9+ hour, 38+ 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…...

6+ day, 3+ 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…...

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

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

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

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (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…...

2+ week, 8+ min ago   (133+ words) New to the 2026 award cycle is the role of former RECORD editor in chief (1996–2010) Robert Ivy as Aydelott Trust advisor and consultant. Ivy succeeds architect Reb Haizlip in overseeing both awards. The 2026 winners of the Aydelott Travel Awards are as…...

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

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) “The client’s concept from the beginning was for the design to recall primitive times, like cavemen huddled around a fire,” explains Jacobsen partner Bernardo Jacobsen. Throughout the restaurant, walls are finished in a rammed-earth-inspired plaster incorporating natural clay. Their rust-colored…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (105+ words) Image © Gensler; click to enlarge Architect: Gensler — Nestor Santa-Cruz, design director & principal; Lester Yuan, design director; Steve Steimer, Mike Terry, project managers; Kevin Nigri, technical director Lighting Designer: Lighting Workshop — Michael Hew Wing, principal & partner Consultant: NV5 (AV & theatrical lighting) Size:…...