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“Amazon Towers, Paul Allen’s Geek Zone, Cursed by Dullness” on Amazon headquarters design by NBBJ, Bloomberg 9/9/2013

“Facebook, Gehry Build Idea Factory for RipStik Geeks,” on new headquarters by Gehry Partners, Bloomberg, 8/25/2012

“Bank of America’s Eco-Tower Rises from New York Slump” on corporate headquarters designed by Cook + Fox, Bloomberg, 7/28/2009

“Do Skyscrapers Still Make Sense?” on how changing living and business patterns affect tall-building design: Design reporting, Architectural Record, 11/2004

“Frank Gehry Nurtures a Research Culture Ready to Cross the Borders of Knowledge” on controversial Stata research center, MIT: Design Reporting, Architectural Record, 10/2004

Steven Holl Brings Form to Light in the Het Oosten headquarters” design reporting on Holl’s intuitive approach to perception, Architectural Record, 10/2000

“Taking the Measure of Design and the Bottom Line” Reporting on Business Week/Architectural Record awards recognizing superior design for business, Architectural Record, 10/1999

“A Swiss Bank’s Industrial Strength Trading Floor” on new UBS headquarters building in Stamford, Conn., Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architect, The New York Times, 9/20/1998.

“The Future Workplace” essay on how office design will be affected as workplaces become ever more fluid and mobile, Architectural Record, 6/1998

“Good Design is Good Business,” co-author Business Week/Architectural Record Awards coverage, Architectural Record, 10/1997

“Office Buildings: The New Generation” on environmentally oriented, higher-amenity workplaces. Conception, assignment, introduction by Russell with reporting by others, Architectural Record, 6/1997

“A Company Headquarters Planned for Flexibility” on innovative workplace strategies at SEI Investments, Oaks, Pa., Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, architect, The New York Times, 9/7/1998

 

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James S. Russell is an architecture critic, journalist, teacher and consultant. He's the author of the book, The Agile City, and has written for publications like Architectural Record, Bloomberg News, NY Times and more. Continue reading

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