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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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Soane Drawing Office

Snapshot: The Soane Museum in London Opens the Drawing Office to the Public

After a year of renovation, a long-hidden space is revealed
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
July 24, 2023
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The room that housed Sir John Soane's architectural practice is restored.
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COB3

Sourcing Sustainable Timber Starts with the Forest

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
June 1, 2023
One Comment
Architects grapple with the carbon impacts and benefits of building with wood.
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Quay Quarter Tower

3XN’s Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney Transforms and Expands an Outmoded 1970s Skyscraper

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
May 18, 2023
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In reinventing an aging Sydney office tower, the Danish firm offers an alternative to demolition.
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Amazon Headquarters

Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
May 1, 2023
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The design and construction industry chips away at concrete’s outsize environmental footprint.
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Marsha Maytum

Newsmaker: Marsha Maytum on the Architect as Advocate

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 2, 2023
One Comment
The founder of San Francisco's Leddy, Maytum, Stacy Architects addresses issues ranging from social inequity to the climate crisis.
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49 South Van Ness

SOM Integrates a City Office Building into San Francisco's Urban Fabric

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 1, 2023
One Comment
The product of a public-private partnership, a 16-story municipal office building remakes a corner of the city.
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Light Fall

In a New York Office Building, Loisos + Ubbelohde’s Fiber-Optic Sculpture Glows with the Light of the Sun

The solar-powered 'Light Fall' illuminates the interior stairwell of a company’s East Coast headquarters
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
February 20, 2023
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The 208-foot-long light sculpture extends through the 15-story space, illuminating it with sunlight captured from the roof—not electricity.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales

SANAA’s New Sydney Landmark at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
January 10, 2023
2 Comments
The reimagined Art Gallery of New South Wales incorporates cascading glass pavilions and World War II-era bunkers.
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Vancouver Residential Tower.

Mass Timber on the Rise

Continuing Education
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
September 1, 2022
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Designers look to wood to help tackle the climate crisis, pushing the material to new limits.
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Juno-Ennead-1.jpg

New Startup Aims to Upend Housing Design and Construction

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
July 29, 2022
3 Comments

Designed in collaboration with Ennead Architects, Juno’s first apartment building heads toward completion in Austin.


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