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Snapshot: 'Halo' Elevates and Connects Pedestrians in a Hilly Port City

Vigo, Spain
Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
June 1, 2024
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A public 'lift' in Vigo, Spain, by NOARQ, AM2 Arquitectos, Arenas & Asociados, is a combination of infrastructure, sculpture, and urban landmark.
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Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

June 2024 Editor’s Letter

The Real World
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
June 1, 2024
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Devoted to civic architecture, our June issue assesses the value of physical space in times of dissent and upheaval.
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Pearling Path

Bahrain's Pearling Path Protects and Revives a Defunct Trade's Architectural Legacy

Bahrain
Ian Volner
May 5, 2024
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An international cohort of designers is remaking the island nation's ancient pearling district.
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WXY Designs a ‘Public Beach House’ for The Rockaways

Pansy Schulman
March 22, 2024
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Part of the first phase of Arverne East, New York’s first net-zero housing development, a new oceanfront community center offers a template for sustainable public design.


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PILARES

Stately Brick Arches Turn a Community Center in Mexico into a Castle for Everybody

Mexico City
Michael Snyder
March 11, 2024
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One of hundreds of planned centers across Mexico City, Derek Dellekamp's PILARES Quetzalcóatl is marked by an elegant motif of repeating arches.
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Starlight Park Comfort Station
Kitchen & Bath 2024

Gray Organschi Architecture Dignifies a Public Bathroom in the Bronx with Thoughtful Design

The Bronx, New York
Pansy Schulman
February 16, 2024
One Comment
The newly expanded Starlight Park boasts a lavatory that pushes against expectations of public facilities.
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Ambassaden

Diplomatic Design Reinvents the Former U.S. Embassy in Oslo

Andrew Ayers
Andrew Ayers
February 1, 2024
One Comment
Eero Saarinen's striking 1959 chancery—one of three buildings in Europe by the architect—now houses offices, an event space, café, and restaurants thanks to Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem.
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New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Update the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts Main Branch

New York
Linda C. Lentz
February 1, 2024
One Comment
A series of surgical interventions advances a treasured 1911 landmark for new generations.
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A Danish Port City Gains a New Maritime School Fused to the Working Waterfront

Matt Hickman
Matt Hickman
January 19, 2024
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A collaboration between EFFEKT and C.F. Møller Architects, Svendborg International Maritime Academy brings together several disparate facilities into a flexible, concrete-framed structure.


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Southern Gateway Park

In Dallas, a Forthcoming Freeway Lid Park Reunites an Interstate-Bisected Community

Dallas
Matt Hickman
Matt Hickman
January 8, 2024
One Comment
Designed by HKS and SWA, the I-35E–spanning Southern Gateway Park aims to be both a citywide destination and economic catalyst for the Oak Cliff neighborhood.
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