Planning Project
Campau/Davison/Banglatown Neighborhood Framework Plan, by Interboro Partners
Developed through intensive conversation with residents, this plan builds on existing patterns of use. Read more
Education Project
Cornell Tech Campus Framework Plan, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
An academic campus brings dynamic urban life to an island in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. Read more
Planning Project
Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park, by Swa/Balsley and Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism
A revitalized waterfront blends the natural with the architectural in a public park that doubles as resilient infrastructure. Read more
Planning Project
Kabul Urban Design Framework, by Sasaki
A holistic urban plan for Afghanistan’s capital city reintegrates nature and fosters development. Read more
Cultural Project
Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
A library in Chicago respects its site’s industrial past and introduces amenities that look to the future. Read more
Cultural Project
Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design Wing, by Thomas Phifer and Partners
An interior that sculpts both space and daylight provides a fitting backdrop for a vibrant collection of glass objects. Read more
Retail Project
Dandelion Chocolate Factory, by Gensler
With retail, education, and production, this adaptive reuse project proves that factories can make sweet neighbors. Read more
2020 AIA COTE Top Ten
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, by Gensler
The AIA COTE Top 10 Award-winning reimagining of Kevin Roche’s Ford Foundation Building preserves its innovative structure and makes it more sustainable and inclusive for the next generation. Read more
Office Project
Google, Spruce Goose, by ZGF Architects
A historic hangar gets new purpose as an innovative office for an internet powerhouse. Read more
Cultural Project
Mass MoCA Building 6, by Bruner/Cott & Associates
A building on the edge of a 160-year-old factory complex is remade as a gallery for immersive installations. Read more
Education Project
Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa, by LMN Architects
A music building for the University of Iowa features interiors as finely tuned as the instruments played there. Read more
Social Impact
Sharon Sutton: Envisioning a Communitarian World House
The renowned scholar and activist educator reflects on the vision of Martin Luther King Jr. and the opportunities that exist for architects to effect change. Read more
Sustainability
CarbonPositive: Danger and Opportunity
Ed Mazria believes that with a shared vision, "we can grow our economies, create and support livable and equitable communities, and phase out fossil fuels to solve the climate crisis." Read more
Lighting
The Realities of Disinfectant Lighting
Scientists and manufacturers discuss the technologies available for reducing bacteria, mold, spores, and viruses using light. Read more
The Rules
Understanding COBRA and the Affordable Care Act
For individuals no longer with employer-sponsored health insurance, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the ACA—also known as Obamacare—offer two options. Read more
Next Progressives
Dash Marshall
Based in Detroit and Brooklyn, N.Y., the three founders landed on their firm name as "a jab at the fact that more often than not, old white men are still the ones running architecture firms." Read more
Single Family Project
Ashen Cabin, by Hannah
Infested ash trees are transformed from waste product to elegant cladding in this micro-retreat outside Ithaca, N.Y. Read more
Office Project
Xero Studio, by Studio Ma
This renovation of a dental office into an architecture studio in Phoenix targets triple-net-zero design. Read more
AIA Q&A
How Design Helps Us Fight Infection
MASS Design Group hopes that this crisis can help us understand our spaces more effectively. Read more
AIA Now
39% of Firm Leaders Expect That They Will Invest in New Technology This Year
Uncertain economic times are encouraing firms to invest in new IT. Read more
AIA Feature
Bringing a Building to Life
In the future, will every building resemble the model set by the Living Building Challenge? Read more
AIA Future
Building an Architecture Career Amid COVID-19
It’s a challenging time for emerging professionals, but there are silver linings. Read more
AIA Perspective
Envisioning the Future
Individual action has the power to solve global challenges. Read more
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Ned Cramer indulges himself one last time, in a farewell message as editor-in-chief of ARCHITECT. Read more