6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (163+ words) Architects’ Houses by Dominic Bradbury. Phaidon, 352 pages, $90. Residential Architecture by Kazuo Shinohara, translated by David B. Stewart, Shin-ichi Okuyama, and Kenichi Nakamura; edited by Christian Dehli and Andrea Grolimund. Park Books, 284 pages, $40. The Eames Houses edited by Eckart Maise. Phaidon,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) The Brick House’s roof, curved in plan, creates a sunlit outdoor space. Designed for a couple and their three children, the split-level structure extends 95 feet across the main frontage, close to the limit of required setbacks. On approach, it reads…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Concept design model of 1 World Trade Center by Peterson Littenberg. Image courtesy Peterson Littenberg Later, in 1983 to 1984, Peterson courageously assumed the position as executive director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York. The move resulted in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Concept design model of 1 World Trade Center by Peterson Littenberg. Image courtesy Peterson Littenberg Later, in 1983 to 1984, Peterson courageously assumed the position as executive director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York. The move resulted in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) The All Straw House in New York’s Hudson Valley It looks like a furry but friendly wild animal or some strange new species: the 145-square-foot cabin, recently completed on a rural site near Hudson, New York, has a playfully off-kilter…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (179+ words) The Meander’s rectangular forms are arranged around a set of granite steps. Schwartz was approached by his future clients in 2018; then the design process stalled for several months during the pandemic. This hiatus, if anything, improved the final design, allowing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) While the facade diffuses harsh southern light, a fully glazed stair atrium with skylights running east–west overhead lets in full daylight—a protective film on this glazing improves its thermal performance. To maintain privacy while maximizing daylight in learning…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (685+ words) Architectural Record Verstas Architects Completes a Mortuary in Helsinki’s Malmi Cemetery The Finnish capital of Helsinki faces a challenge that is becoming all too familiar to many European cities. Earlier this year, its population crossed the 700,000 mark, but the cohort…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (405+ words) Bessette spoke with RECORD senior editor Matthew Marani about the evolution of Moment Factory, the challenges of designing immersive architectural experiences, the Aura series that has revitalized historic religious buildings, among other topics. RECORD: What were the cultural and design…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (230+ words) “Macroeconomic uncertainty continues to weigh on the built environment,” said AIA chief economist Richard Branch in a statement. “High oil prices are putting upward pressure on inflation and may lead to even higher rates in the back half of the…...