Fred A. Bernstein

Fred Bernstein, a RECORD contributing editor, studied architecture at Princeton and law at NYU and writes about both subjects. He has published articles about embodied energy—a significant component of the climate crisis—in Oculus and the Architect’s Newspaper, among other publications.

Taking a Holistic Approach to Embodied Carbon

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Fred A. Bernstein

October 10, 2022

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As awareness of the emissions associated with materials and construction grows, architects rethink meeting complex sustainable building standards.

Michael Murphy Steps Down as President of MASS Design Group

Fred A. Bernstein

October 8, 2022

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After 14 years, the MASS co-founder is striking out to start his own design firm.

Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion Reinterpreted in Carbon-Saving Wood

Fred A. Bernstein

October 7, 2022

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As an exercise in analyzing carbon costs, the modernist masterpiece has been replicated in timber sourced from Galician forests.

Lessons in Teaching the Complex Reality of Carbon

Fred A. Bernstein

September 22, 2022

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Architecture students are at the forefront of research and learning about how to measure the impact of embodied carbon.

Architecture Schools Begin to Put Embodied Carbon Front and Center

Fred A. Bernstein

September 22, 2022

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U.S. architecture schools revamp their curricula to make climate the focus of design studios.

Tribute: James Stewart Polshek (1930-2022)

Fred A. Bernstein

September 12, 2022

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The late architect and former dean of Columbia GSAPP dedicated himself to public projects consistent with his politics, from the Rose Center for Earth and Space at New York’s Natural History Museum to the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

The Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards Honor Architects

Fred A. Bernstein

September 8, 2022

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Architects will take home several key awards of the prestigious program this year.

Herzog & de Meuron’s Design Revealed for Alexander Calder Exhibition Site in Philadelphia

Fred A. Bernstein

September 7, 2022

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The planned Calder Gardens will seamlessly link indoor and outdoor spaces along the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Tribute: Ed Feiner, Architect of the Federal Design Excellence Program

Fred A. Bernstein

July 5, 2022

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Feiner, who died last week at 75, oversaw the design for over 140 buildings and courthouses as chief architect of the U.S. General Services Administration.