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In this special section, RECORD takes a long look into the short-lived school—which had a lasting influence as part of the larger Modernist project.

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup imminent, Qatar is on a tear to reshape its capital, building stand-out architecture and legacy infrastructure that will shape the city for decades.

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor’s controversial design for LACMA has turned into Los Angeles’ most serious cultural issue in the last decade, writes commentator Joseph Giovannini.

Single-family dwellings used to outrank other buildings in the architectural canon. No more.

On the far west side of Manhattan, Thomas Heatherwick’s 2,500-step sculpture opens at Hudson Yards.

Can architects make a difference in transforming our criminal justice system?

A nonprofit national research and policy organization and a Boston-based firm work together to envision what future prisons can look like.

Jesse Reiser explains the circumstance behind his creating a copy of Aldo Rossi’s scheme for the Modena Cemetery of 1972 for the maestro.

In this special section, we examine how architects and photographers approach each other’s craft and work together.