The collection includes some 35,000 plans and 10,000 original drawings of built and unbuilt work and will become a cornerstone of the Getty’s African American Art History Initiative.
As citizens and officials remove statues across the country, RECORD speaks with architectural historians and preservationists about the role of such artifacts.
The AIA reports that the Architecture Billings Index, a leading economic indicator for nonresidential construction activity, moderated slightly in May 2020.
After an extensive renovation, controversy once again dogs the Michael Graves–designed building, which may be delisted from the Historic Register due to the radical change of materials.
In architecture, where demographics skew toward white male homogeneity, many are beginning to interrogate the ways that systemic racism has shaped the profession and the built environment.