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NOVEMBER 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE 2017 ARCHITECT 50
Architect 50 The 2017 Architect 50Who had the best year? See which firms rose to the top in our annual ranking.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: The Top Firm OverallSkidmore, Owings & Merrill is the first firm to be ranked Number One twice in our annual list.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in DesignWORKac takes the Number One spot with a portfolio of projects that are “playful, colorful, and well detailed.”
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in SustainabilityZGF Architects repeats as Number One with a portfolio that combines high performance with design excellence.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in BusinessFXFowle earns the Number One spot by owning the middle.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: A Deeper Dive Into the DataA snapshot of how firms answered key questions that contributed to this year’s ranking.
Architect 50 The 2017 Architect 50Who had the best year? See which firms rose to the top in our annual ranking.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: The Top Firm OverallSkidmore, Owings & Merrill is the first firm to be ranked Number One twice in our annual list.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in DesignWORKac takes the Number One spot with a portfolio of projects that are “playful, colorful, and well detailed.”
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in SustainabilityZGF Architects repeats as Number One with a portfolio that combines high performance with design excellence.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: Top 50 Firms in BusinessFXFowle earns the Number One spot by owning the middle.
Architect 50 2017 Architect 50: A Deeper Dive Into the DataA snapshot of how firms answered key questions that contributed to this year’s ranking.
PROJECTS
Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY FredoniaDeborah Berke Partners
Southern Utah Museum of ArtBrooks + Scarpa, Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio
Cottage in the VineyardRamón Esteve Estudio
Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY FredoniaDeborah Berke Partners
Southern Utah Museum of ArtBrooks + Scarpa, Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio
Cottage in the VineyardRamón Esteve Estudio
FEATURES
Books How Graves Became GravesExcerpts from a new biography on postmodernist Michael Graves, written by ARCHITECT contributing editor Ian Volner.
Historic Preservation Remaking a Onetime Nazi ResortProra was designed by the Third Reich as a retreat for loyal German workers. Will the complex’s redevelopment whitewash its dark origins?
Critique Coming Around to Frank Lloyd WrightChristopher Hawthorne reconsiders the legacy of the architect on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Books How Graves Became GravesExcerpts from a new biography on postmodernist Michael Graves, written by ARCHITECT contributing editor Ian Volner.
Historic Preservation Remaking a Onetime Nazi ResortProra was designed by the Third Reich as a retreat for loyal German workers. Will the complex’s redevelopment whitewash its dark origins?
Critique Coming Around to Frank Lloyd WrightChristopher Hawthorne reconsiders the legacy of the architect on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
TECH + PRACTICE
Best Practices Moving? What to Consider When Relocating Your FirmArchitects and lawyers discuss the steps necessary in transferring a business to a new state or country.
Innovative Detail Pinterest’s New York Office Scissor StairA geometric, wood-clad volume designed by IwamotoScott becomes the heart of the multistory office for the online cataloging and social media platform.
Next Progressives MG&Co.Following Hurricane Harvey, this Houston-based duo question if “infrastructure [can] reliably counter the forces of nature.”
Mind & Matter Internet of Clean? How Robots Are Revolutionizing (and Automating) Commercial and Residential MaintenanceVacuuming and window washing automation technology is on the rise, but trade-offs in security abound.
Products How to Specify a Metal Roof for Commercial BuildingsARCHITECT has put together some tips and guidelines for selecting and specifying these types of roofs.
Best Practices Moving? What to Consider When Relocating Your FirmArchitects and lawyers discuss the steps necessary in transferring a business to a new state or country.
Innovative Detail Pinterest’s New York Office Scissor StairA geometric, wood-clad volume designed by IwamotoScott becomes the heart of the multistory office for the online cataloging and social media platform.
Next Progressives MG&Co.Following Hurricane Harvey, this Houston-based duo question if “infrastructure [can] reliably counter the forces of nature.”
Mind & Matter Internet of Clean? How Robots Are Revolutionizing (and Automating) Commercial and Residential MaintenanceVacuuming and window washing automation technology is on the rise, but trade-offs in security abound.
