Spotlight on Black Leaders in Design

The Getty Foundation’s Conserving Black Modernism Initiative Announces Newest Grant Recipients

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:38:59 -0400

Eight sites, including a Washington, D.C., theater and a Buffalo community center, will share $3.1 million earmarked for preservation efforts through a grant partnership with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

Brotherhood Sister Sol's Mission of Transformative Support for At-Risk Youth Gets a New Home in Harlem

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:20:32 -0500

A vital community resource for nearly three decades, BroSis continues its mission from a new home designed by New York–based Urban Architectural Initiatives.

Back in Print, Second Edition of 'African Modernism' Surveys Architecture Across the Continent

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 08:01:33 -0500

Reread David Adjaye’s thoughtful review of the compendium, originally published in Architectural Record in October 2015.

Sekou Cooke on Hip-Hop as a Blueprint for Architecture

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:12:29 -0500

The architect and curator of Museum of Design Atlanta’s ongoing exhibition "Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture" discusses hip-hop culture as a creative sourcebook for Black designers.

Come Celebrate Women in Architecture at RECORD's Design Leadership Awards in New York Tonight

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0400

It’s not too late to join the ceremony and reception honoring six design leaders.

Architectural Record's 2022 Women in Architecture Award Winners

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Now in its 9th year, the annual award recognizes women who lead and inspire in architectural practice and beyond.

The Getty Commits $3.1 Million to Conserve Modern Architecture by Black Designers

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

The Getty Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announce a grant to preserve the historic Modern works of Black architects such as Robert Robinson Taylor, Amaza Lee Meredith and Vertner Woodson Tandy.

Developer Anyeley Hallová Tackles Equity and Wealth-Building

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400

The Portland, Oregon-based developer with degrees in environmental systems, city planning, and landscape architecture launched her own development firm, Adre, in 2020 to serve BIPOC communities.

RECORD Announces the 2022 Winners of the Women in Architecture Awards

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:03:02 -0400

Now in its ninth year, the annual award recognizes women who lead and inspire in architectural practice and beyond.

Q&A with Riding the Vortex: This Year’s AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Winner

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Since 2007, this collaboration of African American women architects has fought for better representation in the field.

New Photography Exhibition Reframes the Work of Paul Revere Williams

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0400

Janna Ireland’s grayscale images honor the prolific works of the first Black architect accepted into the AIA.

Kimberly Dowdell Elected 2024 AIA President

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:15:56 -0400

Dowdell, who will be the first Black woman to serve in the role, spoke to RECORD about her aspirations for the organization and the importance of advocating for architects.

The Future of Practice: Interview with Imani Day of RVSN Studios

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Imani Day of RVSN Studios in Detroit spoke to RECORD about how good design can coexist with communities in need.

Interview: Planner and Urban Designer Ifeoma Ebo

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Ebo spoke with RECORD about current projects, lessons from the pandemic, and a new studio course at Syracuse.

Interview with Designer, Engineer, and Educator Felecia Davis

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:37:00 -0500

The director of Penn State’s SOFTLAB and founding member of the Black Reconstruction Collective explores designing responsive textiles for inhabitable spaces.

Interview with Tiara Hughes

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

A pioneering Black woman architect is pushing to make it easier for others to follow their dreams.

Interview with Mark Chambers

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:06:00 -0400

The architect speaks with RECORD about his new role in President Biden’s administration.

Interview with Germane Barnes

Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

The Miami-based architectural designer talks to RECORD about his recent accolades and the road that led to them.

Interview with Designer-Activist De Nichols

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

The St. Louis–based artist, educator, and 2020 Harvard GSD Loeb Fellow has been using her “visual voice” to condemn racial injustices for over a decade.

Black Voices in Architecture

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:15:00 -0400

RECORD interrogates the ways that racism is embedded in the profession—from the whiteness of our Eurocentric history and built environment to education, licensure, and practice.

Three Architects Discuss Whiteness and Racism in the Built Environment

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0400

RECORD convened a panel of three professionals in practice and education—Mabel O. Wilson, Mario Gooden, and Justin Garrett Moore—to explore how racism has shaped, and operated within, the profession of architecture.

Opinion: Blackout — Amplifying the Voices of Blackness Within Architecture

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:30:00 -0400

"Maybe there is a parallel to be drawn between the lack of Black perspectives within the architectural 'we' and the inability of the architectural profession to find a suitable response to the current state of social justice," writes architect and educator Sekou Cooke.