Interviews

Three Architects Discuss Whiteness and Racism in the Built Environment

July 30, 2020

RECORD convened a panel of three professionals in practice and education—Mabel O. Wilson, Mario Gooden, and Justin Garrett Moore—to explore how racism has shaped, and operated within, the profession of architecture.

Interview with NOMA President Kimberly Dowdell

Miriam Sitz

April 20, 2020

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The Chicago-based architect spoke with RECORD about how systemic disparities have exacerbated COVID-19's effect on communities of color—and how the pandemic’s economic repercussions might impact the next generation of designers.

Interview with Earth Day Organizer Denis Hayes

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 20, 2020

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For the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day, RECORD interviews Denis Hayes, principal national organizer of the first event in 1970.

Interview with Julie Hiromoto

The chair of COTE talks with RECORD about her recent testimony before a congressional subcommittee.

Miriam Sitz

February 26, 2020

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The architect testified before a congressional subcommittee about a bill that will affect the design of new federal buildings.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured this image of smoke and flames from bushfires in Australia on December 31, 2019.

Interview with Ian Weir

The Australian architect and researcher speaks with RECORD about designing for wildfires.

Miriam Sitz

January 17, 2020

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A practicing architect and researcher at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Weir speaks with RECORD about wildfire-adapted architecture.

Interview with Stacy Smedley

The Seattle-based designer spoke with RECORD about sustainability and a new tool for calculating embodied carbon.

Miriam Sitz

December 23, 2019

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RECORD spoke with Skanska USA's Stacy Smedley about the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator.

Interview with Gene Kohn

Deputy editor Suzanne Stephens chatted with the KPF founder about topics discussed in his new book.

Suzanne Stephens

December 5, 2019

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RECORD speaks with the Kohn Pederson Fox founder about his conversational autobiography, 'The World by Design: The Story of a Global Architecture Firm.'