http://archrecord.construction.com/The resource for architecture and architects.enDodge Data and Analyticselisabeth.broome@construction.comrama.bandu@construction.comThu, 18 Jun 2015 13:11:57 GMT6/19/2015 1:49:03 PMhttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150618-State-Department-Selects-Curators-for-US-Pavilion-at-2016-Venice-Architecture-Biennale.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 18 Jun 2015 13:11:57 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150611-Norman-Foster-Speaks-Out-About-2-World-Trade-Center-Redesign.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFoster Unfazed by WTC OusterThu, 11 Jun 2015 15:53:07 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150609-Two-World-Trade-Center-Bjarke-Ingels-Group-Norman-Foster.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBjarke Ingels Group (BIG) showed off its new design for 2 World Trade Center—a gleaming, 1,340-foot-tall stack of seven glazed volumes—that will replace an earlier scheme by Foster + Partners. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:51:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150608-Up-to-Speed-Toronto-Unveils-New-Union-Pearson-Express-Train-and-Terminal.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordToronto Unveils New Union Pearson Express Train and TerminalMon, 08 Jun 2015 13:32:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150604-Newsmaker-Photographer-James-Ewing-on-Architectural-Photography.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Brooklyn-based architectural photographer James Ewing discusses the architectural images in a digital age. Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:45:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150603-Chicago8217s-606-Elevated-Park-Set-for-Weekend-Opening.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordChicago’s 606 Elevated Park Set for Weekend OpeningWed, 03 Jun 2015 14:51:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/06/150603-Disney8217s-Tomorrowland-Inspired-by-Calatrava8217s-Architecture-of-Today.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDisney’s Tomorrowland Inspired by Calatrava’s Architecture of TodayWed, 03 Jun 2015 10:25:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150529-Herzog-De-Meuron-Unveils-Bordeaux-Soccer-Stadium.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA peek at the Pritzker Prize-winning firm’s new soccer stadium in southwest France. Fri, 29 May 2015 13:21:45 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150528-AIA-Equity-Resolution-Women-Diversity.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe AIA passes a resolution to take more definitive measures to close the gap in representation of women and minorities in the profession. Thu, 28 May 2015 12:44:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150527-Princetons-School-of-Architecture-Names-Monica-Ponce-de-Leon-Dean.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 27 May 2015 14:38:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150520-Newsmaker-Barry-Diller.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBarry Diller chats with RECORD about his Thomas Heatherwick-designed island, working with Frank Gehry, and why he hates Jean Nouvel's 100 Eleventh Avenue. Tue, 26 May 2015 16:57:52 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150526-NCARB-to-Drop-the-Term-Intern.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 26 May 2015 13:55:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150520-Editors-Picks-2015-ICFF-WantedDesign-NYCxDesign-Products.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe best new products of NYCxDesign week. Fri, 22 May 2015 15:56:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150522-Manhattan-Advisory-Board-Calls-for-Moratorium-on-Skyscrapers.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThis week, Manhattan’s Community Board 5 called for a moratorium on construction of all buildings 600 feet or higher built without public review.Fri, 22 May 2015 14:52:35 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150521-Frank-Gehrys-Winton-Guest-House-to-MoveAgain.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 21 May 2015 16:21:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150520-MIT-Unveils-Memorial-for-Officer-Killed-by-Boston-Bombers.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 20 May 2015 16:04:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150520-New-York-Embarks-on-Two-Year-Culture-Survey.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordNew York City Embarks on Two-Year Culture Survey for Future PlanningWed, 20 May 2015 14:54:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150520-From-the-Rubble-Architects-and-Preservationists-Assess-How-to-Aid-Nepal.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArchitects and Preservationists Assess How to Aid NepalWed, 20 May 2015 12:24:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150518-RECORD-Announces-Winners-of-19th-Annual-Advertising-Awards.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 18 May 2015 17:33:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150518-Pritzker-Prize-Awarded-in-Miami.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA Celebration of Frei Otto, Laureate 2015Mon, 18 May 2015 15:24:40 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150518-Artist-Darren-Waterston-Creates-a-Macabre-Twist-on-James-McNeill-Whistlers-Peacock-Room.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArtist Darren Waterston Creates a Macabre Twist on James McNeill Whistler's Peacock RoomMon, 18 May 2015 12:53:43 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150515-AIA-Convention-2015-Atlanta-Peter-Eisenman-Cirque-du-Soleil.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordPunk rock architecture and why starchitects aren't enough.Fri, 15 May 2015 16:30:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150514-Bill-Clinton-Delivers-Keynote-Address-at-AIA-Convention.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Former President challenges architects to take on pressing global issues and "low-hanging fruit."Thu, 14 May 2015 16:57:58 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150513-Four-Seasons-Seagram-Building-Philip-Johnson-Annabelle-Selldorf-Aby-Rosen.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordProposed modifications to Philip Johnson’s interior landmark were heard May 19.Wed, 13 May 2015 14:08:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150507-Shigeru-Ban-to-Deploy-Emergency-Shelters-in-Nepal.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordShigeru Ban to Deploy Emergency Shelters in Nepal Thu, 07 May 2015 10:26:16 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150504-RECORD-Hosts-Second-Annual-West-Coast-Innovation-Conference.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 04 May 2015 16:50:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150501-Grace-Farms-Sets-Date-for-Opening-of-its-SANAA-Designed-Complex-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Pritzker Prize winners' third building in the U.S. nears completion in Connecticut.Fri, 01 May 2015 17:45:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150501-Obama-Library-Goes-to-Chicago.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 01 May 2015 16:36:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/05/150501-Photo-Essay-MoMA-Latin-American-Architecture-Leonardo-Finotti-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSão Paulo–based Leonardo Finotti took new photographs of many of the buildings featured in MoMA's current exhibition on the architecture of Latin America. Fri, 01 May 2015 13:18:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150430-Exhibition-Review-Lina-Bo-Bardi-Together.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAn idiosyncratic show in Chicago evokes a designer’s inclusive architecture.Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:28:24 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150423-Architectural-Record-Houses-Covers-1956-2015.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 29 Apr 2015 15:46:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150428-Newsmaker-Yichen-Lu.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe New York-based architect Yichen Lu chats about his design for China's pavilion at the Milan World Expo. Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:16:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150428-Barclays-Center-and-Arthur-Ashe-Stadium-to-Get-New-Roofs.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTwin Peaks: Two Renowned New York Sports Facilities to Get New RoofsTue, 28 Apr 2015 12:01:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150423-Six-Finalist-Designs-Unveiled-for-Guggenheim-Helsinki.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordResulting Guggenheim Helsinki exhibition to include architectural models and an architectural version of eHarmony. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:19:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150422-The-AIA-Unveils-the-2015-COTE-Top-Ten-Awards.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe AIA Unveils the 2015 COTE Top Ten AwardsWed, 22 Apr 2015 16:05:38 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150417-Milan-Dispatch-The-Business-of-Design-at-the-Salone-del-Mobile.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 17 Apr 2015 13:19:57 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150416-Facebook-Frank-Gehry-Designed-Headquarters-Opens.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThumbs Up: Facebook's Gehry-Designed Headquarters Opens for BusinessThu, 16 Apr 2015 12:05:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150415-landscape-architects-and-California-Drought.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 15 Apr 2015 16:27:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150415-Milan-Dispatch-Architects-Manipulate-Materials.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe imaginative installations of Daniel Libeskind, Kengo Kuma, and more. Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:19:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150414-In-Good-Taste-Sn248hetta-Designs-French-Laundry-Expansion-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe forthcoming permanent kitchen is being erected over the footprint of the former kitchen, and will measure approximately 2,500 square feet—25 percent larger than the old facility.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:36:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150414-SOM-Plan-for-New-UAE-Backed-Egyptian-Capital-Sparks-Controversy-and-Questions.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSOM's Plan for a new UAE-backed Egyptian capital sparks controversy and questions.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:37:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150414-The-Chicago-Architecturel-Biennial-Announces-Inaugural-Lineup-of-Participants.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMore than 60 studios from 30 countries will be represented in the first-ever North American architecture biennial, to take place this fall. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:27:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150413-Living-Building-Challenge-Energy-and-Water-Documentation-Satisfies-LEED.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordProjects certified under LBC will be able to get LEED credits without added paperwork.Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:47:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150410-PNC-Tower-PNC-Plaza-Gensler-Pittsburgh.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordPNC is fine-tuning the features of its almost-complete, ultra-green tower in Pittsburgh with a full-scale mock-up.Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:21:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150407-Suit-Filed-to-Save-Paul-Rudolph8217s-Orange-County-Government-Center-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAs preparations to demolish part of Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center continue, a lawyer has filed a suit to stop it.Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:11:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150403-Exclusive-Renderings-Tadao-Andos-First-New-York-Building-2-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecord152 Elizabeth Street, to be completed next November, will exemplify Ando's rigorous, serene architecture.Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:48:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150402-Pratt-Announces-New-Urban-Placemaking-and-Management-Program.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt Pratt, you can now get a master's degree in Urban Placemaking and Management.Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:27:13 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/04/150401-A-New-Center-for-Architecture-Opens-in-Sarasota.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOfficials christen the new Center for Architecture Sarasota, one of a growing number of such institutions around the country, and one of the most propitious.Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:22:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150330-NBBJ-designs-a-scheme-for-shadowless-skyscrapers.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordNBBJ proposes a set of "shadowless" towers for London's rapidly changing skyline. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:05:35 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150327-Exhibition-Review-Ten-Tops-at-the-Skyscraper-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 27 Mar 2015 15:04:44 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150326-Ihsan-Fethi-monitors-ISIS-destruction-of-historic-monuments.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThis Jordan-based architect is monitoring the ISIS-led destruction of historic sites and spearheading efforts to stop it.Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:26:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150325-Serpentine-Pavilion-SelgasCano-Plastic-ETFE.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSelgasCano's design for the 15th annual Serpentine Pavilion was unveiled today. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:41:40 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150325-Yodelay-hee-what-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThom Mayne designs Empire State-sized tower for Swiss village.Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:46:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150324-Latin-America-in-Construction-Architecture-1955-1980-at-MoMA.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFor the first time in 60 years, MoMA surveys a dynamic period in Latin American architecture. Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:56:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150323-sun-simulating-lighting-system-by-CoeLux-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA new sun-simulating lighting system by CoeLux is on the verge of U.S. distribution.Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:34:43 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150320-Cuba-After-the-Revolution.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA new film series at BAM offers a rare view of a country in transition. Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:02:16 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150319-Newsmaker-Richard-Driehaus.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Driehaus Prize founder talks bad architecture, foiling Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial, and the "Hershey's Kiss" Lucas Museum.Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:22:44 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150312-Orange-County-Government-Center.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordPaul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center, the embattled, hive-like structure in Goshen, New York, has moved closer to being partially demolished.Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:00:43 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150318-Newsmaker-Claudia-Perren.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation launches an architecture competition for a new museum.Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:17:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150317-Two-Exhibitions-Give-New-Perspective-to-African-Design.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 17 Mar 2015 17:21:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150317-Newsmaker-Geoffrey-Croft.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 17 Mar 2015 14:18:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150313-Film-Review-La-Sapienza.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordLa Sapienza, a new film directed by Eugène Green, lingers on architecture. Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:11:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150313-Presidential-Libraries-Designing-A-Legacy.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 13 Mar 2015 12:11:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150312-Michael-Graves-obituary.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMichael Graves, a pioneering postmodern architect, died at age 80. Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:04:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150310-Frei-Otto-Wins-2015-Pritzker-Prize.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordGerman architect Frei Otto, renowned for his lightweight, tensile structures, today was named the winner of the 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:17:16 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150309-Ole-Scheerens-Guardian-Art-Center-Rises-in-Beijing.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Guardian Art Center, designed by Buru Ole Scheeren and currently under construction, will be equal parts auction house and cultural hub. Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:48:19 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150306-Print-it-Real-Good-First-powder-based-3D-Print-Cement-Structure-unveiled-at-UC-Berkeley.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 06 Mar 2015 18:14:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/03/150304-The-Overlooked-Architecture-of-Bj246rk8217s-Retrospective.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDavid Benjamin designs a subtle backdrop for specially-comissioned video installation at MoMA. Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:34:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150227-Google-Unveils-Master-Plan-for-New-Silicon-Valley-HQ.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 27 Feb 2015 16:56:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150224-Beverly-Willis-Architecture-Foundation-Hosts-Leadership-Awards-Gala-Kicks-of-Exhibition-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Leadership Awards Gala recognizes firms and individuals supporting and advancing women in the building professions.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:47:35 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150224-Hammer-Museum-Unveils-New-Michael-Maltzan-Bridge-and-Heatherwick-Studio-Retrospective.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Hammer Museum inaugurated the John V. Tunney Bridge by architect Michael Maltzan and a survey exhibition chronicling the work of London-based design firm Heatherwick Studio. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:39:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150220-Hobby-Lobby-Owners-Break-Ground-on-Bible-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 20 Feb 2015 16:57:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150218-BLUEPRINT-SO-8211-IL-Sebastiaan-Bremer-Storefront-for-Art-and-Architecture-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe BLUEPRINT exhibition, curated by SO–IL and Sebastiaan Bremer, is currently on view at the Storefront for Art and Architecture.Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:39:24 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150212-Architecture-for-Humanity-Closes-But-Chapters-Vow-To-Go-On.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 12 Feb 2015 16:35:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150212-Newsmaker-Carl-Krebs.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 12 Feb 2015 15:57:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150211-First-Look-Rick-Joys-Princeton-Train-Station.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 11 Feb 2015 16:16:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150211-Obituary-Jon-A-Jerde-1940-2015.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJerde often said "the communal experience is a designable event," and he proved it over and over during a 50-year-career.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:24:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150210-Human-Rights-Watch-Report-Documents-Continued-Migrant-Abuse-on-Saadiyat-Island.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 10 Feb 2015 15:59:39 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150210-Knoll-to-Buy-BB-Italia.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 10 Feb 2015 15:42:51 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150210-Evaporate-the-Dance-Floor.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 10 Feb 2015 13:07:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150204-Architects-Take-the-Stage-in-Bangladesh.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 04 Feb 2015 17:33:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150204-The-Van-Alen-Institute-and-Architectural-Record-Launch-a-Design-Competition-Survey.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe survey will formally identify the pros and cons of design competitions, which will hopefully lead to improvements of the system.Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:01:39 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150203-Obituary-Jordan-L-Gruzen-FAIA-1934-2015-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOn Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Jordan L. Gruzen, FAIA, died in New York City after a brief bout with bladder cancer. He was 80 years old. Gruzen, along with his long-time colleague and partner Peter Samton, designed schools, universities, housing complexes, and civic and religious buildings that staunchly upheld the principles of modernist architecture with a well-tailored, straightforward use of materials.Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:52:47 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/02/150202-The-Common-Denominator.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRap superstar Common hosts a new furniture design competitionMon, 02 Feb 2015 11:04:01 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150129-City-Chips-Away-at-Beaux-Arts-Heart-of-Manhattan.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 30 Jan 2015 10:06:13 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150129-Sneak-Peak-David-Adjaye8212Collaborations.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA new documentary celebrates David Adjaye’s creative partnerships and their results.Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:32:42 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150128-The-Urbanism-of-Michael-Mann.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 28 Jan 2015 15:40:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150128-Exhibition-Review-Bjarke-Ingels-Hot-to-Cold-at-the-National-Building-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe show takes visitors on an odyssey of BIG’s work, from the deserts of Qatar to the ski slopes of Finland.Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:25:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150123-Case-Closed-Zaha-Hadid-v-New-York-Review-of-Books-and-Martin-Filler.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAfter a highly publicized five-month battle, the dust has finally settled on the lawsuit that Zaha Hadid filed against New York Review of Books (NYRB) and critic Martin Filler. Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:30:57 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150120-Newsmaker-Olajumoke-Adenowo.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 20 Jan 2015 13:57:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150120-AIA-Rejects-Ethics-Amendment.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn December, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) declined to adopt a rule forbidding AIA members to design specific buildings whose purposes involve human-rights violations (as defined by international laws), such as executions or prolonged solitary confinement.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:56:00 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150120-Clocks-Ticking-on-Two-Important-Houses.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 20 Jan 2015 13:51:16 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150120-What-Does-a-US82118201Cuba-D233tente-Mean-for-Architecture.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBelmont Freeman considers what it might mean for architecture—its practice, appreciation, and preservation—in Cuba.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:47:12 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150116-Major-Museums-Try-to-Make-a-New-Entrance.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 16 Jan 2015 13:15:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150115-Steven-Holl-Unveils-Master-Plan-Design-for-Museum-of-Fine-Arts-Houston-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSteven Holl Architects will design the master plan for the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus, along with two of the buildings for the expansion.Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:46:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150112-Nonprofits-Choose-Their-Best-Contributions-to-the-Built-Environment-in-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 12 Jan 2015 13:22:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150108-Paris-Phil-Flirts-with-Opening-Fiasco-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJean Nouvel’s concert hall has been rushed to a January 14 opening.Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:17:19 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150105-Moscows-All-Russia-Exhibition-Center-To-Be-Revived.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 05 Jan 2015 14:42:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150105-Designing-to-Save.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 05 Jan 2015 11:37:11 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2015/01/150105-Olafur-Eliasson-at-Fondation-Louis-Vuitton.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA monographic exhibition devoted to the internationally renowned Danish-Icelandic artist complements the architecture of the strikingly sculptural building designed by Frank Gehry.Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:22:21 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141231-Chinese-President-Wants-to-Stop-Strange-Buildings-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordChina's president wants to put a stop to strange buildings.Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:45:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141229-Obituary-Ricardo-Porro-1925-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordCuban architect Ricardo Porro died December 25 of heart failure in Paris. He was the leading creator of the most outstanding and controversial architectural achievement of the Cuban Revolution, the Escuelas Nacionales de Arte.Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:07:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141222-Exhibition-Review-New-Territories.