Robert Campbell has been architecture critic of The Boston Globe since 1973. He writes criticism, news stories, opinion pieces and feature articles about all aspects of the built environment, as well as a monthly Sunday column, "Cityscapes," in which he compares new and old views of Boston scenes. Campbell's work has received awards including a Design Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (1976) and the medal for criticism of the American Institute of Architects (1980).

Born in Buffalo, New York, Campbell is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in English literature. He has a master's in journalism from Columbia and a master's in architecture from Harvard, where he was awarded the Appleton Traveling Fellowship and Kelley thesis prize. He helped found, and is now an advisor to, the Mayors Institute for City Design, which brings together mayors, designers and other experts to try to solve city problems. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.