Lake|Flato Architects Proposes an Ambitious Vision for a Vulnerable Urban Island Matthew Marani May 21, 2024 No Comments The 450-acre mixed-use development in Fort Worth, Texas, would be facilitated by a new river bypass, canals, and inland lake. Read More
RECORD Forum Exit Strategy: The Case for Single-Stair Egress Alex Armlovich May 9, 2024 No Comments Forum: Reforming U.S. building codes to permit single-stair apartment buildings would facilitate cost-effective and higher-density housing.Read More
Bahrain's Pearling Path Protects and Revives a Defunct Trade's Architectural Legacy Bahrain Ian Volner May 5, 2024 No Comments An international cohort of designers is remaking the island nation's ancient pearling district.Read More
Multifamily Housing 2024 May 1, 2024 No Comments A diverse group of North American projects showcases architects breaking through budgetary, spatial, and legal barriers to provide innovative housing solutions.Read More
A New Exhibition in Barcelona Explores the Growing Diversity of American ‘Suburbia’ Tim Abrahams April 18, 2024 No Comments The wide-ranging show at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona surveys the economic, political, and social impact of post-war suburban growth.Read More
Manifesta, the Art Biennial Inciting Urban Change, Returns for 15th Edition Andrew Ayers March 18, 2024 No Comments The nomadic European event arrives in Barcelona this September with a strong social and environmental agenda.Read More
RECORD Forum New Frontiers: Praxis and the Pitfalls of Techno-Utopias Pansy Schulman March 4, 2024 One Comment Forum: An ambitious city-building initiative expresses conflicting desires through architecture, writes Pansy Schulman.Read More
Enthusiasm for Building Tall Endures Joann Gonchar, FAIA March 4, 2024 No Comments There's a new "world's second tallest" building, in Malysia, while the one vying for first place—the Jeddah Tower—resumes work.Read More
Alexander Gorlin and Victoria Newhouse Collect Strategies to House the Nation Excerpt: 'Housing the Nation: Social Equity, Architecture, and the Future of Affordable Housing,' edited by Alexander Gorlin and Victoria Newhouse Alexander Gorlin, FAIA Victoria Newhouse February 8, 2024 No Comments In this forthcoming volume, experts take stock of America’s affordable-housing crisis and suggest various solutions to rectify it.Read More
RECORD Forum On Preservation: Heritage, History, and Exclusion Susan Nigra Snyder George E. Thomas February 5, 2024 3 Comments Forum: Susan Nigra Snyder and George E. Thomas argue that historic districting is a form of social injustice.Read More