Matt Hickman

Matt Hickman is Senior News/Digital Editor at Architectural Record. Previously, he served as Senior Editor at The Architect’s Newspaper and has over a decade of experience as a freelance writer and editor specializing in historic preservation, public space, and the intersection of the natural world and built environment. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Matt holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from The New School.

Weiss/Manfredi Selected to Design Expansion at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Matt Hickman

April 24, 2025

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The New York firm was chosen from a shortlist that also included Kengo Kuma & Associates, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Selldorf Architects, Studio Gang, and WHY Architecture.

A Greenhouse for Plants and Humans by salazarsequeromedina

The ‘Plot’ Thickens with the 2025 League Prize Winners

Matt Hickman

April 23, 2025

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This year’s cohort includes young practitioners hailing from New York, Mexico City, Toronto, Boston, and beyond.

GSA and HUD Seek to Offload Marcel Breuer–designed Weaver Federal Building

Matt Hickman

April 23, 2025

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The enormous precast concrete office building—one of two designed by Breuer in Washington, D.C.—has been added to an ‘accelerated disposition’ list as HUD explores relocation options.

American Academy in Rome campus, aerial view

American Academy in Rome Announces 2025–2026 Rome Prize Fellows

Matt Hickman

April 23, 2025

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Recipients in the disciplines of architecture and landscape architecture include Cory Henry, Akima Brackeen, Tameka Baba, Sean Burkholder, and Karen Lutsky.

Aric Chen Appointed as Director of Zaha Hadid Foundation

Matt Hickman

April 17, 2025

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Chen, an international correspondent for RECORD, has served as general and artistic director of the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam since 2021.

Kitchen & Bath 2025

VonDalwig’s Renovation of a Loft in Brooklyn’s Ex-Lax Building Pairs Refined Materials with Industrial Brawn

Brooklyn

Matt Hickman

April 15, 2025

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A gut renovation of a 1980s loft conversion transforms structural constraints into dramatic design elements.

In Focus

Lake|Flato’s Hotel Saint Augustine Rises Respectfully Next to the Menil Collection in Houston

Houston

Matt Hickman

April 10, 2025

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The 71-key property melds into its leafy, low-slung surroundings while vibrant interiors by Post Company reflect the eclectism of the neighboring museum’s vast holdings.

America’s Cultural Infrastructure Crippled by Trump Cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities

Matt Hickman

April 8, 2025

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More than 1,200 NEH grants have been terminated, and 80 percent of the agency’s staff has reportedly been placed on leave.

AIA Launches Search for Next EVP/CEO

Matt Hickman

March 28, 2025

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Led by a committee chaired by 2024 AIA president Kimberly Dowdell, the search to replace former chief executive Lakisha Ann Woods comes at an uncertain time for both the profession and American institutions.