Articles by Joann Gonchar, FAIA

August 9, 2023

The office block and residential tower are part of an ambitious plan to transform an industrial stretch of Tampa's waterfront.

Snapshot: The Soane Museum in London Opens the Drawing Office to the Public

After a year of renovation, a long-hidden space is revealed

July 24, 2023

The room that housed Sir John Soane's architectural practice is restored.

Sourcing Sustainable Timber Starts with the Forest

June 1, 2023

Architects grapple with the carbon impacts and benefits of building with wood.

3XN’s Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney Transforms and Expands an Outmoded 1970s Skyscraper

May 18, 2023

In reinventing an aging Sydney office tower, the Danish firm offers an alternative to demolition.

Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover

May 1, 2023

The design and construction industry chips away at concrete’s outsize environmental footprint.

Newsmaker: Marsha Maytum on the Architect as Advocate

March 2, 2023

The founder of San Francisco's Leddy, Maytum, Stacy Architects addresses issues ranging from social inequity to the climate crisis.

SOM Integrates a City Office Building into San Francisco's Urban Fabric

March 1, 2023

The product of a public-private partnership, a 16-story municipal office building remakes a corner of the city.

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

February 20, 2023

The 208-foot-long light sculpture extends through the 15-story space, illuminating it with sunlight captured from the roof—not electricity.

SANAA’s New Sydney Landmark at the Art Gallery of New South Wales