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Joann Gonchar

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Deputy Editor at Architectural Record

Senior Editor, Architectural Record/Contributing Editor, GreenSource Magazine

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  • 1 month ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

    Architecture NewsOpinion The aim of In Situ: The Modern Concrete Skyscraper, the current exhibition at the Skyscraper Museum in Lower Manhattan, is to set the record straight about tall buildings and their structural materials, says Carol Willis, the museum’s president and director. Through the 1970s, the narrative of the skyscraper was synonymous with steel, she says, but that has since changed; the second chapter of the story on tall buildings is all about concrete.

  • 1 month ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

    ProjectsBuildings by TypeColleges & Universities For some, the terms data science and artificial intelligence conjure images of people focused on computer screens and manipulating lines of code. But for a recently completed building housing these disciplines at the University of Pennsylvania, the architects Lake|Flato with KSS envisioned an environment where people would instead engage with each other.

  • 1 month ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

    Seen only from the outside, the front and back of the Snider House, in North Toronto, could not be more different. The stately redbrick main facade, set back from the street, and the sinuous glass addition at the rear appear Januslike: staid, grand, and historical on one elevation, but adventurous, ephemeral, and decidedly contemporary on the other.

  • 1 month ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

    ProjectsArchitectural TechnologyArchitect Continuing EducationBuildings by TypeAdaptive Reuse and RenovationMultifamily Housing ArchitectureResidential ArchitectureTall Building Projects New York has a housing problem. This may not be news, but the numbers are still stunning. A recent report by the think tank Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) cites a 2021 analysis that found the city needed an additional 560,000 housing units by 2030.

  • 2 months ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

    Five years ago, Covid-19 shut down much of the world. Countries sealed their borders, schools closed, and businesses shuttered. For architects, projects slowed or were canceled due to travel restrictions, funding problems, and supply-chain issues. But many found that they could effectively work remotely. Now, for at least part of the week, they are back in the office—but it isn’t the same office.

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10 Nov 17

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