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 22 Dec 2014 15:09:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141222-Cooper-Hewitt-Goes-from-Dowdy-to-Digital.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe museum is now a far better place to view design than it was before its three-year, $81 million renovation.Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:25:07 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141222-The-Van-Alens-New-Look.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 22 Dec 2014 11:21:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141216-News-Commentary-Kaufman-Proposes-Art-Studios-for-Rudolphs-Orange-County-Government-Center.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordGene Kaufman's plan to turn Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center into artist studios is the best thing to happen to the building since county officials began threatening to tear it down in 2004. Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:29:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141216-Newsmaker-Greg-Lynn.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAn exhibition at the Yale School of Architecture explores the early uses of digital tools in architecture.Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:55:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141211-Moshe-Safdie-Wins-AIA-2015-Gold-Medal-Ehrlich-Architects-Recieves-Firm-Award.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe AIA also announced the recipients of its other top honors: Peter Eisenman was awarded the 2015 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion; Rural Studio was honored with the 2015 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award; and Edward Mazria received the 2015 Kemper Award.Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:26:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141211-AIA-Chooses-Moshe-Safdie-Over-Venturi-Scott-Brown-for-Gold-Medal-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecord"It’s not ripping my flesh off," says Denise Scott Brown of the loss.Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:16:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141209-Film-Review-Design-is-One-Lella-Massimo-Vignelli.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe film, released on DVD last week, is a biography, of a kind, of the designer and his wife. It neatly tracks Massimo and his wife Lella’s careers as the preeminent design team of the postwar era at something of a breakneck pace.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:06:44 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141205-Design-Miami-Dispatch-Marinos-Way.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA show dedicated to Peter Marino at Miami Beach's Bass Museum does little to explore the relationship between the in-your-face architect and his quiet architecture. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:27:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141204-Design-Miami-Dispatch-Highlights-From-the-Fair.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordCollectors ogled vintage furniture and furniture shaped like architecture, and lounged in an enclosure by Olson Kundig.Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:44:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141203-Design-Miami-Dispatch-The-Design-District.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordCraig Robins’s plans to turn the Design District into a high-end fashion destination, with architecture as a draw, is proceeding fitfully.Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:11:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141201-Guggenheim-Museum-Chooses-Six-Finalists-for-Helsinki-Outpost.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe six finalists will now refine their schemes, with a March deadline; the museum expects to announce its selection in June.Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:38:35 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141124-Obituary-Paul-Katz-Kohn-Pedersen-Fox-6527965279-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 24 Nov 2014 17:47:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141124-Design-Miami-Pavilion-Jonathan-Muecke-Interview.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA young designer greets visitors to this year’s Design Miami/ fair, December 3-7, with a walk-in color wheel.Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:51:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141124-Arata-Isozaki-Opposes-Zaha-Hadids-Tokyo-Olympics-Stadium-Proposes-She-Downsize-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordZaha Hadid reduced the size and toned down the expression of her initial design for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium, but it is still garnering criticism.Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:02:58 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141121-Exhibition-Review-Thinking-the-Future-of-Auschwitz-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRussell Thomsen and Eric Kahn, partners at IDEA, were drawn to the subject of how the concentration camp in southern Poland will be experienced by future generations.Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:16:12 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141119-Mus233e-Picasso-Jean-Francois-Bodin.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJean-Francois Bodin’s unassuming but arduous renovation of the beloved museum finally reaches completion.Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:37:15 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141119-After-17-years-Piano8217s-Overhauled-Harvard-Art-Museums-Open.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTo accommodate a daunting array of competing programmatic agendas on a too-small site and survive a tortured history, Piano designed defensively, producing a design that is variously elusive, alluring, and insistent.Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:56:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141118-Palm-Springs-Art-Museum-Branches-Out.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe museum has opened a satellite branch, focused on architecture and design, in E. Stewart Williams' 1961 Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan building.Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:50:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141117-LEED-Adds-Social-Equity-Credits-to-Rating-System.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 17 Nov 2014 17:10:13 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141117-Newsmaker-Suzanne-Drake.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 17 Nov 2014 16:46:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141114-Michael-Graves-Retrospective.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDuring this season of Michael Graves, the architect's work is being celebrated in exhibitions and is the subject of a daylong symposium.Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:04:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141113-Smithsonian-Unveils-BIGs-Master-Plan.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMuch of the plan, which will take decades and at least $2 billion to implement, involves invisible infrastructure improvements, plus a big (or BIG) concept: a lawn between the Smithsonian’s historic Castle and Independence Avenue that curls upward at its corners.Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:56:28 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141112-Sarasota-Scrambles-to-Save-its-Unique-Brand-of-Regional-Modernism.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSarasota’s preservation community is feeling the pressure. With no ironclad protections in place, the Gulf Coast Florida city—which, thanks largely to Paul Rudolph, who maintained a presence there from 1941 until 1962, became an epicenter of architectural ingenuity—is in a race to save what’s left of its repository of significant mid-20th century homes, schools, and churches.Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:02:00 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141112-Newsmaker-Tom-Bassett.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 12 Nov 2014 10:59:45 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141110-Fulton-Center-Opens.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordNearly a decade after the first construction contracts were awarded, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the operator of New York City’s subways, declared the Fulton Center subway station officially open as of November 10.Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:02:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141105-First-Look-Antoine-Predock8217s-Canadian-Museum-for-Human-Rights.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFourteen years in the making, the imposing and controversial museum opened this fall.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:32:43 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141103-Ma-Yansong-Unveils-Design-for-George-Lucas-Museum-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMAD architects founder Ma Yansong recently revealed the first renderings of his firm's Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Designed for a prominent lakefront site in Chicago, the project will house the private collection of Star Wars creator George Lucas.Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:42:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141030-Tavares-Strachan-You-Belong-Here-New-Orleans.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTavares Strachan's "You belong here" installation urges New Orleans to think about the implications of changing population.Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:24:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/11/141103-World8217s-Tallest-Contemporary-Wood-Structure-Opens-in-Canada.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOn October 31st, the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC)—a 96-foot-tall, 51,000 square foot structure built almost entirely out of engineered wood components—opened in Prince George, British Columbia.Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:40:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141031-Best-of-Greenbuild-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordHighlights from this year's convention in the Big Easy.Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:43:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141030-Tavares-Strachan-You-Belong-Here-New-Orleans.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTavares Strachan's "You belong here" installation urges New Orleans to think about the implications of changing population.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:24:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141027-Newsmaker-David-Mohney-Acting-Dean-of-the-Michael-Graves-School-of-Architecture-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe decision to open an architecture school in New Jersey—with a campus in China, too—left some bewildered, but Mohney says there is a need for a school that facilitates global practice.Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:48:59 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141023-The-Walkie-Scorchie-Cools-Off.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWith help from a California-based architect and engineer, Rafael Viñoly's Walkie-Talkie building in London is getting a system of aluminum fins to diminish its destructive reflectivity.Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:18:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141023-Equity-in-Architecture-Survey.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 23 Oct 2014 12:23:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141022-Anti-Seismic-Architecture-Rumbles-Up-in-Los-Angeles.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn Los Angeles—in a bid to open the eyes of an endangered community—artist and engineer D.V. Rogers, along with a group of volunteers, has constructed Domus, an experimental installation that allows visitors to experience the world’s constant, pulsating seismic activity.Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:18:48 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141021-Remembering-Architect-Judith-Edelman-1923-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 21 Oct 2014 14:22:37 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141021-Toyo-Ito-National-Taichung-Theater-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSlated to open in November 2015, the design and construction of the National Taichung Theater in Taiwan is the subject of TOTO Gallery MA’s latest exhibition.Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:05:44 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141021-90-Million-Restoration-Nears-Completion-on-the-Largest-Theater-in-Brooklyn.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordShuttered for almost 40 years, the ornamental façade of the Kings Theatre—towering over the storefronts along Brooklyn, New York's busy Flatbush Avenue—stood as a sad reminder of the area’s decline, beginning in the 1970s, from a once glorious past. Now its decorative terracotta panels and sculptural flourishes are a vision sign of progress as the theater prepares to reopen in January 2015.Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:05:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141020-Exhibition-Review-Ai-Weiwei-on-Alcatraz.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordPrompting questions about human rights, freedom of speech, and the value of incarceration, @Large was clearly colored by the artist’s own experience.Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:41:38 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141020-OMA-and-OLIN-Named-Winners-of-DC-Bridge-Park-Design-Competition.