Top 10 Projects of 2019
Beijing Daxing International Airport by ADP Ingénierie and Zaha Hadid Architects
An otherworldly new terminal in Beijing alleviates pressure on the capital city's existing airport.
Photo © Xinhau/Alamy Stock Photo
Fass School and Teachers’ Residence in Senegal, by Toshiko Mori
The sinuous forms of an intimate campus in Senegal provide a sheltered place to learn, play, and live.
Photo © Iwan Baan
Renovated Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York, by Gensler
A classic landmark in New York is tuned up for 21st-century needs. Tour the building with Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, and watch RECORD's 2016 video interview with Kevin Roche.
Photo © Richard Barnes
Helsinki Central Library in Finland, ALA Architects
A bold addition to a cultural center in Finland fosters the exchange of ideas and inspires creativity.
Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo
L'Arbre Blanc in France, by Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto branches out with a residential high-rise in the South of France.
Photo © Iwan Baan
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Switzerland, by Barozzi Veiga
A stark exterior belies grand interior spaces at an impeccably designed fine-arts palace in Switzerland.
Photo © Simon Menges
National Museum of Qatar, by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
An outlandish new building in Doha declares a diminutive country’s big ambitions. Read about the star-studded opening ceremony.
Photo © Iwan Baan
Residenze Carlo Erba in Italy, by Eisenman Architects and Degli Esposti Architetti
After decades studying its architecture, Peter Eisenman finally builds in Italy.
Photo © Maurizio Montagna
The Shed in New York, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Rockwell Group
With just one striking design move, an ambitious cultural building in New York lets the creative activity it fosters make all the noise. Watch an animation of the kinetic structure.
Photo © Iwan Baan
A Norwegian restaurant submerged in water offers a close view of sea life.
Photo © Tomasz Majewski
RECORD editors share their picks for the Top 10 projects published in the magazine this year. Click through the slideshow see each selection.
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