Talk:Michael David Kirchmann

I have provided 21 references for the article, all of which are reputable in the architecture, construction, and real estate industries, as well as arts, television, and academia. I believe the quality of the sources I've provided are within Wiki's guidelines and prove the notability of the subject (published, reliable, secondary, independent). See below:

four (4) sources are newspapers and magazines with unquestionable relevance and national reach (New York Times, New York Daily News, W Magazine, and Fast Company) ten (10) sources are from industry-leading publications (Surface, Curbed New York, New York Yimby, The Real Deal, etc.) twelve (12) sources discuss specific projects in-depth by the subject and/or his firm fifteen (15) sources were published recently (since 2016) one (1) source is an interview directly with the subject in a leading industry publication

I believe the amount of coverage I provided satisfies the "significant coverage" portion of the cause for decline. Furthermore, since uploading the draft, I have found additional sources that can be included but was awaiting a decision before editing the article again.

I have also encountered peers of Kirchmann with a similar portfolio and background, who have Wiki articles that feature less sourcing but somehow were approved. See below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Wimer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Efstathiouhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_W._Hartman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Enquist

I am particularly interested in the subject of my draft article, as I have noticed a lack of good quality Wikipedia articles about contemporary architects doing innovative projects in the midst of one of the largest building booms in the history of New York City (see here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/construction-map-buildings-department.html0. Architects are relevant to Wikipedia and our culture at large in the same way that book authors and filmmakers are relevant--architects produce works that are highly visible, in many cases public, and part of the fabric of our cities. As such, the notability of the subject is tied to the notability of the projects--in this case, a series of high profile mid-sized projects that are changing the landscape of the city and have been covered in industry-leading publications for years.

By all means, Kirchmann is not the only architect engaged in this type of work, but it was the one I chose to start as he has a rich portfolio and interesting history. I would very much like to continue working on the draft and would appreciate specific suggestions on how to improve.macgirl (talk) 18:42, 5 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi there--thank you for your feedback. I regret not following up with this article back in November 2018. I was working on other articles of interest and let this one fall through the cracks. I was thinking of ways to improve this article and thought that it may be useful to split the article in two--one for the architect and one for his firm. That way we can use the references that discuss his projects and work in the firm's page and leave all the references that relate to him here. I can go ahead and start this now. Please let me know thoughts. In the meantime, since I'm revising this now, I would like to go ahead and remove the tag. Looking forward to your comments! macgirl (talk) 15:48, 24 September 2020 (UTC)