Sphere is a social-media sensation, and its onstage offerings have become some of the hottest tickets in town. But what should we make of it as architecture, and as urban design? Inside and out, what does it add to the architectural lexicon of Las Vegas and the Strip? Join architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne for an in-depth look at the city’s newest and most talked-about landmark.

Christopher Hawthorne is an architecture critic and Senior Critic at the Yale School of Architecture. He has a secondary appointment in the English Department of Yale College.