User:BrittBardman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Xanadu Houses - Wikipedia

Why have you chosen this article to evaluate?
I went to academic disciplines, then architectural theory, and scrolled all the way down to Xanadu Houses because it sounded like an interesting name. Then, I realized I had learnt about this in a media class previously and wanted to gain a deeper understanding, which is mainly why I chose this article to evaluate. The lead section's first sentence gave me an initial remembrance of what this site was, and the following writing continued to enhance my understanding.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is strong- with a concise introductory sentence and small bits of key information that appear later in the article. The article's content is relevant and up to date, although it relies too much on the use of primary sources. It does not seem to address topics historically underrepresented populations or topics. One source is used very frequently (Mason, 1983) leading to a potentially biased viewpoint. The sources used are not very current, although it may be difficult to find new literature about the Xanadu Houses now that they are not a very popular phenomenon. I think the article is underdeveloped, but not poorly developed. A broader depth of information from adding new secondary sources would be useful for its improvement.