Architecture: Research Guide

In a polarizing world, the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale couldn’t help but reflect the clash of opposing positions. RECORD reports back with some first impressions.

Contributing editor Izzy Kornblatt attends the Neon Museum’s annual gathering.

Combining cantilevered forms and vibrant color, the 12-story office building combines traditional Scandinavian aesthetics with forward-thinking sustainability features.

Completed in 1956, the architect’s sole built skyscraper is now owned by McFarlin Group, an organization with a track record of reviving historic buildings.

‘Architectural awards have a magical healing effect on architects, and buildings should have the same effect on their users,’ said the 54th Pritzker laureate in his acceptance speech.

Richard Seifert’s 1968 Modernist landmark lifts off into the 21st century thanks to a sensitive refresh.

‘Architectural awards have a magical healing effect on architects, and buildings should have the same effect on their users,’ said the 54th Pritzker laureate in his acceptance speech.

The Trump administration’s slashing of arts funding has prompted nonprofits such as The Architectural League to kick emergency fundraising efforts into high gear. 

The documentary on Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede, filmed by her daughter, opens in New York just ahead of Mother’s Day.

The 25-story LEED Platinum high-rise in downtown Bellevue features abundant public space, inside and out.

Not just limited to single built structures, this year’s list includes imperiled sites in Arizona, New York, Texas, and beyond.

The latest addition to the Lombard city’s skyline emulates nature to save energy and enhance thermal comfort.

Perkins&Will's Robert Goodwin and the S/L/A/M Collaborative's Scott Hansche join DESIGN:ED to discuss the transformation of an old Sears into a leading medical facility and how this project could influence future adaptive reuse projects for large retail spaces.

The longtime Boston Globe architecture critic and RECORD contributor was 88.

In New York’s Financial District, the country’s largest commercial-to-residential conversion offers lessons for easing the housing crunch.

This shimmering tower owes its distinctive appearance to a unique multilayered facade that allows it to function entirely without air-conditioning.

The bulbous Henderson office building sprouts in the city’s central business district, pushing the limits of curved glazing.

Designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects and EskewDumezRipple with Andropogon Associates, the project is the first in the U.S. to be awarded the prestigious honor since SANAA’s Grace Farms in 2016.

The ethereal Anabuki Arena Kagawa transforms a landfill site into a public space that people are free to move in and around 24 hours a day.

Moisture migration should be prevented or minimized by use of low permeance membranes called vapor retarders.

Selldorf Architects’ understated expansion neatly fills the house-museum’s last remaining nooks and crannies.

These tall (and not-so-tall) projects innovate in different ways—from curvilinear geometries to novel structural systems.

Discover how BŌK Modern customized standard systems for Africatown Plaza’s striking architectural identity.

The urge to go big and splashy is all around the design world, but subtlety can still make an impact.

Rising six stories above Kendall Square, 325 Binney Street is the latest addition to the ‘most innovative square mile on Earth.’

The Dutch academic and founding principal of Archi-Tectonics assumes the role on September 1.

Situated outside of Mexico City, this family weekend house, which is intended to eventually be used as a retirement residence, melds into its rugged, mountainous surroundings.

The latest version comes 25 years after the first iteration of the organization’s flagship green building program went public. 

A contemporary reinterpretation of rural vernacular architecture, this Ontario retreat comprises three ‘living bars’ that intersect and shift across the site.

‘Intelligens: Towards a New Architecture of Adaptation’ expands on the central theme of the forthcoming biennale.