Chris Grimley

Robert Campbell, The Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic, dies at 88 Pulitzer Prize–winning author Robert Campbell died on April 29 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Campbell wrote for The Boston Globe over four decades all while running his own architecture practice.

Wrote an elegy-in-prose for Robert Campbell in ArchPaper.

“If anything, we need more Robert Campbells—critics who can translate the built environment into public language, who can hold designers, planners, and institutions accountable, and who remind us that cities are made of values.”

08.05.2025 19:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

self-portrait, with concrete.

06.05.2025 10:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Still amazed a week and a bit later that this place was built. So jealous of you @barbicangreyscape.bsky.social, but at least I have @boston.gov's hall. Let's call it a draw. (kidding, you win.)

06.05.2025 10:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

for a 'project' maybe???

24.04.2025 08:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

State Street brutal.

12.04.2025 14:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Brutalists - 99% Invisible From Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men to Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, from Charles Bronson in Death Wish to Luke Wilson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, there have been countless architect characters onscr...

The Brutalist has been a boon for discussions about what is and isn't. Great to hear @marklamster on with the @theromanmars on the not-brutalism of the film.

99percentinvisible.org/episode/617-...

Heroic, the book, can be found here.

Heroic, the project, continues.

27.02.2025 13:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is going to be relevant methinks. Cover at the moment, but full book coming in 2025. Written by Andrew Santa Lucia, Daniel Jonas Roche. Lovingly illustrated by Lane Rick.

www.park-books.com/en/produkt/a...

20.12.2024 14:16 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

thanks fella.

19.12.2024 14:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I misread and thought he saw Hereditary.

15.12.2024 21:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

A Double Feature at pinkcomma Increasingly becoming home to Boston's architectural community, pinkcomma gallery opened its third Fall season on with two exhibitions: Heroic and

First appearance:

11.12.2024 19:34 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Boston City Council accepts Boston City Hall landmark designation, a major step towards its preservation In a unanimous decision, Boston City Hall’s landmark designation was accepted last night by Boston City Councilors, a decisive victory for Brutalism boosters the world over. The vote is a major step t...

Almost 15 years ago the pull-sheet edition of HEROIC was mounted (w @microkubo.bsky.social and Mark Pasnik). Since then countless lectures, talks, a few battles, tv and radio, a book with @criticalterrain.bsky.social securing a Getty grant, and finally, this.

There’s a new Brute in town.

11.12.2024 19:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Also

05.12.2024 18:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fade In, by Three Quarter Skies 8 track album

Finding out that this was mixed by David Pierce is about the best thing ever. It has such a Flying Saucer Attack vibe that I've had it on repeat @_simonscott of #slowdive solo.

kesh.bandcamp.com/album/fade-in

05.12.2024 18:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

HELLO.

Many identities—book designer, author, wayfinding, and now type (a custom face for new project, and yes, the S needs work).

I've written books about concrete and steel, urban renewal, and design. Working on all fronts. HEROIC is my brutalist alter-ego, SIGNALS is the design side.

26.11.2024 16:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That must mean you are 35… we all are right?

13.11.2024 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0