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Aaron Smolar

Aaron Smolar is an editorial intern at RECORD. He is currently pursuing masters degrees in architecture and curatorial practices at Columbia University.
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The Sea Ranch

Snapshot: At The Sea Ranch, NICOLEHOLLIS Refreshes the Lodge's Interiors with Thoughtful Touches

Sea Ranch, California
Aaron Smolar
September 21, 2023
One Comment
Originally a general store and restaurant for residents of the Alfred Boeke-designed planned community in Northern California, the Lodge now includes 17 updated guest rooms.
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Moxon Architects and IB-Miebach Collaborate on Mass-Timber Footbridge in Germany

Aaron Smolar
August 16, 2023
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No stranger to pedestrian bridge design, the London practice teams with a German timber engineering firm for a sustainable span in the town of Balingen.
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Speed outdoors sculpture park

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville Announces Plans for Sculpture-Studded Public Green Space

Aaron Smolar
August 15, 2023
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The three-acre park at Kentucky’s largest art institution will be designed by Reed Hilderbrand and feature works by Zaha Hadid, Kulapat Yantrasast, and others.
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Downtown Los Angeles skyline

California Adopts First-in-Nation Building Code Revision to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Aaron Smolar
August 10, 2023
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There are hopes that the requirements, which take effect July 2024, will help to usher in other code changes around the country.
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Riccardo Mariano Plans a Net-Positive Pavilion in Houston

Aaron Smolar
July 18, 2023
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Taking the form of a monumental steel canopy, the work will accommodate performances and serve as a gateway to the city’s Second Ward.


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Marlon Blackwell Architects Selected to Design National Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall

Aaron Smolar
July 13, 2023
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The future monument, to be located near Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is the first project of its kind for the Arkansas firm. 


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LOOK Here installation view at the National Building Museum

Suchi Reddy’s Kaleidoscopic ‘LOOK HERE’ Opens at the National Building Museum

Aaron Smolar
June 30, 2023
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The Reddymade founder is the first BIPOC woman to design a large-scale work for the museum's annual Summer Block Party exhibition.
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International African American Museum, Charleston

Decades in the Making, the International African American Museum Opens in Charleston

Aaron Smolar
June 23, 2023
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Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with Moody Nolan and Hood Design Studio, the much-anticipated project faced controversy and COVID-related setbacks on its road to completion. 


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