May 2020 Table of Contents

How informal networks of architects mass-produced simple yet lifesaving devices—and in the process charted a new course for humanitarian design. Read more

Practitioners across the country discuss challenges facing their health care, medical, and public sector clients preparing for surges in cases of the novel coronavirus. Read more

Practitioners across the country offer insight on the impact of the novel coronavirus on their staff, operations, and projects. Read more

Karrie Jacobs interviews Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley about the timely book they're now writing. Read more

In early March, seeing a need to understand the potential role of building infrastructure in transmitting the novel coronavirus, a team of scientists and building technology experts fervently began reviewing more than a decade’s worth of microbiology research. Within a week, they submitted a draft for journal publication. Here’s an excerpt of their final paper. Read more

An open letter to policymakers on the essential role of architecture in addressing human health and health care facility design during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and for future crises. Read more

With stay-at-home orders keeping universities shuttered, architecture faculty and staff are inventing news ways of teaching and learning. Read more

Architects are rapidly adapting their workflows to the new normal. This guide sets out some best practices for remote work and communication for both the near and long term. Read more

Evelyn Lee shares tools and best practices for design firms that are transitioning their operations in wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Read more

With more than a third of the U.S. already ordered to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and millions of others opting to remain put, editor Wanda Lau has compiled some of the best free technologies available to help your business function during the outbreak. Read more

Aaron Betsky on what the pandemic means for the profession. Read more

The 93-year-old Iraq Consult founder died at his home in London on April 10. Read more

The architect, co-founder of noted Boston firm Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, was 84. Read more

The 92-year-old was being treated in Milan, the epicenter of the outbreak in Italy. Read more

Recipient of the 2019 AIA Collaborative Achievement Award, Sorkin was serving his 20th year as the director of the graduate program in urban design at the Spitzer School of Architecture at CCNY. Read more

Michael Murphy of MASS Design Group remembers his friend and design hero, who died as a result of complications from COVID-19. Read more

Let Michael Sorkin’s unflinching advocacy of the commonweal serve as an inspiration to the architecture profession, as we fight the coronavirus and look toward a better future. Read more

“Architecture can happen anywhere, at any scale, at any budget, and for anyone.” Read more

“We create architecture that unites beauty and form with strategy and intelligence.” Read more

“My hope and dream is that we will become climate activists and fight for the protection of our planet and our ecosystem.” Read more

“I’ve come to realize the importance of ‘teaching moments,’ that alertness to a student’s readiness and capacity to learn these topics at this moment.” Read more

“This journey that I embarked on was driven by my personal experiences as a black female architect, and my professional drive to improve the complexion and cultural makeup of our design profession to better mirror the society we serve.” Read more

“Happiness is being on the jobsite in my vest, hat, and goggles (and pearls), working with the men and women as a complete team.” Read more

“We understand that architecture can be a vitally powerful mix of art and science. While an engineering mind can often help lend order to an architect’s art, it must not simply translate art into science.” Read more

“This award will increase national and international awareness of the dire state of refugees, raise awareness about the need for public spaces at all scales of design intervention, and provide access to an innovative collaborative process.” Read more

In “Broken Glass,” Alex Beam recounts how the contentious relationship between Edith Farnsworth and Mies van der Rohe gave rise to a Modernist masterpiece. Read more

Architects should collaborate with planners, city officials, politicians, and policymakers to help ensure everyone has access to affordable housing and the resources and benefits that accompany it. Read more

Find out what architects and contractors are liable for when it comes to worker protections set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. Read more

Founder Kiki Goti has found recent inspiration in inflatable fashion. Read more

Explore MASS Design Group's newest building on the Butaro Hospital Campus in Rwanda, which is designed to house cancer patients and their caregivers during treatment. Read more

Explore a new FDNY facility in Brooklyn that provides crucial training to keep its first responders safe, while forging better connections to the community it serves. Read more

These 20 products showcase material innovations, timeless forms, and sleek design. Read more

The inside of a building is so much more than a collection of finishes. Read more

An AIA task force aims to create health care spaces for those who need them most. Read more

The business of architecture has been derailed by a pandemic, but have remote offices changed the work of design? Read more

Architects and the nation at large are dealing with a fractured economic landscape. Read more

We are not defined by the challenges we face, but by how we meet them. Read more