Herbert Muschamp, Master Dreamer

Herbert Muschamp
(Photo by Robert Maxwell for The New York Times)
My tribute to Herbert Muschamp, published here almost a year ago, could stand as my obit for the former NY Times architecture critic, who died Tuesday night at age 59.
I noted that in his landmark article of Sept. 24, 1995, Muschamp lamented that “some of the world’s most celebrated architects live and work in Manhattan,” but “seldom build here.”
As I said in my year-old post:
It took a while to gather steam, but the starchitect invasion of the New York streetscape began in earnest after Muschamp issued this request for proposals….
Sheer coincidence? Or is this a case where the Times bully pulpit had a strong, beneficial and lasting influence?
The NY Times obit is here.