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How to Help Those Impacted by the L.A. Wildfires

January 16, 2025

The design community in Southern California—and beyond—rallies to support displaced colleagues, friends, and neighbors during the extreme fire event.

AIA New York Announces 2025 Design Award Winners

Pansy Schulman

January 15, 2025

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The 23 recognized projects include work by New York City–based practices, including REX, CookFox, and Snøhetta.

Architects on Architects

Karamuk Kuo’s First U.S. Building Unites the Rice School of Architecture

Houston

James Gauer

January 15, 2025

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Clad in glass and terra-cotta panels, the Swiss firm’s Cannady Hall builds helps to build community by foregrounding transparency.

Conference

Autodesk University Showcases the Future of Design Technology in San Diego

Leopoldo Villardi

January 14, 2025

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Organized by Autodesk, the annual conference drew nearly 12,000 industry professionals from around the world for a preview of the latest innovations and exciting news.

Snapshot: Herrmann + Bosch Innovates Mass-Timber Parking Structure in Germany

Wedlingen, Germany

Dante A. Ciampaglia

January 14, 2025

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The 350-space garage in Wendlingen, Germany, combines sustainable materials, soundproof design, and adaptability.

Books

‘Assembly by Design’ Challenges the Accepted Story behind the Design of UN Headquarters in New York

Review: ‘Assembly by Design: The United Nations and Its Global Interior’ by Olga Touloumi

Anthony Paletta

January 13, 2025

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Olga Touloumi’s book reveals how bureaucrats and technical advisors—not star architects—helped shape the design of the United Nations complex, with broadcast media top of mind.

Architects on Architects

Lever Architecture and Field Operations Marries the Pastoral to the Corporate for NBCUniversal’s L.A. Campus

Los Angeles

Andrew Holder Claus Benjamin Freyinger

January 13, 2025

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Within a reimagined Hollywood headquarters, the founders of The LADG question architecture’s role to render safe the interaction between industry and humanity.

January 2024: Dates and Events

Pansy Schulman

January 10, 2025

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This month’s lineup includes an exhibition at the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp that examines the ‘urban villa’ typology and envisions its transformation into a model for affordable communal housing.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

LOT-EK Transforms Humble Cargo Containers into a Retail Oasis

West Palm Beach, Florida

David Rifkind

January 10, 2025

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Twenty-eight shipping containers create a portable version of Florida’s famed Bal Harbour Shops that combines industrial materials with elegant design.

Architects on Architects

At MIT, SANAA Shapes a Music Building Among Midcentury Icons with Respectful Irreverence

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Nader Tehrani

January 10, 2025

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The Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building marks a departure from the firm’s signature style while creating a dialogue with the buildings surrounding it.