Architectural Record

Curving, compartmentalized, and clad in oak, the store’s 120-foot-long display wall acts as both an object of interest and a space-maker.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16860-aidlin-darling-reimagines-a-cabinet-of-curiosities-for-googles-flagship-retail-outlet-in-mountain-view

Berlin-based Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke are the youngest winners ever to take the top prize for contemporary European architecture for their project at TU Braunschweig.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16864-a-german-university-study-hall-and-barcelona-library-win-2024-eumies-awards

Recipients include Michelle JaJa Chang, David Costanza, Anthony Acciavatti, and 2019 Design Vanguards Megumi Aihara and Dan Spiegel. 

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16867-american-academy-in-rome-announces-20242025-rome-prize-fellows

Designed to passive-house principles, an airy multi-story addition to a Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, rowhouse adds 30 percent more area to the building while requiring only 12 percent additional en...

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16865-mini-tower-one-by-modu

Inflation, supply chain issues, and economic challenges continue to impact architectural billings, but institutional design contracts appear to have stabilized.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16866-march-marked-14-months-of-declining-business-conditions-at-architecture-firms-reports-aia

Resilient and super-insulated, this four-bedroom seasonal retreat is clad in contrasting weathering steel and acetylated wood, echoing the geological character of the nearby Teton Range.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16857-alta-house-by-lever-architecture

The unveiling coincided with the opening of the retrospective exhibition ‘Renzo Piano and RPBW: Le Fil Rouge of Contemporary Architecture’ at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16862-boca-ratons-center-for-arts-and-innovation-shares-initial-concept-for-renzo-pianodesigned-campus

Greg Faulkner returns to the podcast to discuss the residential design process and how his San Francisco–based firm puts sustainability at the forefront of its practice.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16858-design-ed-podcast-greg-faulkner

Situated on Mexico's Pacific Coast, this cylindrical vacation house with dramatic arched openings evokes a modern ruin set amid a lush landscape. 

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16856-casa-toro-by-estudio-carroll

Primarily built from concrete, wood, and glass, this four-room residence with a star-shaped floor plan rethinks the typical approach to house planning in suburban Spain.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16855-synapse-house-by-baum-lab

Climate-responsive design, circular construction, and PV-topped fast-food franchises were among the topics of conversation at the April 17th event.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16859-record-returns-to-mit-for-second-annual-sustainability-in-practice-conference

Construction kicks off hot on the tail of the announcement that the esteemed performing art school’s Grand Avenue neighbor, The Broad, is also expanding. 

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16854-frank-gehrys-colburn-school-expansion-breaks-ground-in-downtown-los-angeles

The Finnish capital gives another go at bringing a museum to its revitalized South Harbor following the spectacular flame-out of a plan to build a Guggenheim outpost in the area.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16853-design-competition-seeks-proposals-for-architecture-and-design-museum-on-the-helsinki-waterfront

The wide-ranging show at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona surveys the economic, political, and social impact of post-war suburban growth.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16848-a-new-exhibition-in-barcelona-explores-the-growing-diversity-of-american-suburbia

The studio employs a nimble touch with its resuscitation of a 1920s brick warehouse in the Arts District.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16850-sheft-farrace-applies-the-theory-of-evolution-to-industrial-architecture-in-a-changing-part-of-los-angeles

According to an unnamed official, the initial phase of the proposed 106-mile linear city of the future will now be just 1.5 miles long by 2030.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16851-saudi-arabias-the-line-drastically-scales-back-its-ambitions

The architects mixed foreign and Italian influences for a Janus-like retail project located in the affluent Neapolitan district of Chiaia.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16849-in-designing-a-naples-shoe-store-local-studio-fadd-looks-both-forward-and-back

The project’s lucid celebration of craft and materiality came about through a seasoned ensemble of collaborators, from expert carpenters to ‘mudslinging’ plasterers.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16852-brent-buck-architects-refashions-a-historic-townhouse-near-the-brooklyn-waterfront

After a string of suicides shuttered the Manhattan mega-development’s monumental centerpiece, Related Companies announced that it will address the Heatherwick Studio–designed structure's safe...

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16847-vessel-to-reopen-at-hudson-yards-with-enhanced-safety-measures-following-three-year-closure

This year’s trends include muted neutrals, richly dimensional natural texture, rustic looks, and subtle biophilic nods.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16841-the-latest-in-tile-and-stone-from-cevisama-2024

The Wang Shu–led firm offers a contemporary interpretation of vernacular design for a monumental project.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16842-amateur-architecture-studio-clads-a-chinese-archive-with-thousands-of-celadon-tiles

The Houston-based architect presented his contribution to Sites of Impermanence, an exhibition featuring the work of 2023 National Academicians.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16846-carlos-jimenez-discusses-houstons-won-buddhism-center-and-more-at-the-national-academy-of-design

Fair highlights include adaptable pieces with limitless customization possibilities and fresh takes on modern classics.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16839-imm-cologne-2024-showcases-contemporary-furniture-from-northern-europe-and-beyond

The permanent installation of the experimental 1931 residence on the grounds of the Palm Springs Art Museum coincides with a retrospective exhibition on its designer.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16845-albert-freys-aluminaire-house-lands-in-palm-springs

This month's ongoing dates and events include an exhibition exploring our fraught relationship with plastics, making its North American debut at the Carnegie Museum of Art. 

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16843-april-2024-dates-and-events

Irene Cheng's exploration of less well-known utopian ideations is a valuable new account in the history of architectural drawing.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16838-a-new-book-explores-the-visual-rhetoric-of-19th-century-utopian-architecture

This year's show focused on sustainable production methods and innovative materials, such as bio-engineered and plant-based textiles.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16840-heimtextil-returns-for-its-latestand-biggestedition-in-frankfurt

The architect and designer led a varied career with notable projects in his native Milan as well as in Paris and beyond.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16837-tribute-italo-rota-19532024

A pioneer of sustainable design, this architect employed traditional techniques of extensive shading, passive ventilation, and mud-brick construction.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16825-guess-the-architect-april-2024

Lustrous finishes and aerodynamic forms create an otherworldly training facility for space tourists.

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16828-ba-collective-designs-a-celestial-astronaut-training-facility-for-virgin-galactic