Ada Louise Huxtable
American architecture writer (1921–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Ada Louise Huxtable?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Ada Louise Huxtable (née Landman; March 14, 1921 – January 7, 2013) was an American architecture critic and writer on architecture. Huxtable established architecture and urban design journalism in North America and raised the public's awareness of the urban environment.[1] In 1970, she was awarded the first ever Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. In 1981, she was named a MacArthur Fellow. Architecture critic Paul Goldberger, also a Pulitzer Prize-winner (1984) for architectural criticism, said in 1996: "Before Ada Louise Huxtable, architecture was not a part of the public dialogue."[2] "She was a great lover of cities, a great preservationist and the central planet around which every other critic revolved," said architect Robert A. M. Stern, dean of the Yale University School of Architecture.[3]
Ada Louise Huxtable | |
---|---|
Born | (1921-03-14)March 14, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 7, 2013(2013-01-07) (aged 91) |
Occupation | Architectural critic |
Education | Hunter College (BA) New York University |
Subject | Biography |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Criticism |
Spouse | Garth Huxtable |