This month, ongoing exhibitions include the Public Art Fund's large-scale installations in Brooklyn and a major solo exhibition of influential Bauhaus furniture designer Erich Dieckman in Berlin.

Environmentalist and architect Smith Mordak spoke to RECORD about creating social value and how architects in practice must adapt to the changing needs of the planet. 

Dowdell, who will be the first Black woman to serve in the role, spoke to RECORD about her aspirations for the organization and the importance of advocating for architects.

A post office rehabilitation by Studio Anne Holtrop in Bahrain, a university library by RMA Architects in India, and a wind tower by AGi Architects in Kuwait City are among the finalists.

This month, ongoing exhibitions include "American Framing" at Chicago's Wrightwood 659 and a MVRDV-designed horticultural expo in Almere, Holland.