Affiliated with a number of institutions including Princeton, Cooper Union, Yale, and Brown, England-born Vidler was a towering figure in the world of architectural academia and thought.
Measures to better protect birds may be part of plans to renovate Chicago's Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, where nearly 1,000 migrating birds killed earlier this month by colliding with the glass-fronted convention center.
Baird, a frequent RECORD contributor and recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Gold Medal, served as dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto from 2004–2009.
The Chicago-based artist joins past recipients of the National Building Museum–awarded honor including Mabel O. Wilson, Paul Goldberger, and Phyllis Lambert.
As an increasing number of Americans struggle to pay rent, the National Building Museum convened policymakers, designers, and researchers from the private and public sectors to highlight paths forward.
Highlights include a 20th anniversary screening of Nathaniel Kahn’s My Architect and the U.S. premiere of The Power of Utopia–Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh.