Matt Hickman is Senior News/Digital Editor at Architectural Record. Previously, he served as Senior Editor at The Architect’s Newspaper and has over a decade of experience as a freelance writer and editor specializing in historic preservation, public space, and the intersection of the natural world and built environment. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Matt holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from The New School.
Bold color and ample daylight enliven a first-of-its-kind facility designed by Katherine Hogan Architects for North Carolina’s Wake County Public School System.
With its extensive glazing, outdoor classrooms, and sustainability strategies, James Lawson High School charts a new path while carrying on a tradition of acceptance.
Comprising 62 miles of track and 10 new stations, the ambitious urban-suburban rail scheme in London was led by the line-wide design team of Grimshaw, Maynard, AtkinsRéalis, and Equation.
Thirty-six diverse public works—all completed within 36 months at urban sites across Mexico—are collectively recognized for the sixth-annual international architecture prize.
Studio Barnes, Studio Cooke John, AD-WO, and Adaptive Operations will design installations at four sites around the Indiana city, including a historic theater and a parking structure.
Featuring a soaring entrance atrium and 16,700 square feet of gallery space, the new Hawks Pavillion harmonizes with the museum's original Art Deco building and a 1994 wing by Norman Foster.
Project architects José Fernando Gómez and Juan Carlos Bamba joined fellow prize finalists at the inaugural Conference on Critical Practice at the Illinois Institute of Technology.