President To Propose $2T-Plus Jobs Package Centered on Infrastructure Tom Ichniowski March 31, 2021 No Comments Proposal includes $115B for highways and bridges, $85B for transit, $110B to replace lead water lines.Read More
Environmental Advocates Warn of Possible Harmful Effects of Antimicrobial Additives Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 31, 2021 No Comments A group of green building experts released a statement calling for more research into the benefits and hazards of antimicrobial use.Read More
Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe Awarded Canada's RAIC Gold Medal Bridget Goldberg March 30, 2021 No Comments The Canadian duo has been awarded this year's prestigious architectural award.Read More
NFTs and What They Mean for Architecture Bridget Goldberg March 25, 2021 7 Comments Krista Kim, who sold the first NFT digital house, forecasts the future for the profession.Read More
February Billings Index Up for First Time in a Year RECORD Editors March 24, 2021 No Comments Both the ABI and design inquiries are over 50 in what the AIA hopes is "the start of a more sustained recovery."Read More
Street Artist JR Creates Optical Illusion at Florence's Palazzo Strozzi Bridget Goldberg March 23, 2021 No Comments The French street artist's latest trompe l'oeil seems to rip the facade off of the historic cultural arts center.Read More
ICC Makes Controversial Change Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 18, 2021 One Comment The International Code Council votes to reduce the say of state and city officials in code development. Read More
The Legacy of Racism in the Making of Cities and Communities Alicia Olushola Ajayi March 18, 2021 No Comments Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness, at MoMA, interrogates the past while imagining a liberated future.Read More
Foster + Partners’ House of Wisdom Opens in UAE RECORD Editors March 11, 2021 No Comments The library and cultural center in Sharjah will be an “oasis for the local community."Read More
The Case for a Feeling Architecture Jacob DiCrescenzo March 8, 2021 4 Comments Future architect and critic Jacob DiCrescenzo, 15 years old and a high school freshman in Evanston, Illinois, makes the case that architecture should spark an emotional experience. This piece first appeared in Common Edge.Read More