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• Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Parts Ways With Director Yvonne Thurman-Dogruer

  Thurman-Dogruer, who was hired as the director of the national nonprofit architecture and advocacy organization in January, is no longer at the institution.

• The Question of Licensure: Seven Years is Enough

  It takes an advanced degree and 8.5 years of internship on average to get licensed. A group of professors, spearheaded by Renée Cheng, thinks it can all be done in seven years.

• Would There Be More Women Architects If There Were More Women Developers?

  Only 16 percent of the AIA’s membership is female, and women make up only 17 percent of principals and partners. Would having more women on the other side of the client relationship help?

• Brutalist Theater in Baltimore Faces Demolition

  Despite preservationists’ efforts, the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre has failed to secure its landmark status and may be destroyed.

• The YAF Turns 20

  For two decades, the Young Architects Forum has helped emerging designers network and grow professionally.

• Number 2: SmithGroup

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• The ARCHITECT 50

  Our third-annual ranking of American architecture firms judges them on three factors: profitability, sustainable ethos, and design quality.

• We're Number One: Fatter Than Our Peers

  When it comes to weight, America is top of the charts. It’s no surprise: we eat the wrong food (and too much of it); we move too little. Could better design help fight obesity?

• We're Number One: Eat Better

  When it comes to weight, America is top of the charts. It’s no surprise: we eat the wrong food (and too much of it); we move too little. Could better design help fight obesity?