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Joann Gonchar, FAIA

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

Joann Gonchar, FAIA, LEED AP, is deputy editor at Architectural Record. She joined RECORD in 2006, after working for eight years at its sister publication, Engineering News-Record. Before starting her career as a journalist, Joann worked for several architecture firms and spent three years in Kobe, Japan, with the firm Team Zoo, Atelier Iruka. She earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. She is licensed to practice architecture in New York State.

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10 World Trade
Tall Buildings 2026

On a Complex Site in Boston, Sasaki Reimagines the Seaport District's Tower Typology

Boston
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
May 8, 2026
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With its flared form and arched great hall, 10 World Trade creates space for the urban realm.
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Room in Front of the Closet
Record Interiors 2026

Within a Compact Bucharest Apartment, StuffStudio Creates an Inventively Transformable Living Space

Bucharest, Romania
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
April 9, 2026
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Inspired by critic Henry Urbach's concept of the ‘ante-closet,’ the organizing element of the renovated dwelling is a series of cabinets and closets with folding, swinging, and rotating enclosures.
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Panel at Made Right conference

RECORD Reports Back from Revizto’s 2026 Made Right Conference

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 25, 2026
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Deputy editor Joann Gonchar discusses highlights of the multi-day gathering, where she hosted a panel discussion on AI.
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Irving R. Newhouse Building

Continuing Education: Newhouse Replacement Building

Olympia, Washington
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 6, 2026
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Miller Hull creates a high-performing landmark for the storied capitol campus in Olympia, Washington.
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Japanese Farmhouse
In Focus

A Centuries-old Japanese Farmhouse Finds a Home Outside Boston

Belmont, Massachusetts
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
February 11, 2026
One Comment
The non-profit Miho Belmont International worked with a team that included Atelier Ryo and I-Kanda Architects to renovate and relocate a traditional timber 'minka' in the Boston suburbs.
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Paravant Architects Passive House
L.A. Fires, One Year Later

Is the Passive House Standard the Answer?

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 8, 2026
One Comment
Many Passive House proponents see the energy performance–based program and its strategies as having great potential for the rebuilding of L.A.’s devastated neighborhoods.
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Jonah Susskind
L.A. Fires, One Year Later

Addressing the Wildfire Knowledge Gap: A Q&A with SWA’s Jonah Susskind

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 8, 2026
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RECORD deputy editor Joann Gonchar talks with the landscape architecture firm’s director of climate strategy, who served as one of the principal investigators for its ‘Playbook for the Pyrocene.’
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Yale Living Village
Continuing Education: Living Building Challenge

Yale Divinity School’s New Housing, by Bruner/Cott and Höweler + Yoon, Reflects the Values of Eco-Theology

New Haven, Connecticut
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
December 1, 2025
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Sitting on New Haven’s Science Hill, the 50-bed Living Village residence hall is seeking full certification under the world's most rigorous green-building rating system.
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Center for Integrative & Innovative Research

A Public Research Institute at the University of Arkansas Continues the School’s Pioneering Embrace of Mass Timber

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
November 24, 2025
No Comments
Designed by HGA with Hufft, the new Institute for Integrative & Innovative Research melds a public-facing timber pavilion with a steel-framed lab corridor.
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Oceana Innovation Hub
RECORD Interviews

Newsmaker: Michael Murphy on Architects Having Skin in the Game

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
November 12, 2025
One Comment
The former president and CEO of MASS Design Group discusses completed and on-the-boards work by his new firm, Agency Michael Murphy and Associates.
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