Cathleen McGuigan has announced she plans to step down as editor in chief of Architectural Record at the end of December. McGuigan, who took the helm in May 2011, will become a consulting editor to the publication. Under her leadership, RECORD has won numerous journalism honors, including the Grand Neal award, and has expanded its global reach and the scope of its digital publishing. While continuing its key mission to cover major trends in architecture and explore the best new projects, RECORD has also sharpened its editorial focus on the climate crisis; on cities—in particular such urban problems as lack of affordable housing and inadequate public space; and on the inequities that persist in the field. In 2014, she launched RECORD’s annual Women in Architecture Design Leadership awards, the only such prize in the U.S.
“It’s been an honor to edit the premier publication for the profession,” said McGuigan. “RECORD has been published for 132 years, and each editor has a chance to continually refresh it. I have been so fortunate to work with a deeply knowledgeable, talented editorial staff, past and present, and with our contributors. I know RECORD will thrive under its next editor, in our ever-changing media landscape.”
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