Dowdell, who will be the first Black woman to serve in the role, spoke to RECORD about her aspirations for the organization and the importance of advocating for architects.
Last week, AIA New York and the Center for Architecture gathered policymakers, academics, and community activists to discuss the causes of and solutions to New York City's escalating housing crisis.
A team led by San Francisco's EHDD is making use of carbon offsets and new sustainability modeling software in renovating the institute's brutalist headquarters.
This year's honorees range from a public works building in Iowa City to the Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans to a new school and library complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts.