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Fred Bernstein

Fred Bernstein

studied architecture at Princeton University and law at NYU and writes about both subjects. He is the 2009 winner of the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award, given by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for excellence in architecture writing, and a 2023 Arts and Letters Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which noted that "for more than 30 years, his writing ... has stood for integrity."
Latest Stories
Get That Money

Biden administration offers $250 million in grants to study embodied energy in construction materials; applications are due January 16

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Nearly Perfect

After years of work, Herzog & de Meuron’s Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn is now finished

exterior museum elevation
Shotcrete Symphony

Studio Gang’s Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation opens in New York

rendering of populus in denver
Carbon Positive?!

A claim about Populus, a hotel under construction in Denver, deserves close scrutiny

brick exterior of battersea power station with two turbines
Power Mall

Battersea Power Station reborn as shop and work space in WilkinsonEyre Architects redo

archival photo of aline saarinen
What Would Aline Do?

The lives of subject and author unfold in parallel in Eva Hagberg’s intimate biography of Aline Louchheim Saarinen

architectural rendering of the two glass towers by the Botanic Garden
Garden variety

Op-ed: New York City developments that impinge on important institutions or iconic views should be rejected

A green collection of houses in the netherlands, naturally resistant to climate change
Shades of Green

Op-ed: Attempting to redefine the meaning of “green” could weaken efforts to mitigate climate change

Carbon Loading

How green are Apple’s carbon-sequestering trees really?

Green Machine?

New book tells the story of the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center, but can a building this wasteful really be called “green”?

Strategy Session

Keeping environmentalism alive during a Trump presidency

Swiss Mix

A house in Switzerland uniquely marries mass production ideas and technology with high-end customization

Hell? Yes.

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