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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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Jeanne Gang

Interview with Jeanne Gang

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 30, 2017
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RECORD chatted with the Studio Gang founder about her work and the direction of the profession.


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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History Reveals Details about Studio Gang Expansion

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 11, 2017
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The expansion features a dramatic exhibition atrium and curvaceous concrete walls.
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Common Ground High School

Common Ground High School by Gray Organschi Architecture

New Haven, Connecticut
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 1, 2017
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An environmental charter school in Connecticut gets a new building with an unusual wood structure.


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Paul Revere Williams Becomes First African American to Receive AIA Gold Medal

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Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
December 7, 2016
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The AIA’s 2017 Firm Award goes to San Francisco-based firm Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects.
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Case for Investment in ‘Social’ Infrastructure

The Case for Investment in ‘Social’ Infrastructure

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
December 6, 2016
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An AIA conference, held in the wake of the presidential election, argues for increased funding for public buildings.


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Vagelos Education Center

Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center at Columbia University Medical Center by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

New York City
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
November 1, 2016
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Spaces for collaboration take center stage at a medical school academic building.
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Columbia Manhattanville

Columbia Dedicates Renzo Piano and SOM-Planned Campus

The first two buildings of the university's Manhattanville development will open next spring.
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
October 26, 2016
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Monday, Columbia University dedicated a satellite campus on 17 acres in New York’s West Harlem neighborhood.


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Kinetic Buildings

Continuing Education: Kinetic Buildings

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
October 1, 2016
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Dynamic structures with large-scale operable elements adapt and transform, responding to changing needs.
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Carmel Place

Carmel Place

Living Small in the Big City: A building of micro-units introduces a new housing typology for New York’s changing demographics.
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
September 1, 2016
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New York is infamous for its small living spaces—an apartment so teeny that its occupants must use the oven for storage, or a tenement so tight that the bathtub is in the kitchen.


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Kristine Harding

Interview with NCARB President Kristine Harding

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
August 18, 2016
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Kristine Harding—principal in charge of the Huntsville, Alabama, studio of the KPS Group—is the first woman to be president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards since 1999.


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