November 2016 Table of Contents

Projects
Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design

Weiss/Manfredi Architecture / Landscape / Urbanism, Richard L. Bowen + Associates Read more

Taubman Complex Taubman Complex

Morphosis Architects, Albert Kahn Associates Read more

West Pavilion at Nippert Stadium West Pavilion at Nippert Stadium

Architecture Research Office (ARO), Heery International Read more

Features
Revisiting Kleinhans Music Hall Letter from Buffalo Revisiting Kleinhans Music Hall

It's all about the music at this little-known concert hall designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen. Read more

Pedro Gadanho Reflects on the Unveiling of MAAT Design Pedro Gadanho Reflects on the Unveiling of MAAT

The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon aspires to be more than just another signature building. Read more

The Elusive Promise of Big Data Books The Elusive Promise of Big Data

Karrie Jacobs reviews Nicholas de Monchaux's "Local Code" and Ingrid Burrington's "Networks of New York." Read more

Tech + Practice
Future-Proofing Your Firm: Surviving the Good and Bad Times Practice Future-Proofing Your Firm: Surviving the Good and Bad Times

Architecture studios can stay on top of the markets by diversifying their portfolios, following economic forecasts, and regularly scrutinizing their successes. Read more

Innauer-Matt Architekten Next Progressives Innauer-Matt Architekten

Austrian architects Markus Innauer and Sven Matt discuss regional influences and the quest for restraint without reinvention. Read more

Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre's Timber Cables Innovative Detail Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre's Timber Cables

Spanning up to 188 feet, the structural components pushed the potential of wood in architecture while enabling a thin roof system perfect for a natatorium. Read more

Six Healthcare Products Products Six Healthcare Products

These finishes and furniture pieces add clean minimalism and efficiency to healthcare facilities. Read more

T3 Becomes the First Modern Tall Wood Building in the U.S. Technology T3 Becomes the First Modern Tall Wood Building in the U.S.

The seven-story high-rise in Minneapolis, designed by Michael Green Architecture and DLR Group, will be the largest mass timber building in the U.S. when it opens in late November. Read more

Residential
Q+A: Architect Peter Pennoyer on Designing His "Carved, Beautifully Detailed Box" Interview Q+A: Architect Peter Pennoyer on Designing His "Carved, Beautifully Detailed Box"

We spoke with the New York traditionalist architect about the house he and his wife, interior designer Katie Ridder, designed for themselves, which is the subject of a new book, "A House in the Country." Read more

Object of the Moment: Pudica Chair by Pedro Paulo Venzon Products Object of the Moment: Pudica Chair by Pedro Paulo Venzon

A chair that neatly amalgamates Brazil’s complicated Colonialist and Rationalist pasts. Read more

House of Trace House of Trace

Tsuruta Architects Read more

AIA Architect
Designing an Oasis AIA Voices Designing an Oasis

Residential architecture on a national stage. Read more

Seven Steps to Improve Communities AIA Now Seven Steps to Improve Communities

Small projects can have a big impact. Read more

Building Amid the World’s Highest Mountains AIA Feature Building Amid the World’s Highest Mountains

The Khumbu Climbing Center is a sustainable, earthquake-resistant building—and a symbol of resilience—in the shadow of Mount Everest. Read more

A New Era of Exams AIA Knowledge A New Era of Exams

The transition to ARE 5.0 has begun. Read more

Supporting Architects to Build Our Communities AIA Perspective Supporting Architects to Build Our Communities

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. —John Lennon Read more

Editorial
Ten and 2,000 Years Later Ten and 2,000 Years Later

Looking back and looking forward, on the 10th anniversary of ARCHITECT's launch. Read more

Fronts
The Six Winners of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Awards The Six Winners of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Projects by Zaha Hadid Architects, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and Marina Tabassum Architects are among those recognized. Read more

The Workplace Gets a  Digital Makeover Design The Workplace Gets a Digital Makeover

Filmmaker Gary Hustwit documents the history of a space that's certain to change with the digital age: the modern workplace. Read more

The Rainforest Solutions Project is the 2016 Fuller Challenge Winner
Competitions The Rainforest Solutions Project is the 2016 Fuller Challenge Winner

The winning project takes on deforestation, defense of indigenous rights, and biodiversity loss in British Columbia's temperate Great Bear Rainforest. Read more

MIT's Mediated Matter Group Builds a Synthetic Apiary to Help Save Bees Technology MIT's Mediated Matter Group Builds a Synthetic Apiary to Help Save Bees

The research team directed by associate professor Neri Oxman documented the health and wellness of the economically vital insects inside a stark white room for three months. Read more

America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2016 Preservation America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2016

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced which sites around the country are in danger of being irreparably damaged or lost altogether. Read more

Johnson Fain's Church Swap Design Johnson Fain's Church Swap

The Los Angeles-based firm is transforming Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral, originally designed for an evangelical ministry, into a Catholic church. Read more

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