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The Latest in Tile and Stone from CEVISAMA 2024

Valencia, Spain

Pansy Schulman

April 16, 2024

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This year’s trends include muted neutrals, richly dimensional natural texture, rustic looks, and subtle biophilic nods.

CASE STUDY: Tile & Stone

Amateur Architecture Studio Clads a Chinese Archive with Thousands of Celadon Tiles

Liangzhu, China

Matthew Marani

April 16, 2024

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The Wang Shu–led firm offers a contemporary interpretation of vernacular design for a monumental project.

Carlos Jiménez Discusses Houston’s Won Buddhism Center and More at the National Academy of Design

Matthew Marani

April 15, 2024

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The Houston-based architect presented his contribution to Sites of Impermanence, an exhibition featuring the work of 2023 National Academicians.

imm cologne 2024 Showcases Contemporary Furniture from Northern Europe and Beyond

Cologne, Germany

Matt Hickman

April 15, 2024

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Fair highlights include adaptable pieces with limitless customization possibilities and fresh takes on modern classics.

Albert Frey’s Aluminaire House Lands in Palm Springs

Russell Fortmeyer

April 15, 2024

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The permanent installation of the experimental 1931 residence on the grounds of the Palm Springs Art Museum coincides with a retrospective exhibition on its designer.

April 2024: Dates and Events

Pansy Schulman

April 12, 2024

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This month's ongoing dates and events include an exhibition exploring our fraught relationship with plastics, making its North American debut at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

A New Book Explores the "Visual Rhetoric" of 19th-Century Utopian Architecture

Review: 'The Shape of Utopia: The Architecture of Radical Reform in Nineteenth-Century America' by Irene Cheng

Richard Korman

April 10, 2024

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Irene Cheng's exploration of less well-known utopian ideations is a valuable new account in the history of architectural drawing.

Heimtextil Returns for its Latest—and Biggest—Edition in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Matt Hickman

April 10, 2024

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This year's show focused on sustainable production methods and innovative materials, such as bio-engineered and plant-based textiles.

Tribute: Italo Rota (1953–2024)

Matthew Marani

April 9, 2024

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The architect and designer led a varied career with notable projects in his native Milan as well as in Paris and beyond.

Guess the Architect: April 2024

RECORD Editors

April 9, 2024

A pioneer of sustainable design, this architect employed traditional techniques of extensive shading, passive ventilation, and mud-brick construction.