What's Next: Intro
What's Next: Reprogramming Practice
In some sectors, disruption is so pervasive that it’s practically a cliché. Soon it will be architecture’s turn. Meet the champions who are prepping for the inevitable. Read more
What's Next: Reprogramming Practice
The Polymath: David Benjamin Is Expanding The Definition of Architecture
Embracing multiple disciplines as easily as a polyglot switches languages, David Benjamin and his firm The Living meld biology, computer science, and design with the aim of optimizing architecture. Read more
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The Interloper: WeWork Upends the Conventional Architecture Firm
WeWork’s predominance in co-working office space weighs heavily on the real estate industry, but as its reach expands to services such as enterprise design, the architecture profession also has reason to worry. Read more
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The Prophet: Phil Bernstein Envisions New Roles for Architects
The building industry has an abysmal record of schedule and budget mishaps, says Phil Bernstein, a lecturer on professional practice at the Yale School of Architecture. But the smart use of data and technology could change all that. Read more
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The Original: Kathryn Anthony Guides Architects to Think Big Picture
Architecture students worldwide journey to the Midwest just to take courses on design entrepreneurship from Kathryn Anthony, the longest-serving female faculty member at the Illinois School of Architecture in Urbana-Champaign. Read more
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The Lab Rats: Payette Champions Subject Matter Expertise
By establishing a research arm that encourages architects to dive into technical investigations, Payette hopes to foster a knowledge-sharing community. Read more
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The Capitalists: Thornton Tomasetti Bets on Innovation Through TTWiiN
With TTWiiN, Thornton Tomasetti has found an avenue to support—and retain—aspiring, in-house entrepreneurs, while garnering a stake in the potentially profitable results. Read more
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The 800-Pound Gorilla: Autodesk Sees a Digital Future for Architecture Firsthand
Billion-dollar software developer Autodesk is angling for an even bigger stake in the building industry with initiatives in automation, machine learning, and data management and exchange … all by watching design innovation in action. Read more
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The Algorithm: Cove.Tool Runs the Numbers for Designers
The founders of Cove.Tool are delegating the tedium of data-crunching to machines, a growing trend that will free architects to direct their creative talents elsewhere. Read more
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The Incubator: MIT DesignX Steers Architecture Students Toward Startups
MIT’s famous $100K Entrepreneurship Competition has spawned hundreds of companies. The MIT DesignX program wants to give architecture students a piece of the action. Read more
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The Young and the Restless: Practice Innovation Lab Wants the Building Profession to Catch Up
They’re educated, mostly licensed, and hungry for change. The 60 emerging professionals who participated in the AIA Young Architects Forum’s Practice Innovation Lab have no shortage of ideas for how architects can reinvent their businesses. Read more
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The Career Counselors: Dennis Shelden and Scott Marble Recommend a Backup Plan
When architects expand their skill set beyond outdated conventions, they become uniquely positioned to tackle society’s biggest challenges, say Georgia Tech’s Dennis Shelden and Scott Marble. Read more
Best Practices
How to Commission an Architectural Photographer
Designers discuss methods for finding a photographer, negotiating licensing rights, and planning for a shoot. Read more
Innovative Detail
Detail: The R.W. Kern Center's Minimalist Timber Structure
Designed by Bruner/Cott Architects, Hampshire College’s first new building in 40 years showcases local materials and clean connections. Read more
Next Progressives
Productora
Founded in Mexico City, this firm derives its studio name from the Spanish word for "production house." Read more
Products
How to Specify Concrete
ARCHITECT has put together some tips for specifying the right type of concrete depending on project needs. Read more
Products
Peter Pennoyer Architects Designs New Collection for Lowe Hardware
The 1920s-inspired line is the firm’s first foray into hardware design. Read more
Books
A Modern-Day Survey of Lutyens’ Arts & Crafts Houses
Architect David Cole's new book includes his own photographs of 45 houses designed by late English architect Edwin Lutyens. Read more
AIA Knowledge
Percent of Firms in 2017 that Offered a Salary Increase to Architecture Staff upon Licensure
AIA Feature
How Many Architects Does Our Economy Need?
A special report on workforce pressures for firm leaders. Read more
AIA Perspective
A Threshold Moment for Architecture
It's time to make 2018 a year of possibility. Read more
Infrastructure
Swords Into Plowshares
The military is signaling the alarm about climate change. Government spending should reflect that concern. Read more
In Memoriam
Celebrated Yale Architectural Historian Vincent Scully Dies at 97
Philip Johnson once called Scully "the most influential architectural teacher ever." Read more
Competitions
A Monument for Containing—And Protecting Against—Nuclear Waste
Arch Out Loud announces the winner of its "Nuclear: Landmarker for a Waste Isolation Site" competition. Read more
Books
Postmodernism: Present at the Creation
A book by Terry Farrell and Adam Nathaniel Furman explores the rise (and return) of this divisive period of architecture. Read more
Exhibitions
Cooper Hewitt Spotlights Design for Access
The exhibition "Access + Ability" demonstrates how designers are helping to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Read more
Historic Preservation
Carmody Groarke and the National Trust for Scotland Will Restore Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House
The recently unveiled plans show a semi-transparent enclosure that will protect the historic mansion from wind, rain, and humidity during the restoration effort. Read more
Gender Equality
New Website Celebrates 50 Trailblazing Women in American Architecture
All born before 1940, these women contributed to the built environment between 1880 and 1980. Read more
Education Projects
Allan Greenberg–Designed Music Building Breaks Ground at Rice University
The university's Music and Performing Arts Center, scheduled to open in 2020, will include the new building plus another existing structure by Ricardo Bofill. Read more
