“In terms of museums, the only thing better than an outstanding exhibition is an outstanding exhibition with a worthy opponent, a second show that energetically counters and contradicts its position. Such is the fruitful overlap, in time if not in space, achieved by ‘Austria West: New Alpine Architecture,’ at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Manhattan, and ‘Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture,’ at the National Building Museum in Washington. These shows reflect very different worlds, literally and philosophically, and are also housed in buildings that enrich their individual focus while accenting their differences.”