BLDGBLOG

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URL https://bldgblog.blogspot.com/

BLDGBLOG is an architecture and design blog founded in 2004 by writer and educator Geoff Manaugh. Manaugh is a former editor at Dwell , [1] former Editor-in-Chief at Gizmodo, [2] [3] and a contributing editor at Wired UK . [4] In an academic capacity, Manaugh has taught design and theory at the Columbia University GSAPP, the University of Southern California, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture. [5]

Contents

The blog covers topics such as urban speculation, technology, and landscape. It has been covered by publications including The Wall Street Journal , The Atlantic and The Architectural Review . [6] Manaugh's book A Burglar's Guide to the City was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and was named by Amazon as one of the best books of 2016. [7]

Bibliography

The BLDGBLOG Book was published by Chronicle Books in April 2009. The book adapts essays and images from the website, with new content written specifically for the publication.

References

  1. "A Contest to Re-Imagine the White House". NPR.com .
  2. Kurutz, Steven (22 May 2013). "Moving Past the Latest Smartphone". The New York Times . Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. Beaujon, Andrew. "Gizmodo editor-in-chief Geoff Manaugh 'did not integrate well' and is gone". Poynter.org. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. "Geoff Manaugh (Of BLDG BLOG) Resident of the CCA's Study Center". 15 June 2010.
  5. "Geoff Manaugh - College of Architecture & Environmental Design". California Polytechnic State University . Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. Powers, William (April 17, 2007). "Mutual Suspicion". The Atlantic . Thus, when I noticed that The Wall Street Journal (hard copy) was praising an architecture blog I'd never seen called BLDGBLOG, I opened my screen and typed it right in—it was a winner.
  7. "Amazon.com: Best Books of the Month: Books". Amazon. Retrieved 2016-09-04.