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
Minnette de Silva: The story of an “Asian Woman Architect” Utkarsha Laharia March 24, 2021 One Comment Often described as the first true pioneer of Sri Lankan modernism, the architect—who spent much of her life in obscurity—was a woman of many firsts. 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
Costantino Nivola's Concrete Horses Removed in Manhattan Bridget Goldberg March 23, 2021 No Comments The concrete horses were designed by the Italian sculptor in 1964 for the plaza at New York’s Stephen Wise Towers.Read More
Tribute: Maurice Smith (1926–2020), Architect of Complexity Joseph Giovannini March 22, 2021 8 Comments The long-time MIT architecture professor died in December 2020 at 94.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 Pritzker Prize Honors French Architects Lacaton & Vassal Laura Raskin March 16, 2021 No Comments The pair are lauded for their "radical delicacy," and balancing a respectful and straightforward approach to the people who inhabit their spaces and the built environment.Read More