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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.

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Sydney Celebrates Completion of Ambitious Waterfront Regeneration Effort at Barangaroo South

Matt Hickman

January 6, 2026

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Helmed by RSHP with Lendlease, the transformative urban renewal scheme on Sydney’s northwestern harbor was 15 years in the making.

Two I.M. Pei–Designed Landmark Buildings Face Potential Demolition

Matt Hickman

Josephine Minutillo

December 18, 2025

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Dallas City Hall and the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Mesa Laboratory in Colorado are under threat.

Spiritual Projects 2025

Trahan Architects Designs a Circular Hub for Interfaith Congregation at Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans

Matt Hickman

December 9, 2025

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The mass-timber Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center serves as an intimate, inclusive space on campus for worship and assembly.

Shigeru Ban Awarded 2026 AIA Gold Medal

Matt Hickman

December 5, 2025

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In addition to recognizing the Tokyo-based architect and humanitarian, the AIA has honored Duvall Decker with its annual Architecture Firm Award.

Mithun Scores Multiple Sustainability Firsts with a Private K–12 School in Seattle

Matt Hickman

November 25, 2025

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The Bush School’s expansion project packs in notable sustainability strategies extending from building performance to salmon-friendly stormwater management.

Louisville’s Speed Art Museum Debuts Reed Hilderbrand–Designed Park

Matt Hickman

November 14, 2025

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The opening of the 3-acre landscape comes at a turbulent time for Kentucky’s largest and oldest art museum.

Historic New England Launches Design Competition for Public Restrooms at the Gropius House

Matt Hickman

November 13, 2025

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Visitors to the landmark 1938 dwelling, operating as a historic house museum since 1984, have long had to contend with portable bathrooms.

Studio Museum in Harlem Readies for November 15 Opening

Matt Hickman

November 6, 2025

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Designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson, the cultural institution’s new home replaces a century-old building adapted for the museum by J. Max Bond Jr. in the early 1980s.

The Hopkins Center, Dartmouth’s Wallace Harrison–Designed Arts Hub, Reopens after Transformative Revamp

Matt Hickman

October 28, 2025

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Snøhetta’s renovation and expansion of the regional performing arts center adds new theater venues and rehearsal spaces while preserving the 1962 building’s mid-century appeal.