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe planned linear park spanning Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia River has been widely compared to the High Line and could open in 2018.Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:34:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141016-Haworth-Tompkins-Stirling-Prize-Everyman-Theatre-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded this year's Stirling Prize for best building to the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. Haworth Tompkins Architects recently rebuilt and greatly expanded the rundown chapel that has housed the theater since the 1960s.Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:01:24 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141016-50th-Anniversary-of-Sea-Ranch.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFifty years ago, a breathtaking, 10-mile-long, mile-wide strip of the California coast, 105 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, was declared a privately-owned model community and opened for radically eco-friendly residential development. Owned and managed for 42 years as a sheep ranch, the new town was named The Sea Ranch (the "The" is mandatory).Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:44:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141016-Newsmakers-Sheila-O8217Donnell-and-John-Tuomey.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Dublin-based husband-and-wife partners are this year's RIBA Gold Medal winners.Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:57:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141015-Newsmaker-Adam-Reed-Tucker.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAdam Reed Tucker, a Chicago-based architect, conceived the concept for Lego Architecture, an elegant series of building sets celebrated in Lego Architecture: The Visual Guide, published by DK last month.Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:39:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141013-Architectural-Record-Innovation-Conference-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 13 Oct 2014 16:43:01 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141013-Bombay-Sapphire-Thomas-Heatherwick-Gin-Laverstoke-Mill.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt the center of Thomas Heatherwick’s adaptation of a historic paper mill into a production facility and visitor center for Bombay Sapphire gin, a pair of fluted glass domes erupt from the brick walls of the main distillery hall. Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:14:57 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141010-Voices-from-Venice-Conversations-with-Women-Who-Practice-Architecture.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFive prominent women architects speak about the profession in Voices from Venice: Conversations at the 2014 Architecture Biennale with Women who Practice Architecture. Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:10:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141009-Commentary-Helsinki-Guggenheim.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWhile the Guggenheim Foundation has launched a controversial architectural competition for a museum on a waterfront site in Helsinki, a group of architects has mounted a counter-competition called The Next Helsinki. "We hope to find something better for this important site than the anachronism of another containment vessel for art," says architect, critic, and educator Michael Sorkin.Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:01:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141009-Newsmaker-Marco-Orsini.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOrsini's documentary "Gray Matters," about the life and works of Eileen Gray (1878-1976) will debut on October 15 at the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York.Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:39:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141007-Newsmaker-Ali-Malkawi.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMalkawi is the founding director of the new Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, which will host an inaugural conference on November 7. He believes the center is uniquely positioned to rethink the design, construction, and operation of buildings to enhance their efficiency—particularly, their use of energy—and to do those things without regard to industry agendas.Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:01:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141003-Exhibition-Review-Roxy-Paine-Denuded-Lens-Marianne-Boesky-Gallery.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe artist's show at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, through October 18, centers on a painstakingly chiseled wooden diorama of an airport security line.Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:31:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141003-Newsmaker-David-Adjaye.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 03 Oct 2014 11:35:19 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141002-Newsmaker-Natascha-Drabbe-Founder-of-the-Iconic-Houses-Network.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn November, the organization will hold its biggest meeting yet, in Barcelona.Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:49:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141002-A-Sagrada-Familia-Exhibition-Opens-at-CCNY-Gaudi-Isnt-the-Focus-and-Thats-the-Point.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordGeorge Ranalli, dean of the City University of New York’s Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, worked tirelessly to bring a show on the Sagrada to the Rafael Viñoly-designed exhibition space in his school’s Upper Manhattan building, where it will remain on view through May 8.Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:54:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141002-Dean-of-Princeton-Architecture-School-Abruptly-Resigns.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOn October 1, Alejandro Zaera-Polo stepped down as dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture.Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:44:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141001-Standouts-London-Design-Festival-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn over 12 years the London Design Festival, held this year from September 13 to September 21, has grown to become one of the city’s calendar events.Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:50:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/10/141001-Chicago-Spire-Tries-to-Rise-Again.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe recession halted the construction of Santiago Calatrava's 2,000-foot tower in 2008.Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:28:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140925-Sefaira-Releases-Energy-Analysis-Plug-in-for-Revit.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSefaira has released a revamped plug-in for Autodesk’s Revit that offers both daylighting and energy analysis in real-time within the native modeling environment.Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:09:40 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140925-Future-of-Denver8217s-Boettcher-Concert-Hall-Uncertain.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDesigned by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, the once-lauded Boettcher Concert Hall now faces an uncertain future.Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:14:39 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140922-Frank-Gehry-Works-to-Improve-Worker-Conditions-on-Abu-Dhabi-Site.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBehind the scenes, Gehry has been working with a human rights lawyer and the country’s state-run development authority to improve conditions for laborers on his site. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:20:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140925-Holcim-Foundation-Awards-2014-Toronto-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Holcim Foundation honored 13 projects for the North American segment of its international awards program. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:48:39 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140924-Newsmaker-Jeff-Kowalski.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn July, Autodesk acquired the experimental New York design firm The Living, led by architect David Benjamin, in order to enhance its research capabilities. This union is just one effort by the software leader to engage in wide-reaching discussions about the future of design.Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:44:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140923-Detroit-Design-Festival-Highlights-the-Role-of-Design-in-Transforming-the-City.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe annual event proves that the city is a growing design hub, home to both leading design-driven industries and a vast network of skilled workers with the know-how to make things. And its low cost of living has attracted a growing number of creatives who want to do just that.Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:17:01 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140923-Symphony-Technology-Group-Acquires-Architectural-Record-Parent-Company-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 23 Sep 2014 12:01:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140919-Makis-Aga-Khan-Museum-Makes-Its-Debut.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe sublimely detailed 124,000-square-foot building in Toronto is a restrained canted box clad in a super-white Brazilian granite, with an interior courtyard open to the sky and flooded with daylight.Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:00:07 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140919-High-Lines-Third-Phase-Opens-to-the-Public.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe first two phases of the High Line make their way through relatively low-rise sections of Manhattan. But the third phase, which opened to the public this weekend, wraps around the Hudson Yards site, for which 16 skyscrapers, one of them taller than the Empire State Building, are planned.Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:29:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140917-Four-Possible-Homes-for-the-Obama-Presidential-Library-Leave-Some-Celebrating-Others-Crying.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140916-Exhibition-Review-Chicagoisms.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Art Institute looks to Chicago’s ambitious architectural and urban past to find new inspiration for the present.Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:57:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140915-St-Vincents-Hospital-Building-Becomes-Lenox-Hill-HealthPlex.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA quirky precast-concrete building on Seventh Avenue between West 12th and 13th streets, designed by Albert Ledner and completed in 1964, has reopened as a standalone emergency department after restoration and adaptation by Perkins Eastman.Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:46:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140912-Four-Finalist-Teams-Announced-for-Proposed-DC-Bridge-Park.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe finalist teams in the design competition, which attracted more than 40 entrants, are: Balmori Associates / Cooper, Robertson & Partners; OLIN / OMA; Stoss Landscape Urbanism / Höweler + Yoon Architecture; and Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) / NEXT Architects / Magnusson Klemencic Associates.Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:41:59 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140911-Preview-London-Design-Festival.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe annual London Design Festival (September 13-21) is an epic platform for designers and manufacturers to showcase their new product launches at concurrent mini-trade fairs around town. We’ve rounded up a handful of highlights on this year's schedule.Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:42:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140911-Gehry-Technologies-Spins-Off-Its-Software-and-Services-Businesses.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordGehry Technologies has spun off Digital Project into an independent company, Digital Project Inc. This follows an announcement that Trimble Navigation Limited—a company that may not be familiar by name, but one whose products are widely known and used—acquired Gehry Technologies (but not Digital Project) for an undisclosed amount.Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:58:24 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140908-Film-Review-Levitated-Mass.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA documentary attempts to respond to the question raised by Michael Heizer's 340-ton granite boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: "It's just a rock—how can it be art?"Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:10:21 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140905-Eisenhower-Memorial-Loses-Two-Tapestries-Gains-Cautious-Support.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt its monthly meeting on September 4, the National Capital Planning Commission viewed Frank Gehry's revised design for the embattled Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C.Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:05:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140905-Obituary-Mildred-Friedman-1929-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWhen this magazine declared the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis "America’s leading museum of design" in 1990, it was paying tribute to Mildred Friedman, who died on September 3, at 85, in New York City.Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:00:13 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140904-Quick-Take-Shinseon-Play-Pavilion.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Young Architect Program's inaugural project in Asia marks an exciting time for design and construction in Seoul.Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:56:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/09/140903-Skanska-Forest-City-Ratner-Sue-Each-Other-Over160-Tallest-Modular-Building-To-Be.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe suits claim delays and cost overruns on the 32-story project in Brooklyn, New York, called B2 BKLYN.Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:47:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140828-Chemical-Industry-USGBC-Announce-Ceasefire.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 28 Aug 2014 14:43:16 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140827-Old-Hotel-in-Jerusalem-Gets-New-Life.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 27 Aug 2014 15:39:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140827-Newsmaker-David-Hutchinson.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAn architect at Perkins Eastman, Hutchinson combines his obsession with embedding coding in art together with a De Stijl-inspired aesthetic and his love of French author Jean Genet in a new exhibition of his artwork.Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:43:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140826-Martin-Filler-Responds-to-Zaha-Hadids-Lawsuit-Against-the-New-York-Review-of-Books.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA lawsuit brought by Zaha Hadid against The New York Review of Books and its architecture critic, Martin Filler, has prompted Filler to correct the record.Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:29:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140822-One-Standard-to-Rule-Them-All.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordLEED, IgCC, 189.1 to be parts of a single system.Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:28:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140822-Anywhere-But-Here.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThrough September 28, an exhibition at the New Museum in New York highlights contemporary art from 45 Arab artists from over 15 countries.Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:16:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140821-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-School-of-Architecture.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture will lose its accreditation in 2017. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:21:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140820-Lawsuit-Suggests-New-Liability-for-Architects.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 20 Aug 2014 16:47:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140820-Cape-Cod-Modernism-Gets-a-Boost-with-Restoration-of-Paul-Weidlingers-House.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRestoration of renowned structural engineer Paul Weidlinger’s Wellfleet, Massachusetts, vacation residence has been completed. Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:02:31 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140820-Newsmaker-Abraham-Thomas.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt Sir John Soane's Museum in London, director Abraham Thomas pointed to examples of Soane’s inventiveness while talking about his own plans for the museum, which receives more than 100,000 visitors a year.Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:31:58 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140818-Exhibition-Review-Toward-an-Architectural-Archive-at-Japans-National-Archives-of-Modern-Architecture-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 18 Aug 2014 15:54:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140815-A-Rebirth-for-Wrights-First-LA-Project.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordClues to Hollyhock’s past have since emerged. When it re-opens to the public this fall, many long-vanished features will be revived, and sparkling.Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:32:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140812-Architectural-Record-Winners-First-Annual-Women-in-Architecture-Awards.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArchitectural Record will honor the five winners of the magazine's first annual Women in Architecture Awards on October 10. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:13:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140812-Poor-Door-No-More-40-Riverside-Boulevard-Extell.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordExtell’s 40 Riverside Boulevard, now under construction in New York City, has a "poor door" with access to affordable units in the building’s rear.Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:56:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140805-Andy-Warhols-Empire-Turns-50.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJonas Mekas, who helped Warhol shoot the eight-hour film, reflects on the relevancy of a star vehicle for the Empire State Building. Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:08:07 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/08/140801-Film-Review-A-Master-Builder.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe movie began on the stage as Wallace Shawn and André Gregory’s take on Henrik Ibsen’s late-career play Bygmester Solness (1892), a spare, creaky drama about what we would now call a starchitect. Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:07:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140730-All8217s-Well-That-Ends-Well.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA revival finally opens in New York’s Union Square.Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:01:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140728-Newsmaker-Beatrice-Galilee.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe architectural historian is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Daniel Brodsky Associate Curator of Architecture and Design. Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:45:40 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140728-Center-for-Civil-and-Human-Rights-Opens-Its-Doors-to-Atlanta.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe 43,000-square foot Center, designed by The Freelon Group and HOK, opened to the public on June 23 with three exhibitions connecting the legacy of the American civil rights movement to the modern-day fight for human rights around the world.Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:48:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140722-Size-and-Scale-Matter-in-LA.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 22 Jul 2014 13:58:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140721-Pop-Up-in-Yangon-Myanmar-Tests-Out-Revitalization.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordEntrepreneur Ivan Pun and New York-based architecture firm Leong Leong have transformed a transit shed into a light-filled space showcasing rotating art exhibitions, design-oriented retail, a restaurant, and other programming. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:54:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140721-Frank-Gehry-LUMA-Arles-Exhibition.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDancing architectural models channel "West Side Story" as a group of artists pay homage to the architect in an unusual exhibition.Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:36:05 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140718-Newsmaker-Scott-Rothkopf.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMuseum curators tend to stay behind the scenes, especially when high-profile artists are involved. But the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Jeff Koons retrospective, which runs through October 19, has been so lavishly praised that its curator, Scott Rothkopf, couldn’t stay out of the spotlight if he tried.Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:30:59 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140716-Task-Force-to-Clarify-Reporting-on-Hazmats-and-Alternatives.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWith support from the U.S. Green Building Council, four major green-manufacturing organizations are striving to simplify the process of assessing and reporting materials' effects on human and environmental health. Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:51:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140714-AECOMs-6-Billion-Offer-for-URS-Keeps-the-Company-Whole.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFour months after URS agreed to an activist investor's demand for a reshaped board and new strategic options to boost its share price, the firm is set to be acquired by AECOM. The deal, worth about $6 billion in cash, stock, and assumed debt, would keep URS intact.Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:34:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140709-Rudolph-on-the-Market.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTwo of Paul Rudolph's houses are for sale, and they may be joined by his Orange County Government Center.Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:29:05 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140708-Obituary-Mario-Coyula-Cowley-1935-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe celebrated Cuban architect and urban planner Mario Coyula Cowley died in Havana on July 7, after a long battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:28:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140707-BIG-Maze-National-Building-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBjarke Ingels and his team designed the maze to engage all three dimensions, so that museumgoers can see and enjoy the plan from inside its maple plywood walls as well as from the galleries above.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:33:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140707-In-Tokyo-Protestors-Dont-Want-1964-Olympics-Stadium-Replaced-by-Zaha-Hadids.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIn preparation for hosting the games again in 2020, the vintage structure is being readied for demolition. But a collection of architects and lay people alike are hoping to convince the Japan Sport Council to do otherwise.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:48:37 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140702-Modernisms-Jewish-Connection.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe role of Jews in creating and popularizing post-war modernism has largely escaped attention, but it is now the subject of a new exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco.Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:14:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140701-Chicago-City-of-Big-Data.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFor the exhibition Chicago: City of Big Data, CAF turned its centerpiece Chicago Model—a 320-square-foot resin replica of the city’s downtown, updated annually to reflect additions and subtractions—into an interpretive piece through which to "view" the city’s data. Encompassing everything from tweets to demographics to air quality, so-called big data is increasingly employed by city governments, developers, and designers to create smarter infrastructure that better integrates the urban environment with its populace.Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:32:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/07/140701-David-Benjamin-The-Living-Autodesk.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJust before the debut of a summer-long installation in New York, architect David Benjamin announced that Autodesk has acquired his research-focused firm.Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:46:11 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140630-Lessons-from-Tadao-Ando.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordJust before the opening of his expansion for the Clark Art Institute, Tadao Ando shared his thoughts on art and architecture. Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:17:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140630-Along-the-Huangpu-River-The-Future-of-Shanghai.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAs the Pearl of the Orient continues to expand, areas up- and downstream of these central landmarks have filled with large construction sites. High-profile firms—including Foster + Partners; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); David Chipperfield Architects (DCA); and Arquitectonica—are involved in projects on a grand scale.Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:49:58 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140630-Beam-by-Beam-a-Mega-Project-Grows.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe steel platform that is vital to the $20 billion Hudson Yards mega-project in Manhattan–what will allow three high-rise tower to be built atop of working railroad tracks on the eastern half of the site–is taking shape, after a slow start.Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:08:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140630-AIA-Convention-2014-Tony-Hsieh-Can8217t-Wait-To-See-What8217s-Next.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and bestselling author delivered the final keynote address at the 2014 AIA Convention in Chicago on Saturday. Hsieh has recently turned his attention to urban development and the way in which a corporation like Zappos can make a positive impact on a city.Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:53:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140627-AIA-Convention-2014-Design-With-A-Purpose-Because-Life-Depends-On-It-160-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe internationally recognized Ed Mazria delivered two keynote address at the 2014 AIA Convention in Chicago on Friday. His message to attendees: design with a purpose, because life depends on it.Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:58:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140626-AIA-2014-Jeanne-Gang8217s-Sense-of-Purpose.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordChicago’s own Jeanne Gang posed several questions to the audience at the opening of the 2014 AIA Convention this morning. "How do you get purpose?," was her first. And one that echoed throughout the talk.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:48:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140626-AIA-Convention-2014-Theaster-Gates-Rule-Breaker.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe internationally-acclaimed artist, potter, educator and breaker of rules, Theaster Gates, addressed the 2014 AIA Convention in Chicago today and argued that his role, as well as that of artists and design professionals, is to push the envelope.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:08:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140626-AIA-Convention-2014-Rahm-Emanuel-Says-Your-Efforts-are-Essential.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTwo days after announcing that Chicago will host its own architecture biennial in 2015, Mayor Rahm Emanuel opened the 2014 AIA Convention here this morning, where he called both the convention and the field of architecture essential to the future of all cities, and Chicago in particular.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:48:06 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140625-Newsmaker-Stephen-M-Ross.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordLast month the Related Companies founder and chairman gave $30.5 million to the World Resources Institute (WRI), where he serves on the board of directors. Ross’s gift, the largest in WRI’s history, specifically bolsters the Washington, D.C.-based environmental nonprofit’s urban design efforts in the developing world. Ross spoke with RECORD about his donation and the accompanying launch of the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:18:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140624-National-Trust-Releases-2014-Endangered-Historic-Places-Watch-List.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordtunning architecture—as well as no architecture at all—have earned slots on America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2014. Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:16:24 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140624-The-RIBAs-New-Tack160-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAfter the International Union of Architects rejected the RIBA's call to boycott the Israeli architects’ association, RIBA set up a committee to look at its own practices.Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:21:45 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140620-Brooklyns-Architectural-Moment.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFri, 20 Jun 2014 12:05:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140620-Design-Roulette-Architects-Set-Loose-in-the-World.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA discussion of design and geography at the Architectural Association in London this spring turned into an examination of difference and uniformity in the work of architects practicing globally. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:04:36 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140618-Newsmaker-Smiljan-Radi263-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThis year's Serpentine Pavilion designer, Smiljan Radić, may not be as well-known as some of his pavilion-designer predecessors, but, according to the curators, "Radić is a key protagonist of an amazing architectural explosion in Chile."Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:28:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140618-Critique-Rem8217s-Rules.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt the Venice Biennale, Rem Koolhaas urges visitors to look at architecture’s fundamentals, but exactly what is he asking us to consider?Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:43:00 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140616-Newsmaker-Gere-Kavanaugh.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThis year's Julia Morgan Icon Award recipient, chosen by the Los Angeles Design Festival, is Gere Kavanaugh, one of California’s pioneer female designers. Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:26:12 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140613-Urban-Post-Disaster-Housing-Prototype-Unveiled-in-New-York-CIty.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe New York City Office of Emergency Management begins testing its new architecture of disaster relief.Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:47:21 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140603-Venice-Dispatch-Highlights-from-the-National-Pavilions.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWhile the Korean pavilion won the Golden Lion, and Chile took the silver, many other national participations in the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale offered interesting variations on 'Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014,' the theme set out by director Rem Koolhaas.Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:19:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140610-David-Adjaye-Designed-Sugar-Hill-Affordable-Housing-Development-Nears-Completion-in-Harlem.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe 191,500-square-foot mixed-use development incorporates permanently affordable housing, pre-kindergarten classrooms, and the new Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling.Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:34:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140610-Newsmaker-Eric-Cesal.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordEric Cesal is the new executive director of Architecture for Humanity (AFH), the nonprofit’s board of directors announced today. A longtime volunteer, Cesal joined AFH full-time in 2010 to start the Haiti Rebuilding Center in Port-au-Prince. Since 2012 he has led the organization’s global post-disaster rebuilding efforts from its headquarters in San Francisco. Cesal replaces founding executive director Cameron Sinclair, who, with cofounder Kate Stohr, announced their resignation last fall. Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:28:23 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140609-Venice-Dispatch-Golden-Lion-Phyllis-Lambert-Minsuk-Cho.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Venice Archtiecture Biennale jury awarded the Golden Lion for a national pavilion to the Minsuk Cho-organized Korean exhibition and another to Phyllis Lambert for lifetime achievement.Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:27:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140609-Digging-for-The-Past-and-Future.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA new archaeology campus designed by Moshe Safdie is under construction on a Jerusalem hillside.Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:24:48 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140612-Time-Space-Existence-Venice-Biennale.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSat, 07 Jun 2014 11:31:45 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140606-Reconstruction-is-a-Definite-for-Glasgow-School-of-Art.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWith very few exceptions, full restoration is what architects of all persuasions are agreed on for the Glasgow School of Art, which was severely damaged by a fire on May 23.Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:08:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140606-Venice-Dispatch-US-Architecture-as-American-Export8212-The-Story-Expertly-Told6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe U.S. pavilion is a jaw-dropping and eye-opening study of architecture as a 20th-century American export. Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:29:15 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140605-Venice-Dispatch-Monditalia-at-the-Venice-Biennale.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMonditalia, the second main exhibition in this year's Rem Koolhaas-directed Venice Architecture Biennale, is a "scan" of Italian cultural, political, economic, and spiritual life in 41 projects. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:42:53 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140605-NCARB-Supports-Faster-Path-to-Licensure.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordLast week the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) announced that its board of directors supports the creation of an alternative—and optional—path to licensure that would permit candidates to be licensed upon graduation from an accredited program.Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:48:52 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140605-Elements-of-Architecture-at-the-Venice-Biennale.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRem Koolhaas and a team of researchers make a case for architecture’s essentials at the Venice Biennale. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:50:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140603-Residential-Development-in-Los-Angeles-Aims-to-Create-a-Micro-Neighborhood.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordInspired by the Dutch "woonerf" concept, the design emphasizes the needs of pedestrians and cyclists. Blackbirds’ units are arranged around a 58-foot-wide, 197-foot-long street that doubles as green space.Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:56:22 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140603-International-Living-Future-Institute-Widens-Its-Reach-Beyond-Buildings.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBuoyed by the progress of its performance-based Living Building Challenge green-building certification program, the International Living Future Institute is casting a net beyond the LBC. ILFI, through the umbrella Living Future Challenge announced recently, says it is developing even more ways to rethink "the way humanity designs its systems, products, buildings and communities."Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:02:54 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/06/140602-Mike-Kelley8217s-Mobile-Homestead-Rolls-Into-Los-Angeles.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThis is the mobile home’s first journey outside of Detroit, coinciding with a larger retrospective of the influential artist's work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles.Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:00:11 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140530-Andrew-Gellers-Double-Diamonds-Get-a-New-Setting.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordCOOKFOX Architects moved and restored the Pearlroth House, a box-kite-like icon of midcentury modernism.Fri, 30 May 2014 16:09:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140529-Exhibition-Review-Norwegian-Icons.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordNorwegian Icons introduces a neglected design genre.Thu, 29 May 2014 17:13:01 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140529-Mackintosh-as-Muse-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSteven Holl, architect of the Seona Reid Building at the Glasgow School of Art, reflects on the magic of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1909 masterpiece in the wake of a devastating May 23 fire.Thu, 29 May 2014 12:09:15 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140528-Obituary-Graphic-Designer-Massimo-Vignelli-Dies.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRichard Meier, Peter Eisenman, and Paola Antonelli pay tribute to their collaborator and mentor.Thu, 29 May 2014 11:51:52 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140523-Newsmaker-Marc-Norman.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMarc Norman has been the director of UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research, and Real Estate at the Syracuse University School of Architecture since 2012. Fri, 23 May 2014 13:08:37 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140523-Newsmaker-Lynn-Richards.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRichards, who spent 14 years working for the Environmental Protection Agency, officially takes over as president of the Congress for the New Urbanism on July 1.Fri, 23 May 2014 11:53:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140522-First-Look-Governors-Island.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Rotterdam-based firm West 8 has transformed 30 acres on Governors Island into parkland.Thu, 22 May 2014 14:48:32 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140522-Film-Review-16-Acres.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFilmmaker Richard Hankin hones in on the super-sized, New York real estate fight that has surrounded the rebuilding of Ground Zero.Thu, 22 May 2014 14:21:42 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140522-Exhibition-Review-Architecture--Photography-at-the-Carnegie-Museum-of-Art.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArchitecture has been an irresistible subject for photographers since the birth of the medium, and like buildings themselves, architectural photography can be different things to different people—a malleability explored in an excellent exhibition on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh through May 26.Thu, 22 May 2014 13:48:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140522-RECORDs-Innovation-Conference-Lands-in-Los-Angeles.