Articles by Joann Gonchar, FAIA

A venerable institution expands in a historic neighborhood in Kentucky.

Innovation in materials and fabrication prompts an architect to reconsider how buildings are made.

The Young Architects Forum, a part of the AIA, organized the two-day symposium “Practice Innovation Lab” outside of D.C. last month.

The astrophysicist and author’s talk was both humorous and sober, touching on topics as diverse as the Three Little Pigs, the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, and the earth as seen from space.

The firm and its partners aim to make the revamped Precautionary List more widely accessible.

On an island in New York, Cornell Tech opens a high-tech campus that marries education and entrepreneurship.

The creator of the Rigorous Living Building Challenge designs his own super-sustainable dwelling.

A 26-story apartment building on the Cornell Tech campus achieves Passive House certification, making it the tallest and largest structure with this designation anywhere in the world.

The latest certification tools for sustainability in offices and other buildings put the focus on occupants’ health.

Five years opening in Rotterdam, the retrospective returns to the architect’s hometown.