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What is the name of the American architectural establishment?
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The American architectural establishment regarded Lapidus as an outsider, tried to ignore his work, then characterized it as gaudy kitsch. Ada Louise Huxtable, writing in the "New York Times", said of the Americana, "The effect on arrival was like being hit by an exploding gilded eggplant. "This abusive critical reception perhaps culminated in a 1963 American Institute of Architects (AIA) meeting held at the Americana, where a variety of well-known architects including Paul Rudolph, Robert Anshen