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArchitectural Record’s first Innovation Conference outside of New York City was aptly held in Los Angeles, a city known for blurring boundaries between urbanism, architecture, and the landscape. Thu, 22 May 2014 12:38:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140520-Editors8217-Picks-ICFF-International-Contemporary-Furniture-Fair-Wanted-Design-2014-6527965279.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordRECORD editors name their favorite products shown at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair and elsewhere in New York last weekend. Tue, 20 May 2014 15:44:51 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140519-Van-Alen-Institute-Auction-Brad-Cloepfil-Paola-Antonelli.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFor its current online auction, the Van Alen institute, a New York City-based nonprofit that promotes public architecture, has assembled an unusually savvy list of 30 "design experiences" with prominent figures.Mon, 19 May 2014 11:06:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140516-Farnsworth-House-Could-Soon-Get-a-Lift.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordPlans to protect Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House by placing it on a hydraulic lift that can be deployed in case of flooding are proceeding at a rate that has taken even the plans’ supporters by surprise.Fri, 16 May 2014 16:25:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140516-First-Look-Chrysler-Museum-of-Art-Renovation.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSituated prominently at the eastern end of The Hague, a crescent-shaped inlet that feeds into the Elizabeth River as it passes through Norfolk, Virginia, the Chrysler Museum of Art’s newly renovated and expanded Italianate pile opened to the public again last week after 17 months of construction.Fri, 16 May 2014 15:57:13 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140514-Karim-Rashid-Brings-Kool-Aid-Colors-and-Curves-to-Manhattan-Condo-Buildings.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt 53, Rashid is best known for designing household products. But now his wish to design buildings has been granted. Among his current projects are four Manhattan condo buildings, the first of which is already under construction. Wed, 14 May 2014 12:15:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140514-National-September-11-Memorial-Museum-Davis-Brody-Bond.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Rising: A museum devoted to a traumatic event provides space for soaring emotions as it descends to bedrock.Wed, 14 May 2014 06:40:31 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140513-Architects-Watch-Your-Backs.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWhen a client modified a hard-won feature of one of his buildings, Antoine Predock took to Facebook to protest.Tue, 13 May 2014 16:05:41 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140513-State-Department-Chooses-Milan-Expo-US-Pavilion-Designers.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 13 May 2014 15:28:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140513-Exhibition-Review-Designing-for-Disaster.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOur strategies for preventing disasters and lessening their impacts have evolved a lot over the past quarter-century. The show smartly brings these to the fore and makes them tangible.Tue, 13 May 2014 14:20:45 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140512-Newsmaker-Interview-Eva-Kot225tkov225.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Czech artist discusses her installation "The Architecture of Sleep" at the Frieze Art Fair.Mon, 12 May 2014 08:28:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140509-New-York-Public-Library-Drops-Controversial-Building-Plan.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIt’s typical for a public institution to announce a big building project with fanfare. But when the same project is dropped, the institution may invoke its right to remain silent.Fri, 09 May 2014 16:46:15 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140509-Newsmaker-Interview-H233l232ne-Binet.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe London-based architectural photographer discusses a selection of her work on view at the Collective Design Fair in New York.Fri, 09 May 2014 16:12:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140508-Exhibition-Review-Joris-Laarman-Lab-at-Friedman-Benda.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe show features the results of Laarman’s experiments at the crossroads of technology and design. By using the latest in 3D printing, like the MX3D metal printer, which his Joris Laarman Lab in Amsterdam helped develop, Laarman and his team are working to achieve a level of design human hands are incapable of. Thu, 08 May 2014 14:46:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140507-New-York-City-Celebrates-Design-in-May.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMay 9-20: NYCxDESIGN, the city-backed initiative, celebrates and draws attention to the design events happening throughout the metropolis. Now in its second year, the lineup is a little more robust, with a greater number of gallery shows, large-scale exhibitions, and outer-borough happenings. Wed, 07 May 2014 10:16:26 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140507-Court-Approves-Demolition-of-Foster--Partners-Harmon-Hotel-in-Vegas.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFoster + Partners’ Harmon Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip is being razed without ever opening. Wed, 07 May 2014 10:03:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140506-Exhibition-Review-Letters-to-the-Mayor.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA show at New York’s Storefront for Art and Architecture asks the architecture world to petition its political leaders.Tue, 06 May 2014 11:50:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140505-Gwathmey-Siegel-Buyer-Looks-to-Purchase-a-Paul-Rudolph-Building.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordGene Kaufman, an architect best known for designing colorful towers for national hotel chains on the West Side of Manhattan, has offered to buy Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center in Goshen, New York.Mon, 05 May 2014 15:14:40 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140430-RECORD-Honors-STUDIOS-Architecture-and-Novartis.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOur third annual Good Design Is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at the American Architectural Foundation's Accent on Architecture Gala in Washington, D.C.Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:37:48 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140430--Seattles-Bullitt-Center-Shines.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordDesigned to be the greenest commercial building in the world, the six-story structure is outperforming its energy goals with an integrated design and motivated tenants.Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:38:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140430-Newsmaker-Theaster-Gates.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTheaster Gates is a performance artist, potter, object maker, educator, urban planner, and innovator, and he has become a catalyst for renewal on Chicago’s South Side by putting his background to use in a unique way.Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:47:22 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140429-Obituary-Frederic-Schwartz.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSchwartz, who died on April 28 after struggling with cancer, wasn’t so much an architect as a public citizen; architecture was just one tool he used to improve lives. Others included empathy and patience.Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:45:31 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140424-Goodbye-Prentice.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 24 Apr 2014 12:57:51 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140423-A-Green-Factory-to-Crop-Up-On-Chicagos-South-Side.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWhile most 19th century manufacturing hubs were known for their poor working conditions, the Pullman District on Chicago’s South Side was the country’s first model industrial town designed to provide a safer and healthier environment for the Pullman sleeping company’s workers. Over a century later, Method, the green cleaning products brand, is now carrying on the District’s progressive legacy with the construction of its new 150,000-square-foot sustainable factory. The company asked William McDonough + Partners to design its sprawling building, spanning roughly five acres on a brownfield site where the original Pullman lumberyard once stood. Prior to construction of its new facility, Method has committed to cleaning up the 22-acre property, and then transforming it into lush parkland for its employees and the surrounding community.Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:37:29 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140422-Live-Stream-NY-Times-Cities-for-Tomorrow.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordIf you can't make it to New York for the New York Times Cities for Tomorrow conference—featuring Michael Kimmelman, Shigeru Ban, Yale's Michelle Addington, Shaun Donovan of HUD, and more—watch a live stream from the event.Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:23:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140421-US-Architects-Criticiz-RIBA-for-its-Stance-on-Israeli-Counterpart.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTop U.S. architects have criticized the British architects’ association’s call for the ouster of its Israeli counterpart from the International Union of Architects.Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:29:15 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140421-A-Masterpiece-With-Problems.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFor the first time since it was completed in 1950, Frank Lloyd Wright’s SC Johnson Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin, opens for tours next month. Visitors will see firsthand its functional shortcomings along with its spectacular innovations.Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:11:52 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140418-Architects-Remember-the-64-65-Worlds-Fair.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFifty years ago, designers-to-be were inspired by architecture's possibilities when they saw the fantastical pavilions in Queens, New York. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:23:51 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140417-Go-West-RECORD-Brings-Innovation-Conference-to-LA.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 17 Apr 2014 13:10:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-Kim-Gordon8217s-Coming-Soon-at-Schindler8217s-Fitzpatrick-Leland-House.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 16 Apr 2014 16:34:28 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-No-Rest-for-the-Gehry.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 16 Apr 2014 16:06:31 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-Office-Space-Venice-Biennale-Preview.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe organizers of the U.S. pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale plan to reckon with the legacy of modernism by putting it into practice.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:37:20 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-Walmart-Scales-Down-and-Branches-Out.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFort Totten Square in Washington, D.C., designed by Hickok Cole Architects, is a sharp departure from the retailer’s usual formula.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:04:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-New-Generation-New-Pad.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordStudents and alumni from Savannah College of Art and Design have designed the SCADpad, a new 135-square-foot micro dwelling that can take up residency in under-used parking facilities.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:34:43 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140416-Newsmaker-Barry-Svigals.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordBarry Svigals talks about his firm's design for a new elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on the site of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:24:18 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140414-MoMA-Begins-Demolition-Folk-Art-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSay Goodbye. Today is your last chance for an unobstructed view of the celebrated facade on the Manhattan building Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects designed for the American Folk Art Museum. The Museum of Modern Art, the building’s new owner, began erecting scaffolding this morning in preparation to demolish it.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:57:34 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140414-Dispatch-from-Milan-Expo-Milano-2015-Focuses-on-an-Immaterial-not-Architectural-Legacy.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAn innovative, conceptual approach aimed at tackling the challenges of world nutrition changes the role of 21st-century Universal Expositions.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:51:04 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140411-Architect-Robert-Hull-Co-founder-of-the-Miller-Hull-Partnership-Dies-at-Age-69.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordArchitect Robert Hull, a co-founder of the Miller Hull Partnership LLC, died April 7 from complications related to a stroke suffered while he was on sabbatical in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was 69 years old. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:19:07 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140409-Dispatch-from-Milan-Designers-Show-Their-Softer-Sides.