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Cathleen McGuigan

Cathleen McGuigan

Cathleen McGuigan served as editor in chief of Architectural Record from 2011 to 2022.

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Cathleen McGuigan

January 2023 Editor's Letter: A Brief Farewell

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
January 9, 2023
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A changing of the guard at the top of Architectural Record.
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December 2022 Editor's Letter: Architecture with a Capital A, from California to Taipei

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Cathleen McGuigan
December 9, 2022
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In this month's issue, innovative projects for arts and culture feed the senses.
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Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses

Playwright David Hare Explains his Fascination with Robert Moses

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
December 5, 2022
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The "Straight Line Crazy" writer on why he took on a quintessentially American figure for a play originally staged in London.
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SQUARE University of St Gallen

November 2022 Editor's Letter: Urban Studies

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
November 11, 2022
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Colleges and universities have a responsibility to the cities—and the world—beyond their gates.
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October 2022 Editor's Letter: The Housing Crisis Continues

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Cathleen McGuigan
October 24, 2022
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High demand, low vacancy, and soaring prices are tough on the low end of the market.
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September 2022 Editor's Letter: The End of Summer, Climate Change, & Heat Waves

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Cathleen McGuigan
September 16, 2022
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With record-breaking temperatures, the world needs new ideas to reduce carbon emissions and slow global warming.
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Michael Heizer’s Sprawling Land Art Piece, Called City, Opens Today in Nevada’s High Desert

Cathleen-McGuigan
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Ilana Herzig
September 2, 2022
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The maverick artist began work on his mythological sculptural work in the state’s Great Basin 50 years ago.
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August 2022 Editor's Letter: Architecture for the Future

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
August 9, 2022
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This year, AIA celebrated three cycles of honorees–and the values they reflect bode well for the profession.
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July 2022 Editor's Letter: Memorializing the Victims of Gun Violence

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
July 12, 2022
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While we have monuments for the victims of war and other catastrophes, commemorating those who have died in the American epidemic of gun violence is an almost unspeakable challenge.
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June 2022 Editor's Letter: The Climate Crisis Meets Social Justice

Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
May 31, 2022
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Two complicated movements intertwine, locally and globally, with shared goals essential to saving the earth.
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