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I'm pleased to announce that I've joined the distinguished slate of contributing editors to Design Observer, what I consider to be the premier site on the web for writing on design in its many disciplines. My first piece in this capacity, a review of It is What It Is, a new monograph/catalog by the design firm 2x4, is now live. Coming up next is a look at CityCenter, the enormous new complex on the Las Vegas Strip featuring Daniel Libeskind's "Crystals" shopping center [above]. It's an honor to be on the D.O. team, and with ID gone, it's nice to have a new home.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mark Lamster is a writer on the arts and culture. He is Associate American Editor of The Architectural Review, and is currently at work on his third book, a biography of the late architect Philip Johnson. Follow: @marklamster.More >>
DESIGN OBSERVER JOBS
MORE BY Mark Lamster
05.13.13: The Tower that Beer Built04.23.13: The Bush Library
04.08.13: The Story of Seagram
04.01.13: How to Design an Iconic NY Fast Food Joint
03.19.13: Berlin: Then and Now
03.11.13: The Dallas Way
03.05.13: Inventing the Modern Library
02.20.13: Orange City
02.05.13: The Imaginary Worlds of Stephen Talasnik
01.28.13: Grand Central Turns 100
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BOOKS BY Mark Lamster
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens Nan A. Talese, 2009
Spalding's World Tour: The Epic Adventure that Took Baseball Around the Globe - And Made It America's GamePublicAffairs, 2006
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