Nicolas Kemper
@ntok.bsky.social
Publisher at New York Review of Architecture
Teacher at School of Visual Arts and Kean University
Writer all over the place
@nyreviewofarch.bsky.social
Teacher at School of Visual Arts and Kean University
Writer all over the place
@nyreviewofarch.bsky.social
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We’ve been told that Bookmatch "feels like a Buzzfeed quiz if Don DeLillo had been a Buzzfeed employee." Correct? Take the quiz and find out.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We’ve been told that Bookmatch "feels like a Buzzfeed quiz if Don DeLillo had been a Buzzfeed employee." Correct? Take the quiz and find out.
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chicago heads! tomorrow I'm doing a @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social panel with venerated Marxist scholar Doug Spencer about writing about architecture and the weird capitalist juncture we're in now
chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/program/nyra...
chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/program/nyra...
NYRA Criticism Panel
The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to convening the world to explore innovative ideas and bring people together to collectively imagine and shape the future...
chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
chicago heads! tomorrow I'm doing a @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social panel with venerated Marxist scholar Doug Spencer about writing about architecture and the weird capitalist juncture we're in now
chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/program/nyra...
chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/program/nyra...
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"Cooperatively run structures are a path forward when we're seeing systems collapse."
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
How to start a worker-led news outlet: A tale of two newsrooms
How two newsrooms — The 51st and COYOTE Media Collective — launched their worker-led organizations
www.tinynewsco.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Cooperatively run structures are a path forward when we're seeing systems collapse."
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
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LA is building a new $1.5 billion freeway into LAX.
The very same airport where we just spent $2 billion on the people mover — actually, more like $3 billion, plus another $900 million if you count Metro's investment in the LAX station; so let's just say $4 billion — to make cars go away
The very same airport where we just spent $2 billion on the people mover — actually, more like $3 billion, plus another $900 million if you count Metro's investment in the LAX station; so let's just say $4 billion — to make cars go away
Air traffic control
The LAX-pressway must be stopped
www.torched.la
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
LA is building a new $1.5 billion freeway into LAX.
The very same airport where we just spent $2 billion on the people mover — actually, more like $3 billion, plus another $900 million if you count Metro's investment in the LAX station; so let's just say $4 billion — to make cars go away
The very same airport where we just spent $2 billion on the people mover — actually, more like $3 billion, plus another $900 million if you count Metro's investment in the LAX station; so let's just say $4 billion — to make cars go away
I have gotten to learn about a lot of publications through my publishers noted column, and I think the story of this one - the co-op city times - has been my favorite so far.
“Without a newspaper, the cooperators would be defenseless against the disinformation that underpins privatization campaigns.”
@ntok.bsky.social goes co-op in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/204...
@ntok.bsky.social goes co-op in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/204...
October 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have gotten to learn about a lot of publications through my publishers noted column, and I think the story of this one - the co-op city times - has been my favorite so far.
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Hey look at this: our cover artist @seansuchara.bsky.social is on bluesky!
Just shared a detailed post about the process behind the cover for issue 45 of the New York Review of Architecture on my patreon.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/how-i-...
How I made the cover for issue #45 of The New York Review of Architecture | Sean Suchara
Get more from Sean Suchara on Patreon
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October 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hey look at this: our cover artist @seansuchara.bsky.social is on bluesky!
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October 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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New rule, all literary readings should feel like union rallies.
Thanks to @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social and all the architects, advocates, policymakers, and impacted families who shared their stories with me. (No thanks to Spencer Pratt.) LARA #2 available soon at nyra.nyc
Thanks to @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social and all the architects, advocates, policymakers, and impacted families who shared their stories with me. (No thanks to Spencer Pratt.) LARA #2 available soon at nyra.nyc
October 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New rule, all literary readings should feel like union rallies.
Thanks to @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social and all the architects, advocates, policymakers, and impacted families who shared their stories with me. (No thanks to Spencer Pratt.) LARA #2 available soon at nyra.nyc
Thanks to @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social and all the architects, advocates, policymakers, and impacted families who shared their stories with me. (No thanks to Spencer Pratt.) LARA #2 available soon at nyra.nyc
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Hell Gate is one of my favorite media subscriptions, and they're currently on sale. Sign up--if you care about NYC local news they're a great source to follow.
