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Neil Flanagan

Columbia College, Class of 2008

Architecture critic, The Atlantic and The Architect's Newspaper.

From Notable Alumni · Foundation editorial

Architecture critic, The Atlantic and The Architect's Newspaper

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Neil Flanagan

Columbia & the Society

Columbia
Class of 2008 (Columbia College)

Works (29)

  1. 2014 Have you ever wondered why this federal building is missing a corner? · Greater Greater Washington
  2. 2014 In 1931, a parking lot in Cleveland Park changed how Washington shopped · Greater Greater Washington
  3. 2014 Today's problems were visible decades ago, but zoning has blocked solutions ever since · Greater Greater Washington
  4. 2015 Look how real estate professionals in 1948 perpetuated segregation in DC · Greater Greater Washington
  5. 2015 What if the Kennedy Center was part of downtown DC? · Greater Greater Washington
  6. 2016 10 small parks that prove tiny is terrific · Greater Greater Washington
  7. 2016 An art deco industrial building in Georgetown could have a new use · Greater Greater Washington
  8. 2016 Four wild ideas that challenge the concept of memorialization · Greater Greater Washington
  9. 2016 How should DC's memorials be different in the future? · Greater Greater Washington
  10. 2016 Replacing the FBI building won't work without plans for a new Pennsylvania Avenue · Greater Greater Washington
  11. 2017 Here's what a freeway through Mount Pleasant and Tenleytown would have looked like · Greater Greater Washington
  12. 2017 The Air and Space Museum needs a new skin · Greater Greater Washington
  13. 2017 The Battle of Fort Reno · Washington City Paper
  14. 2018 DC wants to change how we measure cellars and basements. Here's why that matters. · Greater Greater Washington
  15. 2018 Plans are gelling for a park over the Anacostia. Here are ways to ensure it helps, not displaces, existing residents. · Greater Greater Washington
  16. 2018 Tenleytown won't get 50 units of housing and a park · Greater Greater Washington
  17. 2018 When it redesigns its campus, Gallaudet hopes to pioneer architecture for the Deaf · Greater Greater Washington
  18. 2019 D.C. Archives is a vital resource for the District. The city must save it. · The Washington Post
  19. 2020 As Downtown DC's Pershing Park becomes a World War I memorial, process preserves a landscape but doesn't save the park for people · Greater Greater Washington
  20. 2020 Here's how a DC newspaper covered traffic safety just before World War II · Greater Greater Washington
  21. 2020 This map illustrates DC's new zoning rules · Greater Greater Washington
  22. 2021 Four Black men developed a Montgomery County suburb to provide a better life for some in their community. They received something very different in return. · Greater Greater Washington
  23. 2021 Howard University eyes development plans while staying true to its roots · The Architect's Newspaper
  24. 2021 Mecanoo's renovation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library works through the nuances of Mies's signature style · The Architect's Newspaper
  25. 2021 The National Underground is a bad idea that should be buried · Greater Greater Washington
  26. 2021 “Pushing Past Mies” · The Architect’s Newspaper
  27. 2025 White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed. · The Atlantic
  28. 2026 Another Reason the White House Ballroom Is an Eyesore · The Atlantic
  29. 2026 The Birth of a Capital (serialized research newsletter; book forthcoming) · self-published

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