Newsmaker: Marsha Maytum on the Architect as Advocate Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 2, 2023 One Comment The founder of San Francisco's Leddy, Maytum, Stacy Architects addresses issues ranging from social inequity to the climate crisis.Read More
SOM Integrates a City Office Building into San Francisco's Urban Fabric Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 1, 2023 One Comment The product of a public-private partnership, a 16-story municipal office building remakes a corner of the city.Read More
In a New York Office Building, Loisos + Ubbelohde’s Fiber-Optic Sculpture Glows with the Light of the Sun The solar-powered 'Light Fall' illuminates the interior stairwell of a company’s East Coast headquarters Joann Gonchar, FAIA February 20, 2023 No Comments The 208-foot-long light sculpture extends through the 15-story space, illuminating it with sunlight captured from the roof—not electricity.Read More
SANAA’s New Sydney Landmark at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Joann Gonchar, FAIA January 10, 2023 2 Comments The reimagined Art Gallery of New South Wales incorporates cascading glass pavilions and World War II-era bunkers.Read More
Mass Timber on the Rise Continuing Education Joann Gonchar, FAIA September 1, 2022 No Comments Designers look to wood to help tackle the climate crisis, pushing the material to new limits.Read More
New Startup Aims to Upend Housing Design and Construction Joann Gonchar, FAIA July 29, 2022 3 Comments Designed in collaboration with Ennead Architects, Juno’s first apartment building heads toward completion in Austin.Read More
Climate-Smart Shelter Housing Case Studies Joann Gonchar, FAIA Pansy Schulman June 1, 2022 No Comments RECORD looks at housing that addresses global warming and occupant well-being.Read More
Climate Policy That Aims to Make It Right Joann Gonchar, FAIA June 1, 2022 One Comment Federal and local governments take on carbon emissions and a long legacy of racial and social inequities.Read More
Studio Gang’s Gilder Center Materializes at the American Museum of Natural History A canyon-like atrium built of shotcrete highlights the long-awaited expansion Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 29, 2022 3 Comments The $431-million project will reshape how visitors experience the famed Manhattan museum.Read More
Transparency Links Town and Gown at Columbia’s New Business School Diller Scofidio + Renfro and FXCollaborative debut a pair of sibling structures Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 2, 2022 No Comments Diller Scofidio + Renfro and FXCollaborative add a pair of sibling structures to the Ivy League institution’s Manhattanville campus.Read More