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&quot;In the time Blair Kamin has served as the Chicago Tribune &rsquo;s architectural critic, building has gone bananas. The Twin Towers fell and the Trump Tower rose, historic preservationists have had to fight tooth and nail for significant buildings, Dubai has gone mile high and the Chicago Spire became the Chicago Pit. His new book, Terror and Wonder , collects his writing from the Trib and elsewhere . . . about everything from McDonald&rsquo;s to Mies.&quot;&mdash; TimeOut Chicago <br> &nbsp; <br> --Robert Fishman

An elegant and thought-provoking book.... Crisp and colorful, expert and witty, Kamin's involving essays address the complexities of architecture and how the built world affects every aspect of life. (Booklist) Chicago is lucky to have Kamin, whose architectural criticism in that city's Tribune continues the spirited tradition of Allan Temko and Ada Louise Huxtable. This collection from the past decade shows a deft eye for the latest Windy City tower but also the larger weave of culture and design. (San Francisco Chronicle) Kamin is a keen, trenchant observer of the contemporary urban scene, and his engaging criticism enjoys a welcome second life in this anthology. (Choice) A highly informative and accessible survey of the architecture and planning of the past decade.... Poignant and timely. (Architect's Newspaper) [Kamin] reminds us of the role buildings have in our economic and physical environment and how the past decade has changed how we interact with the structures around us. (Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace, Best Books of 2010) Blair Kamin, Pulitzer Prize - winning architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, thoughtfully and provocatively defines the emotional and cultural dimensions of architecture. He is one of the nation's leading voices for design that uplifts and enhances life as well as the environment. Terror and Wonder assembles some of his best writing from the past ten years. (Huffington Post)

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Blair Kamin is the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune. His books include the critically acclaimed Why Architecture Matters: Lessons from Chicago and Tribune Tower: American Landmark.

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