February 2018 Table of Contents

65th Progressive Architecture Awards
The Winners of the 65th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards Awards The Winners of the 65th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards

This year, the jury selected 10 projects that are wholly fleshed out and developed, but not yet realized in physical form. Read more

Glitch House Glitch House

Young Projects Read more

Float Lab Float Lab

Höweler+Yoon Architecture Read more

[Misfit]Fit [Misfit]Fit

Batay-Csorba Architects Read more

Motherhouse, by Independent Architecture Single Family Project Motherhouse, by Independent Architecture

A single-family project in Denver that challenges the bounds of conventional, suburban architecture in the U.S. Read more

Restaurant in Los Angeles Restaurant in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Design Group Read more

Features
KieranTimberlake's London Embassy Was a Good Deal Critique KieranTimberlake's London Embassy Was a Good Deal

Catherine Slessor on why Trump was wrong to slam the project, and how a difficult commission got overshadowed in the process. Read more

Anne Tyng and Her Remarkable House Women in Architecture Anne Tyng and Her Remarkable House

She was known as Louis Kahn's muse but never really escaped his shadow. What Tyng's only surviving solo project says about her legacy. Read more

Tech + Practice
How to Prepare for Speaking Engagements Best Practices How to Prepare for Speaking Engagements

Architects including Moshe Safdie and conference organizers provide tips for a successful talk or presentation. Read more

Detail: Oslo Skatehall's Elevated and Elegant Timber Bowl Innovative Detail Detail: Oslo Skatehall's Elevated and Elegant Timber Bowl

The intricate and exposed lattice of the 7-foot-deep skate obstacle, designed by Dark Arkitekter and Glifberg-Lykke, is the product of CNC-milling and meticulous handcraft. Read more

Cúre & Penabad Next Progressives Cúre & Penabad

This Miami duo rejects the adage that designers are not good business people: "If you lack a certain skill, acquire it." Read more

Five Textured Wood Panels Products Five Textured Wood Panels

In styles ranging from rustic to modern, these panels add both interest and a sense of nature to any room. Read more

New Technologies in Architectural Lighting for Designers Architectural Lighting New Technologies in Architectural Lighting for Designers

Seven leaders reveal the impact that the digital revolution has—or has not—had on the sector tasked with showing projects in their best light. Read more

Entrepinos Entrepinos

Taller Héctor Barroso designed this collection of five sculptural holiday dwellings "between the Pines" in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Read more

Editorial
Pick a Winner AIA Honors Pick a Winner

Frustrated by the lack of a Twenty-Five Year Award this year? Do something about it. Read more

AIA Architect
Being Creative is Complicated AIA Voices Being Creative is Complicated

“Backwards thinking” and forward progress. Read more

Jane Jacobs’ Greenwich Village AIA Now Jane Jacobs’ Greenwich Village

An A’18 tour led by Roberta Brandes Gratz uncovers what’s been hidden in plain sight. Read more

Why Architecture? AIA Feature Why Architecture?

Recent statistics show that the number of young people choosing architecture school is declining. What can be done? Read more

Reimagining Learning Spaces AIA Practice Reimagining Learning Spaces

How a new AIA Contract Document can help architects become strategic partners in school planning and management. Read more

Pipeline Diversity and Graduation Rates AIA Design Pipeline Diversity and Graduation Rates

Data from the ACSA show that there’s room for improvement in on-time graduation rates among minority students. Read more

Invisible Sustainability AIA Future Invisible Sustainability

Using integrated passive design and advanced energy modeling, this small firm strives for simple methods and design freedom while meeting the 2030 Commitment. Read more

Designing for Disruption AIA Perspective Designing for Disruption

How AIA and the profession responded to a disaster-heavy year. Read more

Fronts
Atlanta Architect John Portman Dies at 93 Obituary Atlanta Architect John Portman Dies at 93

Portman worked at Ketchum, Gina and Sharp, H.M. Heatley Associates, and Stevens & Wilkinson before founding his firm, today known as John Portman & Associates, in 1953. Read more

Affordable Housing Scheme Wins First Prize at the RIBA Gasholder Bases National Competition Competitions Affordable Housing Scheme Wins First Prize at the RIBA Gasholder Bases National Competition

Designed by London-based Outpost, the winning scheme addresses the U.K.'s affordable housing shortage. Read more

Pit Stops of Safety Exhibitions Pit Stops of Safety

“Derrick Adams: Sanctuary” runs through Aug. 12 at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Read more

National Building Museum Hosts D.C.'s First Architecture & Design Film Festival Film Festivals National Building Museum Hosts D.C.'s First Architecture & Design Film Festival

Featuring more than 25 films, the ADFF: D.C. will focus on life and work of architects, designers, and activists including Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Richard Neutra, and Jane Jacobs. Read more

SOS Brutalism is Fighting to Save the Concrete Monsters Books SOS Brutalism is Fighting to Save the Concrete Monsters

The organization has published a global survey of Brutalist buildings to rally support for béton brut. Read more

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