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Max Núñez Arquitectos’ Museo Regional de Atacama serves as both cultural anchor and oasis, offering shelter from the harsh sun.

The 33 rammed-earth walls comprising the sculptural court enclosure were prefabricated off-site and installed in 12 days.

An adaptive reuse project adds color and light for a new community center and preschool along a storied boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.

In the April 1903 issue of RECORD, Montgomery Schuyler dedicates nearly 5,000 words to McKim, Mead & White’s expansion and renovation of the White House—a project that included an early iteration of the now-demolished East Wing.

The young French firm sourced soil excavated during construction of Greater Paris’s new metro lines.

Warren and Mahoney Architects’ earthquake-resistant structure replaces New Zealand's old national archives building.

For October, RECORD visits a varied mix of projects that serve as cultural anchors in their respective communities, spanning from New Zealand to Kazakhstan to Astoria, Queens.

A versatile piazza anchored by a reconfigurable stage fuses together the ancient Roman civic space’s three halls.

Located in Redwood City, 500 County Center is the first mass-timber civic building in the U.S. to achieve net zero energy.