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Swinging on Billionaire’s Row

February 14, 2021 chriscosper

So much for the old adage that you can’t be too skinny. 432 Park Avenue, known as the “Millionaire’s Matchstick”…

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Filed under: structure

Symptom of a larger problem: Blair Kamin and the Chicago Tribune

February 3, 2021 chriscosper

Blair Kamin has resigned from the Chicago Tribune, leaving our third largest city—and arguably most important architectural metropolis—without an architectural…

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Filed under: scholarship of reporting

Katerra thrown lifeline

January 26, 2021 chriscosper

The Silicon Valley-esque design-build firm Katerra recently received a $200 million cash infusion to stay in business. Are Katerra’s misfortunes…

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Filed under: economics

Architect’s discuss potential impact of Biden presidency

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Several architects discuss the potential impact of the Biden administration on the architecture profession, climate change, and so forth in…

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International Code Council (ICC) proposal opens door for backroom deals

January 24, 2021 chriscosper

According to an American Institute of Architects (AIA) press release, “[T]he ICC Board of Directors is considering removing residential and…

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Filed under: AIA, climate change

Should the Architect of the Capitol resign?

January 18, 2021 chriscosper

Before I discuss J. Brett Blanton, let me tell a short story. My architecture firm started designing a series of…

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Update on the AIA’s 2030 Commitment published

January 8, 2021 chriscosper

Progress has been made. More needs to be done. A link to the 2020 report, which examines 2019 data.

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Filed under: climate change

AIA actually gets an award right with Mazria Gold Medal

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Architecture awards, a part of the vast architectural media complex, have been complicit for the previous 30 years in the…

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Filed under: climate change, Starchitect fails

Stimulus package includes green provisions

January 7, 2021 chriscosper

Somewhat lost during the holiday season and our turbulent political situation, the massive stimulus package (which passed on Monday, December…

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Architecture school grad creates documentary featuring two architects and their Arctic sea adventure

December 25, 2020 chriscosper

In a neat article that shows the wide-ranging value of an architectural education, an architecture school graduate—who had become a…

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Filed under: architectural education

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