Biography of James S. Russell, AIA
James S. Russell is the architecture critic for Bloomberg News, which reaches 260,000 professionals and 350 publications worldwide. Mr. Russell’s commentaries also appear on the Bloomberg website. He has been a regular guest on Bloomberg radio and TV.
For 18 years Mr. Russell was an editor at Architectural Record, the premier American journal for practicing architects, helping it to earn a National Magazine Award for General Excellence (2003) as well as numerous other industry awards.
He is completing work on his book, The Agile City: Communities Coping With Climate Change for Island Press. It documents the low-tech and low-cost strategies for buildings and communities that promise dramatic reductions now in America’s global-warming effects. He edited The Mayors’ Institute: Excellence in City Design (Princeton Architectural Press) and has contributed to numerous books, magazines and newspapers.
His editorial and strategic consulting work includes “Co-evolution,” a project of American Forests that unites urban planning with ecological concerns to improve the environment in concert with economic growth. GreenPlan Philadelphia is the city’s guide to environmentally sustainable parks and open space.
Mr. Russell earned a Masters of Architecture degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design degree from the University of Washington. He also attended the Evergreen State College. He was born in Seattle. He is a registered architect and resides in New York City.