It is very dark out there for the news business. The old business models are fucked. Outlets are bending to authoritarian pressure. Now more than ever, we need worker-owned, subscriber-funded journalism.
How's that going at @hellgatenyc.com?
Pretty well, actually!
hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-20...
How's that going at @hellgatenyc.com?
Pretty well, actually!
hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-20...
Hell Gate 2025 Annual Report
As Hell Gate enters our fourth year, here’s how things are going. (Spoiler: Very nicely.)
hellgatenyc.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hell Gate is one of my favorite media subscriptions, and they're currently on sale. Sign up--if you care about NYC local news they're a great source to follow.
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Jimmy Kimmel's show has been restored by ABC. If you have extra money from cancelled subscriptions due to the show being pulled, why not support independent and worker-owned media outlets from now on?
We need voices that aren't influenced or bought by corporate interests and the billionaire class.
We need voices that aren't influenced or bought by corporate interests and the billionaire class.
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's show has been restored by ABC. If you have extra money from cancelled subscriptions due to the show being pulled, why not support independent and worker-owned media outlets from now on?
We need voices that aren't influenced or bought by corporate interests and the billionaire class.
We need voices that aren't influenced or bought by corporate interests and the billionaire class.
Looking up a building in Los Angeles...
September 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking up a building in Los Angeles...
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“How much Minecraft is enough? To quote John D. Rockefeller, ‘Just a little bit more.’”
Travis Diehl yearns for the metaverse in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/for...
Travis Diehl yearns for the metaverse in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/for...
September 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“How much Minecraft is enough? To quote John D. Rockefeller, ‘Just a little bit more.’”
Travis Diehl yearns for the metaverse in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/for...
Travis Diehl yearns for the metaverse in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/for...
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Yes!!! Sending all the vibes from El Lay!
Good wishes to the Bay Area's @coyotemedia.org, now online!
"We here at COYOTE Media Collective intend to do 'alt-weekly-style' journalism. But what does that mean? This question is both philosophical and literal"
www.coyotemedia.org/what-we-talk...
"We here at COYOTE Media Collective intend to do 'alt-weekly-style' journalism. But what does that mean? This question is both philosophical and literal"
www.coyotemedia.org/what-we-talk...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Alt-Weeklies
Alternative newsweeklies launched careers, called out corruption, and made journalism fun. Can we bring that energy back?
www.coyotemedia.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Yes!!! Sending all the vibes from El Lay!
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“A bad mood board of good intentions.”
— lol via @glindsay.bsky.social
— lol via @glindsay.bsky.social
“By Saturday, the pavilions had started to blur into a bad mood board of good intentions. Nordic: Trans. Korea: Cats. Canada: Bacteria. Uruguay: Water. Brazil: Wood. Australia: Sandbox.”
Eric Schwartau vernissages in Venice in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/ver...
Eric Schwartau vernissages in Venice in NYRA no. 46/47.
nyra.nyc/articles/ver...
September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“A bad mood board of good intentions.”
— lol via @glindsay.bsky.social
— lol via @glindsay.bsky.social
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Take a walk on your lunch break. We dare you.
Get Thee Outside
If you stay in, you're actually missing out. Plus, more links to propel you through your Tuesday.
hellgatenyc.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Take a walk on your lunch break. We dare you.
It would appear ICE now advertises on ArchDaily.
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It would appear ICE now advertises on ArchDaily.
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Chicago Review of Architecture reviews architecture in Chicago.
We are pleased to share that we have received a grant from the Graham Foundation for a Chicago Review of Architecture.
We are pleased to share that we have received a grant from the Graham Foundation for a Chicago Review of Architecture.
August 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Chicago Review of Architecture reviews architecture in Chicago.
We are pleased to share that we have received a grant from the Graham Foundation for a Chicago Review of Architecture.
We are pleased to share that we have received a grant from the Graham Foundation for a Chicago Review of Architecture.
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Political candidates love to visit Co-op City and talk about it as a model of how New York can do big things on the housing front. Its complex history complicates the bold proclamations, writes Annemarie Sammartino. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
Vital City | The Real Story of Co-op City
A historian explains how the mega-housing-project got built in the first place.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Political candidates love to visit Co-op City and talk about it as a model of how New York can do big things on the housing front. Its complex history complicates the bold proclamations, writes Annemarie Sammartino. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...
