Huxtable, Ada Louise (c. 1921– )

US architectural critic. As architecture critic and columnist of the New York Times 1963–82 she denounced the despoliation of US cities by banal new buildings and property speculation; her work helped change zoning laws and promote historic preservation. She won the first Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1970. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1981.

She was born in New York City.