James S. Russell, FAIA

James S. Russell, FAIA, a journalist who often focuses on sustainability and resilience, is the author of The Agile City: Building Well Being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change (Island Press, 2011).

Continuing Education: The Office of the Future

James S. Russell, FAIA

July 1, 2021

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Research can guide architects in designing for flexibility and creativity.

Design Vanguard 2021: Bright Common

Philadelphia

James S. Russell, FAIA

June 1, 2021

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Philadelphia-based Jeremy Avellino puts architectural inventiveness to low-carbon purposes in a series of adaptive reuse and Passive House projects.

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Little Island Opens with Big Crowd-Pleasing Ambitions

James S. Russell, FAIA

May 24, 2021

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The $260 million addition to the Hudson River Park, designed by Heatherwick Studio, MNLA, and Arup, opened May 21.

Carol Willis on the State of the Supertall

James S. Russell, FAIA

May 6, 2021

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"Supertalls can be about dreams, the urge to build icons, and ego—but they have got to pay back," says the founding director of the Skyscraper Museum.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Opens Long-Awaited Gehry-designed Galleries and Public Spaces

James S. Russell, FAIA

May 5, 2021

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In Philadelphia, Frank Gehry trades exquisite refinement for his trademark bravura.

New Survey of Minority Experience with NCARB’s AXP

James S. Russell, FAIA

February 25, 2021

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Older candidates for licensure, as well as Black women, report the least satisfactory on-the-job training.

Blakely Elementary School by Mithun

Bainbridge Island, Washington

James S. Russell, FAIA

January 8, 2021

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Mithun combines kid-friendly details and pedagogical innovation in a Seattle-area elementary school.

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As Covid Numbers Spike Again, New York Pioneers Covid Clinics and Mobile Testing

James S. Russell, FAIA

December 22, 2020

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With the lessons of last spring’s Covid-19 peak still horrifyingly fresh, the largest public health-care system in the U.S. has taken a comprehensive approach to addressing massive health-care gaps.

Does the Long Road to Licensure Impede Diversity in the Profession?

James S. Russell, FAIA

September 1, 2020

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The quest for equity in the profession has resurrected a recurring debate over the elaborate, years-long licensure process.

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No Magic Cure for COVID-19 Closures of Performance Spaces

James S. Russell, FAIA

July 21, 2020

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The need to socially distance within locations designed to create intimacy has made reopening performance spaces a distant dream.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This course examines fire-rated glass door systems and how they can safeguard areas of egress while supporting a wide range of design goals.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

You will learn about how lighting and open-air ventilation promotes healthier and more effective learning with the advantages of operable glass walls over fixed walls.