Editing Herbert Muschamp (section)

== Early years ==
Born in [[Philadelphia]], Muschamp described his childhood home life as follows: "The living room was a secret. A forbidden zone. The new slipcovers were not, in fact, the reason why sitting down there was taboo. That was just the cover story. It was used to conceal the inability of family members to hold a conversation. Who knew what other secrets might come tumbling out if they actually sat down and talked? The cause of Mother's headaches might come up."<ref>Herbert Muschamp. ''Hearts of the City: The Selected Writings of Herbert Muschamp.'' Introduction by [[Nicolai Ouroussoff]]. New York: [[Alfred A. Knopf]], 2010.</ref>

This motivated Muschamp to engage in boisterous conversations outside the home in later years, particularly in the company of such up-and-coming architects as [[Elizabeth Diller]] and [[Ricardo Scofidio (architect)|Ricardo Scofidio]], [[Frank Gehry]], [[Rem Koolhaas]], [[Jean Nouvel]], [[Bernard Tschumi]] and [[Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects|Tod Williams]], which formed the basis for his perceptive and often vehement architectural commentary and criticism.<ref name="archpaper1">Jonathan Glancey. [http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=4231 Review: Muschamp, The Works.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209120214/http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=4231 |date=2010-02-09 }} The Architect's Newspaper. Published: February 5, 2010</ref>

Muschamp attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]] but dropped out after two years to move to [[New York City]], where he was a regular at [[Andy Warhol]]'s [[The Factory|Factory]]. He later attended [[Parsons School of Design]], where he studied architecture, and returned to teach after spending some time studying at the [[Architectural Association]] in [[London]].