Alex Bozikovic is the architecture critic for The Globe and Mail. In his columns, he mixes reporting and critical analysis to reveal what is happening in the built environment, and to advocate for better buildings and better cities.
His work in 2017 and 2018 spans six provinces and a range of architectural projects, from houses to public buildings to urban design. As a writer, he pays attention to the forces that shape architecture including aesthetic and technical dimensions, and political and social contexts.
Throughout, the articles reveal how architecture impacts lives.
In a on the National Arts Centre鈥檚 renovation and expansion, Bozikovic took a respectful but critical look on the new work by Diamond Schmitt Architects.
A on Montreal鈥檚 new CHUM explored specific design issues in hospitals -- and the challenges of the P3 procurement system.
In about the advent of tall wood, Bozikovic explained the promise of tall wood and some of the issues regarding sustainability and constructability.
A 2018 of Brian MacKay-Lyons introduced the architect鈥檚 work to a cross-Canada audience.
Bozikovic also published for intensifying a century-old residential neighbourhood in Toronto that was developed by Batay-Csorba Architects at his invitation.
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