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James McCown

is a Boston-based architectural journalist who writes for numerous publications including The Boston Globe, Metropolis, The Architect’s Newspaper and Architectural Digest AD PRO. He has written several books including the upcoming The Home Office: Pavilions, Shacks and Extensions for Maximum Inspiration and Productivity, to be published by Rizzoli New York in late 2023. McCown studied journalism at Loyola University New Orleans and holds an ALM in the history of art and architecture from Harvard University, where his thesis on modern Brazilian architecture received an Honorable Mention, Dean’s Award, Best ALM Thesis (2007).
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exterior image from street of Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT
The Shingle Style

SOM delivers another innovative curtain wall at the Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT

Shared Spaces

French 2D designs a colorful complex for a cohousing community in Massachusetts

Veiled

Schwartz/Silver Architects unveils design for a Holocaust museum in Boston

An Improved Front Yard

Sasaki transforms Boston’s City Hall Plaza from a “vast wasteland” into a friendly, accessible landscape

river with Center for Computing & Data Sciences building
A Stack of Neighborhoods

KPMB’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences for BU, now open, changes Boston’s skyline

a slender condo tower with precast concrete facade
All Grown Up

Höweler + Yoon shares highlights from an impressive crop of new works

a terra-cotta building joining a glass one with aronson building sign
Stone For All Seasons

In San Francisco, the historic Aronson Building gets a second life as a neighborhood anchor

a rendering of downtown Somerville with new towers
Moving Up

In Somerville, the massive USQ will breathe new life into the city’s core

Wrigleyville in chicago, a network of midrise buildings around a stadium
Play Ball

In Chicago, the neighborhood around Wrigley Field continues to grow

A bridge park spanning two halves of a preserve bisected by a road
Slow Growth

AN sits down with the 2021 Landscape Architecture Firm of the Year, Stimson

THe boston seaport rock way path
Rocky Road

A new linear park promises to redeem the Boston Seaport megaproject

photo of the ojai valley school, a collection of white buildings on a hilltop at dusk
On The Up And Up

After a fire, the Ojai Valley School was given a second chance at life

Exterior of the Benton Art museum, a squat concrete structure with glass entryway
Bent On Opening

The Benton Art Museum brings Mediterranean flair to Pomona College

Exterior of a four winged tower
Trading For Seasons

Edward Durell Stone’s only New Orleans tower gets a new lease on life

Winthrop center, a massive tower on a base in boston
Getting A Handel

In Boston, the world’s largest Passive House office tower is on the rise

Rendering of a new arched outdoor area at south station in boston
On A Strong Base

In Boston, the new South Station tower will bring much-needed transit upgrades

Boston University (BU)'s new Data Sciences Center designed by Toronto-based firm KPMB
Terrier Tower

Boston University turns a page with a statement-making tower

Clark Art Institute Expansion

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