2016 December

National Music Centre of Canada by Allied Works Architecture

Calgary

Josephine Minutillo

November 7, 2016

A spectacular new building in Calgary celebrates Canada’s musical heritage.

Audain Art Museum by Patkau Architects

Whistler, British Columbia

Adele Weder

December 1, 2016

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In Whistler, British Columbia, a new art museum, like the work it houses, takes its cues from nature.

Faena Forum by OMA

Miami Beach, Florida

Beth Broome

November 23, 2016

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A trio of buildings anchored by a cultural center aims to reenergize a neglected beachside district in Miami.

National Taichung Theater by Toyo Ito & Associates

Taichung City, Taiwan

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 1, 2016

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More than a decade in the making, Toyo Ito’s masterwork in Taichung City, Taiwan, redefines the relationship between form, space, and structure.

Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron

Hamburg, Germany

Suzanne Stephens

November 3, 2016

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After 13 years of planning and construction, Herzog & de Meuron’s Hamburg concert hall opens.

The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art by SO — IL & Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Davis, California

Josephine Minutillo

November 11, 2016

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On UC Davis' rural campus, an overarching canopy is the main attraction at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

Continuing Education: Biophilia

Katharine Logan

December 1, 2016

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Biophilic design and the hospitality sector are a natural fit.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro Bring Pierre Chareau’s Work to Life at the Jewish Museum

Josephine Minutillo

November 2, 2016

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Pierre Chareau made a lasting name for himself in the annals of architectural history with one seminal work, the Maison de Verre in Paris, completed in 1932.

Santa Monica to Adopt Ambitious Zero Net Energy Requirements

Deborah Snoonian Glenn

November 21, 2016

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In October, the city council of Santa Monica, California, approved a sweeping ordinance requiring all newly built single-family homes, as well as duplexes and low-rise multifamily buildings, to have zero net energy (ZNE) consumption.

Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

Alex Klimoski

December 1, 2016

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Jakob + MacFarlane’s new 260-square-foot Frédéric Malle perfume boutique in Paris’s Marais district reflects an ambience that is as majestic as it is aromatic.

Holiday Gift Guide: Architecture Books

RECORD's annual guide to gifts for colleagues, friends, and supportive clients.

Jayne Merkel

December 1, 2016

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RECORD’s holiday roundup highlights books that deal with urbanity in its many guises, from perspectives that embrace skyscrapers to those that see antidotes to density in low-rise planning and landscape design.

What Makes a Great City

Alex Cohen

December 1, 2016

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For urbanists, planners, and architects who appreciate well-designed public spaces, Alexander Garvin’s latest publication delivers a carefully constructed tour of cities that accomplish this goal.

Wall House by UnSangDong Architects

A house near Seoul uses a series of walls to create a dialogue between inside and out.

Clifford A. Pearson

December 1, 2016

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When architects—or politicians, for that matter—speak of walls, they usually see them as boundaries dividing one place from another.

Crew Offices & Café in Old Montreal by Henri Cleinge

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Alex Klimoski

December 1, 2016

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A lavish Beaux-arts interior is transformed into a modern workspace for a young tech company.

Record’s 2016 Innovation Conference Explores Craft

November 22, 2016

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“The power of the handmade shouldn’t be taken for granted,” said Michael Murphy, co-founder of MASS Design Group, a practice known for its humanitarian projects.

Aga Khan Bestows Architecture Awards in Dubai

Cathleen McGuigan

November 21, 2016

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Anyone who attended the symposium for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture last month couldn’t miss the irony that it was held in Dubai.

Common Ground in Unsettling Times

In the aftermath of a contentious national election, the profession must come together on the foundation of its shared values.

Cathleen McGuigan

December 1, 2016

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We were wrapping up this issue of Architectural Record in the days after the most divisive national election in living memory.

BIG Designs First Hyperloop One for UAE

Anna Fixsen

November 21, 2016

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The sleek design seeks to eliminate waiting from travel.

Record Products 2016: Openings

December 1, 2016

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The best new doors, elevators, hardware, and windows.

