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Ian Volner

Ian Volner has contributed articles on architecture and design to The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and The New Republic among other publications.

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Scripps Theater, Hudson Valley Shakespeare

An Open-air Pavilion by Studio Gang Serves as the New Home of Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Garrison, New York
Ian Volner
May 14, 2026
No Comments
The seasonal New York theater troupe's permanent new venue is a prefabricated laminated-timber structure perched high above the Hudson River.
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New Museum expansion by OMA

Manhattan’s Latest Power Couple: OMA Extends the New Museum’s Original SANAA Building with an Addition

New York City
Ian Volner
April 17, 2026
2 Comments
Shohei Shigematsu's new wing nearly doubles the size of Manhattan’s consummate contemporary-art museum.
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Design Studies Collaborative
Record Interiors 2026

In Brooklyn, O’Neill Rose Architects Revives a Small Brick Building that Has Lived Many Lives

Brooklyn, New York
Ian Volner
April 8, 2026
One Comment
In its latest incarnation, a modest 1930s structure in Sunset Park serves as the firm's studio and as headquarters for Design Studies Collaborative, a nonprofit planning consultancy.
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Terminal Warehouse
Industry

CookFox Transforms a 19th Century Manhattan Storehouse into a Modern Workplace

New York
Ian Volner
June 6, 2025
No Comments
A historic brick and timber warehouse, once home to an infamous nightclub, gets a new lease on life.
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Arsenale at Venice Biennale
Record Reviews

In Venice, an Architecture Biennale with a Dystopian Flair

Venice
Ian Volner
May 30, 2025
No Comments
The atmosphere was that of a 'shadow-realm Coney Island where the only prize is the grim certainty that the end is nigh,' writes Ian Volner of the Venice Biennale's 19th Architecture Exhibition.
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Carlo Ratti portrait

RECORD Talks with Carlo Ratti, Curator of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

Ian Volner
April 16, 2025
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The Italian architect discusses organizing architecture’s biggest show against a backdrop of global turbulence.
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A New Exhibition at MoMA Showcases Change-Stimulating Design Objects

Ian Volner
January 27, 2025
No Comments
With each piece representing an ‘enzyme necessary in our evolution,’ everything from Post-its to Spanx are on display in ‘Pirouette: Turning Points in Design.’
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Old Meets New in Sometimes Curious Ways at the 2024 Edition of Design Miami

Ian Volner
December 12, 2024
No Comments

Themed ‘Blue Sky’ by curatorial director Glenn Adamson, this year’s fair was buoyed by strong sales and an undercurrent of optimism. 


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Clad in Terra-Cotta Fins, UPenn’s Expanded Graduate School of Education Fits in with Its Neighbors

Ian Volner
November 22, 2024
No Comments
Led by Annum Architects, the school-unifying ‘gateway’ project includes renovation and new construction.
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Rockaway Library
In Focus

Snøhetta’s Vibrant Library for a Queens Neighborhood Embraces Artistic Flair

Queens, New York
Ian Volner
October 11, 2024
One Comment
Featuring an abstract, calligraphic design that snakes across a glass facade, the two-story structure in Far Rockaway seeks to honor the rapidly changing neighborhood.
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