November 2019 Table of Contents

The 11th Annual ARCHITECT 50
The 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50 The 2019 Architect 50

Which architecture firms had the best year? See who rose to the top in our annual ranking. Read more

2019 Architect 50: The Top Firm Overall 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50: The Top Firm Overall

Lake|Flato Architects claims the top spot with "gorgeous projects" and "ecologically sensitive" work. Read more

Top 50 Architecture Firms in Design for 2019 2019 Architect 50 Top 50 Architecture Firms in Design for 2019

Trahan Architects tops the list of this Architect 50 category with "dramatic, sumptuous, and well-detailed" projects. Read more

2019 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in Sustainability 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in Sustainability

BNIM earns the Number One ranking for its holistic approach to sustainable design. Read more

2019 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in Business 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in Business

Marmol Radziner's expanding design-build practice earned the firm the top spot. Read more

2019 Architect 50: A Deeper Dive Into the Data 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50: A Deeper Dive Into the Data

How firms answered some of the key questions that contributed to this year's ranking. Read more

2019 Architect 50: Methodology 2019 Architect 50 2019 Architect 50: Methodology

How we computed the rankings. Read more

The 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten
Delving Into the 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten Winning Projects 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards Delving Into the 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten Winning Projects

The AIA COTE Top Ten projects represent the pinnacle of green architecture. The criteria for judging them form a holistic approach to sustainability and design that everyone can emulate. Read more

Daniels Building at One Spadina Crescent Daniels Building at One Spadina Crescent

NADAAA, Adamson Associates Architects, ERA Architects Read more

Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, by Payette Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, by Payette

This 2021 AIA award winner at Northeastern University in Boston has an "arresting curved profile and light-filled interior are capable of stopping visitors in their tracks." Read more

Lakeside Senior Apartments Lakeside Senior Apartments

David Baker Architects Read more

The 2018/2019 ACSA/AIA COTE Top 10 for Students
AIA and ACSA Announce the Winners of the 2018/2019 COTE Top 10 for Students Awards Awards AIA and ACSA Announce the Winners of the 2018/2019 COTE Top 10 for Students Awards

The winning students will receive a stipend to attend the 2019 AIA Conference on Architecture and a paid summer internship at a firm that specializes in sustainable design. Read more

Acclimate Acclimate

Philip Riazzi, Cameron Foster Read more

Transfusion: Tapering Tucson Transfusion: Tapering Tucson

Cole Robinson, Michael Horan Read more

Wallingford W2E Wallingford W2E

Sean Anderson, Tobias Jimenez, Haley Landenburg Read more

Shore of a Hundred Islands Shore of a Hundred Islands

Viviani Isnata, Maria Ulloa Read more

Dyads Dyads

Thomas Valcourt, Karl Greschner, Phillippe Bernard Read more

Après le Déluge Après le Déluge

Will Letchinger, Jonathan Wilkinson Read more

Coolth Capitalism Coolth Capitalism

Peter Lazovskis, Thomas Schaperkotter Read more

The Fly Flat The Fly Flat

Cynthia Suarez-Harris, Ledell Thomas, Kennia Lopez Read more

Healing Habitats
Healing Habitats

Catherine Earley, Elena Koepp, Sabrina Ortiz Read more

Features
The Detroit and Chicago Biennials Go Big Letter from Detroit The Detroit and Chicago Biennials Go Big

Karrie Jacobs on what these exhibitions say about the transformative power of architecture. Read more

Tech + Practice
Retirement Planning During a Recession Best Practices Retirement Planning During a Recession

Practitioners and financial planners offer guidance on preparing for retirement during an economic low. Read more

Tectonic Wall at Two Union Square Detail Tectonic Wall at Two Union Square

NBBJ returns to a 1989 Seattle project and creates a wow moment using parametric design and cardboard models. Read more

Borderless Studio Next Progressives Borderless Studio

The name of this Chicago-based practice reflects the principals's desire to "meet within 'the spaces in between.'" Read more

Catherine Huang: Question First, Design Last Opinion Catherine Huang: Question First, Design Last

The partner at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) describes how serendipity can emerge when science and architecture intersect. Read more

Greenbuild 2019 Product Preview and More Products Greenbuild 2019 Product Preview and More

ARCHITECT selected 30 products from its Fall 2019 Product Call, which garnered 218 submissions, several of which will be exhibited at the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo this November. Read more

Macon Street Passive House Macon Street Passive House

Co Adaptive Architecture Read more

AIA Architect
Breadth and Depth AIA Voices Breadth and Depth

Sarah Whiting is bearing the standard for the Harvard Graduate School of Design at a time of new directions and challenges for the profession. Read more

63% of U.S. Architecture Firms Are Not Engaged in International Projects AIA Now 63% of U.S. Architecture Firms Are Not Engaged in International Projects

Potential complications from these projects are dissuading firms. Read more

Raising the Stakes AIA Feature Raising the Stakes

Architecture education is facing both great challenges and great opportunities. Read more

Reclaiming Space, Renewing a Community AIA Impact Reclaiming Space, Renewing a Community

In Oklahoma City, local leaders come together to build Eastside’s future. Read more

Design for a New Generation AIA Future Design for a New Generation

Linda Keane thinks that design education with a sustainability bent should be available to every K-12 student. Read more

Shaping the 21st-Century Architect AIA Perspective Shaping the 21st-Century Architect

The system that creates tomorrow’s architects needs to evolve to fit a changing world. Read more

Fronts
Urban Designer Emmanuel Pratt Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow Awards Urban Designer Emmanuel Pratt Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Pratt and 25 other grant recipients will each receive $625,000 over five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Read more

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