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFrom sunny colors to plush forms, cheerful comfort prevails at the Salone del Mobile.Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:47:00 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140408-Dispatch-from-Milan-Where-Architects-Live.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAt the furniture fair, an exhibit explores the homes of eight international architects.Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:13:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140407-Dispatch-from-Milan-Design-Week-in-Preview.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMon, 07 Apr 2014 13:07:36 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140407-Rebuild-by-Design-Redesigns-Sandy-Battered-Shore.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTen interdisciplinary Rebuild by Design teams unveiled proposals to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy and protect against flooding due to rising seas and more violent storms.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:06:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140404-Newsmaker-Stephen-Selkowitz.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFrom 1985 to 2011, Selkowitz headed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s building-technologies department, where he was the driving force behind a just-completed plug-and-play testing complex, the Facility for Low Energy Experiments (FLEXLab). On April 3, he received the 2014 Award of Excellence from RECORD's sister publication Engineering News-Record for his role in its development.Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:31:37 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140402-Newsmaker-James-Polshek.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 02 Apr 2014 13:17:25 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140401-Television-Review-Cool-Spaces-is-Cooler-Than-its-Name.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTue, 01 Apr 2014 17:03:44 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/04/140401-Denver-Union-Station-is-a-Game-Changer.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Beaux Arts–style depot, built in 1914, is being restored and converted—by Denver firms Tryba Architects and JG Johnson Architects—into a 112-room boutique hotel with shops, offices, and restaurants, opening in July. Meanwhile, in the rail yard behind the station, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has created a multimodal transit hub. Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:45:49 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140326-Exhibition-Review-Frank-Gehry-Curates-Peter-Arnell-at-Milk-Gallery.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 26 Mar 2014 15:03:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140326-Exhibition-Review-Sensing-Spaces-at-Londons-Royal-Academy-of-Arts.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSeven architects were chosen to design and install immersive installations within the Academy's galleries that go beyond the functional and visual to explore the physical sensation of inhabiting architecture.Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:45:58 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140323-Shigeru-Ban-Pritzker-Architecture-Prize-2014.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the Pritzker Architecture Prize, has announced Shigeru Ban as the recipient of the award for 2014. Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:23:02 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140321-Newsmaker-Dominique-Perrault.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordLast month, the French architect inaugurated two new projects—DC Tower 1 in Vienna and a Grand Theater for the small town of Albi in southern France. He’s also taken on several prestigious projects in and around Paris, including a new entrance pavilion for the Château de Versailles, the restoration of the legendary Longchamp Racecourse in Paris’s Bois de Boulogne park, and the transformation of the Poste du Louvre.Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:37:03 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140321-Letter-from-Havana.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSurrounded by history but bereft of innovative work from the past four decades, Cuban architects hope for the future.Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:29:10 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140319-A-Public-Park-Could-Elevate-DC.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA Washington, D.C., nonprofit will launch a national design competition tomorrow to turn the remains of a highway bridge that spans the Anacostia River into a public park. The proposed 11th Street Bridge Park would connect the Washington Navy Yard, where there has been a recent explosion of growth and development, and the Anacostia neighborhood to the east. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:20:56 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140319-Newsmaker-Patrik-Schumacher.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordWed, 19 Mar 2014 12:06:47 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140318-Wood-Blocks-and-Steel-Feathers-Architecture-at-SXSW.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAustin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival—a week or so of music, film, and interactive events that draws thousands of visitors—has experienced ever-expanding scope creep since its small, loud beginnings in 1987. This year, architects got in the game, engaging the high-energy crowds with two noteworthy installations and one pop-up. Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:47:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140314-TELOS-The-Fantastic-World-of-Eugene-Tssui-Debuts-at-Los-Angeles-Architecture-Design-Film-Festival.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordNamed after the Greek word for "final purpose," the documentary follows architect Eugene Tssui, 59, as he champions a fantastical, organic style of architecture that would be more suited to the world created in James Cameron’s Avatar than modern day America.Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:14:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140314-Iv225n-Navarro-Madison-Square-Park-Water-Tower.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe artist takes an anachronistic piece of New York’s skyline and turns it into one of his perception-confounding, selfie-ready installations. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:22:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140312-Design-Film-Fest-Comes-to-LA.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAfter five years in New York (and a couple in Chicago), the Architecture & Design Film Festival is expanding to the West Coast. Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:52:46 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140311-Architecture-on-Stage-Metropolitan-Opera8217s-Werther.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe large, enclosing, rectangular frames in a new set move to generate a spatial dynamic on stage.Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:08:05 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140311-First-Look-Olson-Kundigs-Project-Los-Altos.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOlson Kundig turned a former restaurant at 242 State Street in Los Altos, California, into a flexible, storefront exhibition space. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:23:11 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140310-Newsmakers-Cityvision-Founders-Francesco-Lipari-and-Vanessa-Todaro.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFour years since its inception, the Rome-based independent architecture lab Cityvision has its first exhibition outside of Europe, at Woodbury School of Architecture’s WUHO Gallery in Los Angeles.Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:10:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140307-Independent-Art-Fair-Feuerstein-Quagliara-Architecture.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTwo young collaborators organize an art fair like a puzzle.Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:37:55 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140307-Ando-Condo-and-Nouvel-Nouveau.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTadao Ando is designing a seven-story condo building at 152 Elizabeth Street in Manhattan.Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:50:30 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140306-The-Living-David-Benjamin-Emerging-Architects-MoMA-PS1.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThu, 06 Mar 2014 17:36:08 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140306-Richard-Meier-Model-Museum.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordOn the evening of March 5, Richard Meier celebrated the opening of his new model museum in Jersey City, New Jersey. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:45:11 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140304-First-Look-Dominique-Perraults-DC-Tower-1-in-Vienna.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe newly completed tower along the Danube is the tallest in Austria.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:01:31 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/03/140304-Arranged-Marriages.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTwo recent deals point to a growing number of mergers and acquisitions among design firms.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:43:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140228-A-New-Recreation-and-Education-Facility-Set-to-Revitalize-Sherman-Creek.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordScarcely two decades ago, Sherman Creek, a tributary of the Harlem River in northern Manhattan, was choked by weeds and the wreckage of century-old boathouses. Now, the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and Brooklyn-based firm Bade Stageberg Cox are on track to restore the area to the vibrant community hub it once was. On February 6, NYRP announced that with the aid of a $4.4 million grant from the Thompson Family Foundation, Bade Stageberg Cox will transform a strip of flood-prone parkland into a versatile education center and boathouse for the Washington Heights and Inwood communities.Fri, 28 Feb 2014 04:13:14 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140227-Morphosis8217s-Emerson-College-Los-Angeles-Building-Set-to-Open-in-March.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordThe project gives the Boston-based communications and arts school a permanent home on the west coast.Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:50:12 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140226-Newsmaker-Rafael-Vi241oly.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordFor Rafael Viñoly, running large offices in London and New York sometimes means putting out fires. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:45:09 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140226-Under-Construction-A-Creatively-Contrarian-Addition.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordTo adapt to a rapidly changing context, Andrew Berman updates a New York art space’s historic building, originally renovated by Maya Lin.Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:17:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140225-One-Small-Move.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordAn engineer suggests that the Museum of Modern Art could move the American Folk Art Museum building, rather than raze it to make room for its expansion.Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:30:17 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140225-Park-Avenue-Armory-to-Become-Rafael-Vi241oly8217s-Laboratory.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordInstalled inside the 55,000-square-foot drill hall, the Spring Masters art fair will feature an exhibition scheme by Rafael Viñoly that challenges the status-quo rectangular grids.Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:21:37 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140224-2013-Holland-Prize-Winner-Announced.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA drawing of a 19th-century bridge in Connecticut by New York architect Morgen Fleisig is the 2013 Holland Prize winner, the Library of Congress and National Park Service announced. Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:26:50 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140221-Community-Forum-Questions-Crop-of-Tall-Buildings-Around-Central-Park.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA public discussion raised concerns about apartment towers rising around the famed New York City green space.Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:23:33 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140221-Exhibition-Review-Fran231ois-Halard.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordA photographer best known for shooting fashionable interiors takes a sidelong glance at architecture.Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:18:35 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140221-Johnston-Marklee-Designs-New-Buildings-for-The-Menil-Collection.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordMuseum to add a $40-million Drawing Institute and an energy-efficient power plant to its Houston campus.Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:52:27 GMThttp://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/02/140214-Rochester-Attempts-a-Reboot.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecordSibley's, Rochester, New York, The Architectural TeamThe renovation and adaptive reuse of a historic department store building is just one of many projects that are a collective attempt to revitalize the upstate New York city. Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:39:39 GMT