About this episode
Kate Wagner discusses architecture criticism and various cultural topics.
Kate Wagner is the architecture critic at The Nation and the creator of the internet's favorite architecture criticism blog, McMansion Hell. We dive into finding beauty in all buildings, criticism as a practice, modern opera, retinol, fandoms and more. Read McMansion Hell here . Subscribe to our Patreon here . Subscribe to our Youtube here .
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan Rosen, Brian Park
Guest: Kate Wagner
Topics covered
- architecture
- criticism
- modern opera
- fandoms
- beauty in buildings
Keywords
- architecture
- criticism
- McMansion Hell
- modern opera
- fandoms
- beauty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Nation, McMansion Hell
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