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Home » Authors » Anna Fixsen

Anna Fixsen

Anna Fixsen was a staff writer and editor for Architectural Record from 2013 to 2017, during which time she covered topics ranging from new projects to human rights, and edited Firms to Watch—a special section devoted to emerging architecture firms.

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Indian Springs School

Indian Springs School by Lake|Flato Architects

Birmingham, Alabama
Anna Fixsen
January 1, 2017
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A cluster of new buildings captures the rugged, free spirit of a rural boarding school in Birmingham, Alabama.


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Paul Revere Williams

The Boundary-Breaking Career of 2017 AIA Gold Medal Winner Paul Revere Williams

Anna Fixsen
December 19, 2016
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Williams, the first African American to receive the prize, won over finalists Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers. 


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Paul Revere Williams Becomes First African American to Receive AIA Gold Medal

Anna Fixsen
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
December 7, 2016
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The AIA’s 2017 Firm Award goes to San Francisco-based firm Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects.
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AIDS Memorial

NYC Dedicates New AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village

The white steel and aluminum pavilion was designed by Brooklyn-based studio ai architects.
Anna Fixsen
December 2, 2016
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In 1988, at the height of the AIDS crisis, activist Vito Russo compared the epidemic to trench warfare, a nightmarish battle in which “every time a shell explodes, you look around and you discover that you’ve lost more of your friends, but nobody else notices.”


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Young Ayata

Design Vanguard 2016: Young & Ayata

Brooklyn, New York
Anna Fixsen
December 1, 2016
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A two-man firm plays with architectural representation—and how we perceive it.
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Zaha Hadid & Patrik Schumacher

Zaha Hadid’s Firm and Executors Reject Patrik Schumacher’s “Urban Policy Manifesto”

The backlash comes after Schumacher proposed eliminating public housing and privatizing public space in a recent keynote in Berlin.
Anna Fixsen
November 29, 2016
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Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), ignited a firestorm after he outlined an eight-point manifesto meant to address London’s housing crisis.


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UTEC Campus Building

UTEC Campus Building in Lima Wins First-Ever RIBA International Prize

Anna Fixsen
November 23, 2016
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Jurors hail the building by Grafton Architects as a “modern day Macchu Picchu."


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One Dubai Design

BIG Designs First Hyperloop One for UAE

Anna Fixsen
November 21, 2016
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The sleek design seeks to eliminate waiting from travel.
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Presidential Medal of Freedom
UPDATED

Frank Gehry, Maya Lin Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Anna Fixsen
November 16, 2016
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President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among them architects Frank Gehry and Maya Lin.
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Frick Collection Expansion

Take Two: Selldorf Architects Selected for Frick Collection Expansion

Anna Fixsen
October 20, 2016
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For more than a year, New Yorkers have waited to learn the outcome of a forthcoming expansion of the Frick Collection, the beloved Manhattan institution known for its intimate scale as much as for its collection of works by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Turner, and other masters.


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