Record Products 2016: Outdoor & Recreational

December 1, 2016

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The best new play structures, railings, shelters, and site furnishings.

Record Products 2016: Facades

December 1, 2016

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The best new cladding, glazing, moisture barriers, and roofing products.

Record Products 2016: Lighting & Electrical

December 1, 2016

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The best new commercial, contract, outdoor, and residential lighting and electric products.

Record Products 2016: Kitchen & Bath

December 1, 2016

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The best new appliances, cabinets, fittings, and fixtures for kitchen and bath.

Record Products 2016: HVAC

December 1, 2016

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The best new products for cooling, heating, plumbing, and ventilation.

Record Products: Hardware, Software & Control Systems

Record Products 2016: Hardware, Software & Control Systems

December 1, 2016

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The best new AV equipment, connected devices, controllers, and sensors.

Record Products 2016: Furnishings

December 1, 2016

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The best new casegoods, drapery, seating, and upholstery.

Record Products 2016: Finishes & Surfacing

December 1, 2016

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The best new products for ceilings, flooring, textiles, and wall treatments.

Record Products 2016

Read about the results of this year's competition, and meet the jury of architects, lighting designers, and interiors experts who selected the winners.

Julie Taraska

December 1, 2016

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Products incorporating sensors and connected systems, as well as those that benefit from engineering breakthroughs and that are produced via digital technologies, dominated Architectural Record's Products of the Year competition.

Design Vanguard 2016: Waechter Architecture

Portland, Oregon

Derek de Koff

December 1, 2016

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Using traditional forms and basic materials, a firm refines the familiar to give it a brand-new look.

Design Vanguard 2016: CUAC Arquitectura

With a penchant for adaptive reuse, a firm pulls inspiration from the history of sites and existing structures.

Miriam Sitz

December 1, 2016

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Born-and-bred granadinos, Javier Castellano Pulido, 41, and Tomás García Píriz, 38, first met in the early 2000s while studying at the Escuela Téchnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada.

Design Vanguard 2016: Young & Ayata

Brooklyn, New York

Anna Fixsen

December 1, 2016

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A two-man firm plays with architectural representation—and how we perceive it.

Design Vanguard 2016: Studio Andrea Dragoni

An architect deploys stripped-down, bold geometry to design dreamlike buildings.

Fred A. Bernstein

December 1, 2016

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Two of italy’s greatest modern architects are known for their cemeteries.

Design Vanguard 2016: Alexander Jermyn Architecture

Berkeley, California

Alex Klimoski

December 1, 2016

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A Bay Area design studio distills projects to their essence, using details to tell a story.

Design Vanguard 2016: Facet Studio

A bicontinental practice unearths hidden meaning to create refined architecture.

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 1, 2016

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What’s in a name? For Facet Studio, the answer is: the firm’s philosophy.

Design Vanguard 2016: Magén Architects

Materials, construction practice, and place inform the dynamic, sculptural buildings of two Spanish brothers.

David Cohn

December 1, 2016

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A good point of entry for understanding the complex designs of the brothers Jaime and Francisco J. Magén Pardo are the sculptures of the late Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida, with their play of dense solids and equally compacted voids.

Design Vanguard 2016: Abruzzo Bodziak Architects

Brooklyn, New York

David Sokol

December 1, 2016

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A pair of New York-based architects reinvents the vernacular and creates work that resonates with a wide audience.

Design Vanguard 2016: Studio Akkerhuis

An architect finds projects in his native Holland—and through a friendly collaboration with a former employer.

Jennifer Krichels

December 1, 2016

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Bart Akkerhuis has come a long way since leaving his role as an associate with the Paris office of Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) to found his own studio.

Design Vanguard 2016: Mohamed Amine Siana

Traditional architecture informs a young practitioner’s beautiful and hypnotic contemporary forms.

Jordan Hruska

December 1, 2016

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During its 44 years under colonial rule, Morocco served as a petri dish for experiments in modernism by French architects and planners like Jean-François Zevaco and Michel Ecochard.