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New Practice/Un-Practice

Jobs are scarce, so many young designers are choosing to strike out on their own. We profile three emerging firms, each with its own...

Charles H. Shaw Technology and Learning Center

Farr Associates transformed a decrepit brick powerhouse in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood into a sustainable high school.
Typology: Global Hospitals

The globalization of U.S.-style healthcare offers opportunities for design firms, but the strong markets vary when it comes to client and...
Futures of the Past: Where Is Historic Preservation Headed?

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is losing longtime president Richard Moe. How has the movement changed under his tenure, and...

the roof of the richmond oval is made up of large douglas fir glulam arches, with ribbed panels made from recovered wood devastated by a pine beetle infestation in the interstitial spaces.

Richmond Oval Roof Structure

The Vancouver office of Cannon Design created a panelized ribbed wooden roof structure...

'Contemplating the Void,' Guggenheim Museum

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Guggenheim Museum asked 200 artists...

the fellowship program that moshe safdie instituted at his firm in 2003 is so important to him that he runs it without regard for the bottom line—even in a recession. “we’ve shrunk the office,” he says, “but not the fellowship.”

Bringing the Teaching Experience In-House Through Fellowships

By hosting two researchers each year, Moshe Safdie and Associates offers real-world...

57th Annual P/A Awards

At the charrette, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis proposed an “urban sponge” atop the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Part sculpture, part infrastructure, the structure cleans the air using a combination of plants and wind turbines. It would be crisscrossed by pedestrian walkways so that area residents could enjoy the verdant space.

57th Annual P/A Awards

PSG Call for Submissions

Product Spec Guide Call for Submissions

ARCHITECT is calling for submissions of products to be considered for the upcoming Spring Product Spec Guide.

Blogs

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Beyond Buildings Blog

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Mind & Matter Blog

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Ecology Blog

Architectural Schools Guide

Architecture Schools Guide 2009

A new guide to inform (and demystify) the process of choosing an architecture school.

Poll: President Obama's First Year

When it comes to the built environment (infrastructure, energy efficiency, etc.), what overall grade would you give Barack Obama's first year in office?(polls)