Gonchar, FAIA| Architectural Record

House of the Month

Giannone Petricone's Renovation of a 200-Year-Old Toronto Villa Blends History and Innovation

Toronto

May 16, 2025

The careful restoration of the 1828 Snider House maintains its stately red-brick front and incorporates a graceful glass addition.

Tall Buildings 2025

In Manhattan, CetraRuddy Transforms an Aging Office Building into Much-Needed Housing

New York

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 6, 2025

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In New York’s Financial District, the country’s largest commercial-to-residential conversion offers lessons for easing the housing crunch.

Continuing Education: Spaces for Design

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 7, 2025

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Architects showcase their work and nurture collaboration in offices for themselves and their consultants.

A Reshuffling of Priorities at the GSA Rattles Architects

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

March 5, 2025

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Delayed payments and a walk-back on sustainability have left firms hired for federal projects unsure of their roles moving forward.

The World Around Reveals 2025 Young Climate Prize Recipients

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

February 11, 2025

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The Beatrice Galilee–organized award program recognizes four winners hailing from Algeria, Nigeria, and Bolivia–all of them under the age of 25.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Headquarters

Sustainability in Practice

Bucholz McEvoy and ZAS Create a Mass-Timber Showcase for a Toronto Environmental Agency

Toronto

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

February 3, 2025

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A new home for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority embodies its mission through climate-conscious design.

Continuing Education: Prefabrication

Prefab Takes Flight at U.S. Airports

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

January 9, 2025

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Expansion projects at the L.A and Atlanta airports exemplify how modular and prefabricated construction can reduce costs, shorten timelines, and minimize disruptions.

Arts & Culture 2024

Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art is a Lesson in Contrast

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

December 2, 2024

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The Thomas Phifer and Partners–designed new home for the young and previously nomadic institution holds its own on a site with a fraught past.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kaufmann Office, designed 1935-1937, is installed at V&A East Storehouse © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.jpg

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ in East London Will Open in May

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 27, 2024

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Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the V&A East Storehouse is a publicly accessible museum storage facility set within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Continuing Education: Building Technology

Bruner/Cott Architects Gives Harvard’s Gund Hall a High-Tech Facelift

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 1, 2024

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A state-of-the-art envelope upgrade for the John Andrews–designed home of the Graduate School of Design preserves a Modernist treasure while improving its energy performance.