In AN‘s review section, we ask architecture and design’s best thinkers, writers, and critics to share their thoughts on the latest architectural shows, books, and exhibitions. Here’s what got them talking in 2015.
 Architecture of Unrealized Potential Sukjong Hong visits the tactical urbanism exhibit, Uneven Growth, at MoMA. |
 Aaron Betsky finds a chorus of ad-hoc proposals in the sprawling Chicago Biennial. |
 Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Aging Society explores how Baby Boomers want to live in retirement. |
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 The Underdome Guide to Energy Reform explores the intersection of energy, politics and architecture. |
 BIG’s HOT TO COLD leans heavily on progressive concepts, speculative work, and graphic fireworks. |
 See 16 modern homes in New Canaan, Connecticut, in their contemporary conditions. |
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 The Hammer Museum looks at Heatherwick Studio’s problem-solving approach to design. |
 David Heymann’s first novel describes the disappointment of an architect designing for the new rich. |
 The Ongoing Reign of Modernism The Center for Architecture investigates how the tenets of modernism were applied in Czechoslovakia. |
