" (to the Amazon HQ2 process), "It's the Zoning, Stupid Award" (to the YIMBY movement and the city of Minneapolis), and "The Future Will Be Pedestrianized Prize" (to the "war on cars" and the podcast by the same name).
For more laughs, check out previous versions of the list from 2017 and 2016.
FULL STORY: 2018 in architecture: The good, the bad, and the urbanism
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