13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (248+ words) Architectural Record Snapshot: Jakob+MacFarlane Designs a Colorful Vertical Village on the Belgian Coast Belgian identity has always been in-between. The seaside hamlet of Knokke-Heist, sandwiched by the Port of Antwerp-Bruge and the Dutch border, commissioned Parisian practice Jakob+MacFarlane…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (535+ words) Architectural Record Kenzo Tange’s Demolition-Bound ‘Boat Gym’ in Takamatsu City, Japan, Is Spared from the Wrecking Ball for Now Apparently, the United States isn’t the only country whose government has a rogue construction agenda. Disregarding public opinion, Japan’s Kagawa Prefectural…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (175+ words) House for Art Collectors in Highland Park, Ill. As guests arrive, a prismatic four-car garage—jacketed in blackened wood and capped with a pyramidal roof—is the first intervention by the 2022 Design Vanguard firm to come into view. It connects the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (942+ words) architecturalrecord.com In Peru’s Coastal Desert, Leggett & Cahuas Designs a Fully Open-Air and Off-Grid Retreat from Modern Life Region of Lima, Peru Sited in an ancient gully, the Casa Cerro Negro is surrounded by hills that limit ocean views. In…...

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

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (229+ words) Concept design model of 1 World Trade Center by Peterson Littenberg. Image courtesy Peterson Littenberg Later, in 1983 to 1984, Peterson courageously assumed the position as executive director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York. The move resulted in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) Two elongated gables, clad almost entirely in charred wood siding, stretch low across a five-acre site west of Minneapolis. At the entrance, that dark exterior gives way: blond cedar wraps a deep cantilevered cutout, framing floor-to-ceiling glass and a front…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) Architectural Record Continuing Education: Biogenic Materials Wingårdhs Reinvents a Regional Vernacular with a Novel Wall System The Villa Lerkil, designed by the architecture firm Wingårdhs, is organized as a hallandslänga, a traditional farmhouse typology in southwestern Sweden. In such dwellings,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (892+ words) Empower visionary design with custom-configured glass systems from Western Architectural Openings. Our statement-making glass walls, doors, and window systems are engineered for scale, made to order with precision, and accompanied by personalized care. One significant example is the trend toward…...

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