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Sarah Amelar

Sarah Amelar is a Los Angeles–based contributing editor at Architectural Record.
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LACMA Unveils Latest Zumthor Scheme

LACMA Unveils Latest Zumthor Scheme

Sarah Amelar
May 1, 2017
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The new $650 million scheme reveals a strikingly muscular form of sand-colored concrete.


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Restaurant Gwen

Restaurant Gwen by Home Studios

Los Angeles
Sarah Amelar
April 1, 2017
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Impeccable design steals the show at a Hollywood restaurant.


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Temple Israel of Hollywood

Temple Israel of Hollywood by Koning Eizenberg Architecture

Los Angeles
Sarah Amelar
February 1, 2017
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An airy chapel is set against a somber historic synagogue in Los Angeles.


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William Lowman Concert Hall

William M. Lowman Concert Hall by Sander Architects

Idyllwild, California
Sarah Amelar
January 1, 2017
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Idyllwild Arts Academy in California gets a world-class performance space on a tight budget.


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The Beekman
Record Interiors 2016

The Beekman Hotel in New York City

A project of Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio
Sarah Amelar
October 4, 2016
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A neglected 19th-century landmark reveals an astonishing space for a new hotel, thanks to Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio.


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The Road Ahead
Celebrating 125 Years: Looking Forward

The Road Ahead: Driverless Vehicles, Cities, and Architecture

Autonomous vehicles are on their way—but what will their arrival mean for density and sprawl?
Sarah Amelar
September 1, 2016
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The race to develop driverless vehicles is zooming full-speed ahead, engaging all the major car companies—as well as Google X, Apple, and various start-ups. 


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Jumaa Mosque

Jumaa Mosque and Sacred Heart Cathedral by John McAslan + Partners

Doha, Qatar and Kericho, Kenya
Sarah Amelar
May 1, 2016
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London-based John McAslan + Partners designs a mosque in Qatar and a Roman Catholic church in Kenya.
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House of the Month: East Branch House

East Branch House

A low-slung retreat in Upstate New York scrapes the earth and rises to take in its surroundings.
Sarah Amelar
March 1, 2016
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The Delaware River’s East Branch, meandering through New York’s Catskills region, is famous for fly fishing. So, when Gad Soffer—a passionate amateur fly fisherman—got the chance to purchase a pristine nine-acre parcel there, he and his wife, Katie Donnelly, leapt for it.


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Pomona College Studio Art Hall

State of the Arts: A maverick building breaks with tradition and invites the entire campus to see art students at work.
Sarah Amelar
November 15, 2015
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Art breaks the rules” is an idea Pomona College’s art faculty hoped its new building would convey, recalls department chair Michael O’Malley.


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Taking the 2015 Solar Decathlon by Storm

Sarah Amelar
October 21, 2015
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The Stevens Institute of Technology, a private university based in Hoboken, New Jersey, won the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s 2015 Solar Decathlon Saturday—taking an unprecedented first place in seven of the 10 competition categories.


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