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Introducing NYRA #46/47: La Grande Ratte!
Subscribe to get the latest and greatest from NYRA—that’s 79,634 words for just seven dollars.
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Subscribe to get the latest and greatest from NYRA—that’s 79,634 words for just seven dollars.
nyra.nyc/subscribe
August 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Introducing NYRA #46/47: La Grande Ratte!
Subscribe to get the latest and greatest from NYRA—that’s 79,634 words for just seven dollars.
nyra.nyc/subscribe
Subscribe to get the latest and greatest from NYRA—that’s 79,634 words for just seven dollars.
nyra.nyc/subscribe
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1 like = 1 passenger rail project idea
(I wanted to wait to finish my blog post before committing to a thread.)
(I wanted to wait to finish my blog post before committing to a thread.)
July 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1 like = 1 passenger rail project idea
(I wanted to wait to finish my blog post before committing to a thread.)
(I wanted to wait to finish my blog post before committing to a thread.)
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i would build a new university in rural michigan where all my friends would get together and reinvent german idealism from first principles. so no.
If you won $90,000,000, would the money change you? Or would you mostly be the same person with more resources?
July 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
i would build a new university in rural michigan where all my friends would get together and reinvent german idealism from first principles. so no.
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We’re throwing a party and it’s going to be a hot one! Cool off and celebrate our fresh double issue, #46/47, in the comfort of a Fort Greene beer garden on Wednesday, July 30.
RSVP at nyra.nyc/rsvp
RSVP at nyra.nyc/rsvp
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’re throwing a party and it’s going to be a hot one! Cool off and celebrate our fresh double issue, #46/47, in the comfort of a Fort Greene beer garden on Wednesday, July 30.
RSVP at nyra.nyc/rsvp
RSVP at nyra.nyc/rsvp
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A SERIOUS request to @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social — please create an account for Bloomberg Citylab here on @bsky.app. Citylab has been an excellent platform for articles about cities (I used to write for it, and @langealexandra.bsky.social won a Pulitzer for it!).
REPOST if you support Citylab.
REPOST if you support Citylab.
“Toderian, Vancouver’s former planning chief, has identified a 3-part formula for child-friendly downtowns.
Housing is most critical: Without [two or] three-bedroom apts, it’s ‘game-over’ for families in downtowns, he says.”
Read on — my interview on kid-friendly downtowns, in Bloomberg Citylab.
Housing is most critical: Without [two or] three-bedroom apts, it’s ‘game-over’ for families in downtowns, he says.”
Read on — my interview on kid-friendly downtowns, in Bloomberg Citylab.
Struggling Downtowns Are Looking to Lure New Crowds
Traditional business districts in cities like Chicago and Portland are still waiting for office workers to return. Can younger residents and families fill the gap?
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A SERIOUS request to @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social — please create an account for Bloomberg Citylab here on @bsky.app. Citylab has been an excellent platform for articles about cities (I used to write for it, and @langealexandra.bsky.social won a Pulitzer for it!).
REPOST if you support Citylab.
REPOST if you support Citylab.
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As I watched federal troops advance across a mostly empty MacArthur Park, I knew there was one part of the park that was definitely filled with people. My kids go to the same summer camp at another LA city rec center. Where, apparently, nothing could stop this from happening again today
Space invaders
On day 32, they came for our parks
www.torched.la
July 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
As I watched federal troops advance across a mostly empty MacArthur Park, I knew there was one part of the park that was definitely filled with people. My kids go to the same summer camp at another LA city rec center. Where, apparently, nothing could stop this from happening again today
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New York’s public pools open today! In honor of the delights of cold, chlorinated water, we're revisiting a question posed by Karolina Czeczek, @ntok.bsky.social, and A. L. Hu in NYRA no. 21: “Why does New York no longer build public pools?”
nyra.nyc/articles/why...
nyra.nyc/articles/why...
June 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New York’s public pools open today! In honor of the delights of cold, chlorinated water, we're revisiting a question posed by Karolina Czeczek, @ntok.bsky.social, and A. L. Hu in NYRA no. 21: “Why does New York no longer build public pools?”
nyra.nyc/articles/why...
nyra.nyc/articles/why...