Christopher Hawthorne
Christopher Hawthorne
@hawthorne.bsky.social
Architecture critic. Proprietor, Punch List Architecture Newsletter (punchlistmag.com). Faculty Architecture and English @Yale. Prev. Chief Design Officer, City of Los Angeles; architecture critic, Los Angeles Times
co-sign Kate’s picks and also this looks good:

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Finding Ella Briggs
The first biography of an extraordinary woman and architect who left her mark on world capitals and reshaped modern design
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October 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Reposted by Christopher Hawthorne
Being a podcaster costs $40 for a decent mic and $18 per month for hosting. The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thanks Shannon!
September 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@gustavoarellano.bsky.social:

“Trump not only wants the Olympics, he wants the Olympics to happen in Los Angeles. [H]e wants to show the world a subdued Los Angeles. He wants to show the rest of the country that this is what happens when you cross me.”
August 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@awalkerinla.bsky.social:

“As Joe said, they’ll hold it at gunpoint, literally. Or we could have the Games with no spectators, which is what happened [in Tokyo] during the pandemic. They could just say, ‘We need to hold the events to broadcast them, so the sponsors are happy.’”
August 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM