DAVID COHN



DAVID COHN

David Cohn is a North American critic of architecture specializing in Spain. Now semi-retired, he has been based in Madrid since 1986. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University (1979) and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University (1976). He was International Correspondent in Madrid for Architectural Record (USA) from 1992 to 2019, and collaborated regularly with a number of international and Spanish periodicals. He has published over 780 articles and 15 books, including “Young Spanish Architects” (2000) and monographs on Fran Silvestre, Francisco Mangado, Fernando Menis, Mansilla + Tuñón, Fraile + Revillo and Manuel Gallego, among others. In 2002 he received a Research Grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and in 2006 he gave the Keynote Address at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the inauguration of the exhibition "On Site", which was dedicated to Spanish architecture. His upcoming book, "Modern Architectures in History: Spain", will be published soon by Reaktion Books, London.

Nacido en Boston, Massachusetts en 1954, y titulado por las universidades de Columbia (Master of Architecture, 1979) y Yale (Bachelor of Arts, 1976), David Cohn ha trabajado como crítico de arquitectura en España desde 1986. Ha sido Corresponsal Internacional de Architectural Record (Nueva York, 1992-2019) y colaborador habitual de numerosas publicaciones internacionales y españolas. Ha publicado más de 780 artículos y 15 libros, entre ellos Young Spanish Architects (Birkhauser, 2000), y monografías sobre Fran Silvestre, Francisco Mangado, Fernando Menis, Mansilla + Tuñón, Fraile + Revillo, Manuel Gallego y otros.  En 2002 el Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts le otorgó una beca de investigación, y en 2006 fue invitado, junto con Rafael Moneo, a ofrecer el "Keynote Address" para inaugurar la exposición "On Site" en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York. Se ha jubilado de su labor periodístico desde 2019, pero sigue escribiendo e investigando. Su próximo libro, "Modern Architectures in History: Spain", editado por Reaktion Book, Londres, se publicará pronto .

Index of Articles

Magazine List
Books & Critical Texts
Juriies & Awards
Lectures & Symposiums
Other Activities




Index of Articles

Magazine List
Books & Critical Texts
Juriies & Awards
Lectures & Symposiums
Other Activities