Products How to Specify a Metal Roof for Commercial BuildingsARCHITECT has put together some tips and guidelines for selecting and specifying these types of roofs.
RESIDENTIAL
Affordable Housing Yale Architecture Students Design Two-Unit House for Formerly Homeless New Haven ResidentsThe school’s annual first-year design/build project has built 29 houses in the city, and this year’s is the first of a five-year partnership, Homeless:Housed, with local nonprofit Columbus House.
Affordable Housing Yale Architecture Students Design Two-Unit House for Formerly Homeless New Haven ResidentsThe school’s annual first-year design/build project has built 29 houses in the city, and this year’s is the first of a five-year partnership, Homeless:Housed, with local nonprofit Columbus House.
AIA ARCHITECT
AIA Future Marshall Brown is Putting the Pieces TogetherExploring architectural expectations at the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
AIA Design An Education in Energy EfficiencyColleges and universities are investing in energy-saving strategies fueled by well-designed buildings.
AIA Knowledge The Value of Environmental CareCan daylighting increase the well-being of memory-care patients? A recent AIA Upjohn grant supported research into how the built environment impacts human health.
AIA Perspective Minding the StoreArchitecture is the bridge between healthy commerce and good design.
AIA Future Marshall Brown is Putting the Pieces TogetherExploring architectural expectations at the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
AIA Design An Education in Energy EfficiencyColleges and universities are investing in energy-saving strategies fueled by well-designed buildings.
AIA Knowledge The Value of Environmental CareCan daylighting increase the well-being of memory-care patients? A recent AIA Upjohn grant supported research into how the built environment impacts human health.
AIA Perspective Minding the StoreArchitecture is the bridge between healthy commerce and good design.
FRONTS
Technology The Future of Pedestrian CrossingThis week, software company Umbrellium unveiled a prototype of the world’s first smart pedestrian crossing in London.
Cultural Projects Louvre Abu Dhabi Opens on SaturdayJean Nouvel’s “museum city” opens in the United Arab Emirates.
Louvre Abu DhabiAteliers Jean Nouvel
Awards Landscape Architect Kate Orff and Designer Damon Rich Named 2017 MacArthur FellowsOrff and Rich join a class of 24 recipients who will each receive $625,000 over five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Apple Michigan AvenueFoster + Partners
Exhibitions The Bronx Museum of the Arts Celebrates “Anarchitecture” of Gordon Matta-ClarkOn view from Nov. 8 through April 8 of next year, the exhibit will feature more than 100 artworks by the artist, including some from his archive.
Awards AIA Alaska Announces the 2017 Design Awards WinnersThe chapter presented two Honor Awards and three People’s Choice Awards.
Technology The Future of Pedestrian CrossingThis week, software company Umbrellium unveiled a prototype of the world’s first smart pedestrian crossing in London.
Cultural Projects Louvre Abu Dhabi Opens on SaturdayJean Nouvel’s “museum city” opens in the United Arab Emirates.
Louvre Abu DhabiAteliers Jean Nouvel
Awards Landscape Architect Kate Orff and Designer Damon Rich Named 2017 MacArthur FellowsOrff and Rich join a class of 24 recipients who will each receive $625,000 over five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Apple Michigan AvenueFoster + Partners
Exhibitions The Bronx Museum of the Arts Celebrates “Anarchitecture” of Gordon Matta-ClarkOn view from Nov. 8 through April 8 of next year, the exhibit will feature more than 100 artworks by the artist, including some from his archive.
Awards AIA Alaska Announces the 2017 Design Awards WinnersThe chapter presented two Honor Awards and three People’s Choice Awards.
EDITORIAL
Go See It Anyway The Replicant City of Blade Runner 2049Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Blade Runner, set the bar in film for cities of the future. Does the speculative urbanism of Denis Villeneuve’s sequel stand up?
Go See It Anyway The Replicant City of Blade Runner 2049Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Blade Runner, set the bar in film for cities of the future. Does the speculative urbanism of Denis Villeneuve’s sequel stand up?
