National Archives - The Architect’s Newspaper https://www.archpaper.com/category/region/national/ The most authoritative voice on architecture and design in the United States. Thu, 23 May 2024 20:35:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 WRNS Studio makes space for both high-profile clients and sensitive civic work https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/wrns-studio-high-profile-clients-sensitive-civic-work/ Thu, 23 May 2024 20:35:25 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376659 WRNS Studio, a 145-person office with locations in San Francisco, Honolulu, New York, and Seattle, is a thought leader when it comes to adaptive reuse and sustainability. The bicoastal firm

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April’s Architecture Billings Index again reports decline in billings https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/april-architecture-billings-index-again-decline-billings/ Wed, 22 May 2024 18:15:33 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376531 The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has again reported a decline in billings, while notably not as steep as March (43.6), April saw a score of 48.3—any number lower than

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City Limits sees urban interstate development through the eyes of community organizers https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/city-limits-sees-urban-interstate-development-through-the-eyes-of-community-organizers/ Mon, 20 May 2024 21:02:44 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=376428 City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and The Future of America’s Highways by Megan Kimble | Penguin Random House | $30  It was pouring rain the day I moved to Chicago, finishing

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On International Workers’ Day AN editors look back on a year of labor and practice-forward reporting https://www.archpaper.com/2024/05/international-workers-day-an-editors-labor-reporting/ Wed, 01 May 2024 20:49:19 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=375328 Even if Labor Day falls in September in the U.S., May 1 marks International Workers’ Day around the world. The day has been the cause for celebrations of the international

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March’s Architecture Billings Index reports significant drop from previous month https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/march-architecture-billings-index-significant-drop-previous-month/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:22:19 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374980 In a large drop from February, the AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for March has reported a decline in billings for the 14th consecutive month. The score for March was

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Outdoor Spaces will take place virtually on May 8 https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/outdoor-spaces-virtually-may-8/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:35:13 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374887 The Architect’s Newspaper presents the 4th annual Outdoor Spaces virtual conference, which will take place on May 8. Featuring projects and ideas in landscape architecture, the conference will highlight issues

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Earth Day Digest: Stories keeping AN editors hopeful about the planet’s future https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/earth-day-digest-an-editors-planets-future/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:32:20 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374885 Happy Earth Day! To commemorate, AN editors have scoured our archives from the past year to collate the stories, interviews, reviews, book excerpts, etc. that keep us hopeful about the

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ACSA Fellows to Advance Equity in Architecture confront the “dangerous smearing and doxing” of pro-Palestine scholars with a new platform https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/acsa-fellows-equity-pro-palestine-scholars-new-platform/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:13:45 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374483 Almost four years have passed since the public lynching of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Today, after myriad calls for architecture as a discipline to reckon

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Electric charging roads for EVs might just be the next new thing https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/electric-charging-roads-next-new-thing/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:17:09 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=374352 Believe it or not before the proliferation of the gasoline powered car, electric vehicles (EV) were the norm. The first crude EV was introduced in 1832 by Robert Anderson, and

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A few of the best design- and architecture-related April Fools’ Day jokes https://www.archpaper.com/2024/04/april-fools-day-jokes/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:17:34 +0000 https://www.archpaper.com/?p=373693 Happy April Fools’ Day! This is the one time a year where it is fully acceptable for companies, brands, and celebrities to announce wacky new snack pairings, unprecedented name changes,

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