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A Planned Neighborhood near the Pulitzer Arts Foundation Springs Up in St. Louis

St. Louis

December 12, 2024

An international cohort of architects led by Tatiana Bilbao collaborate to create market-rate houses that challenge conventional American living patterns.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Gabriella Carrillo

RECORD Editors

December 11, 2024

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Gabriella Carrillo, co-founder of Mexico City–based Colectivo C733, joins the podcast to discuss 36x36, a social design initiative in which the studio completed 36 architectural interventions throughout Mexico in 36 months.

Lakisha Woods Resigns as EVP/CEO of AIA

Pansy Schulman

December 10, 2024

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Though cleared of any wrongdoing in an independent investigation, Woods’ tenure was clouded by a scandal of alleged financial mismanagement and nepotism.

Tang Wing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met Reveals Frida Escobedo’s Design for Reimagined Modern and Contemporary Art Wing

Matt Hickman

December 10, 2024

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Focused on improved accessibility and sustainability, the revamp will offer visitors a more seamless, easier-to-navigate gallery experience—and expanded outdoor spaces on the fourth and fifth floors.

Landscape

Weiss/Manfredi and Reed Hilderbrand’s Revamp of Longwood Gardens Reaches Full Bloom

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Matt Hickman

December 10, 2024

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The ambitious $250 million reimagining is anchored by a state-of-the-art glasshouse that appears to float above a shallow rectangular pool.

After Accelerated but Incomplete Reconstruction, Notre-Dame de Paris Reopens to the Public

Andrew Ayers

December 9, 2024

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Although public Sunday mass was held at the fire-ravaged Gothic cathedral for the first time since April 2019, full restoration work will not be completed until 2028 at the earliest.

Studio Gang’s Populus Takes Inspiration from Colorado’s Towering Aspens

Denver

Leopoldo Villardi

December 9, 2024

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With an ambitious ‘carbon positive’ goal, the 13-story hotel in downtown Denver features eye-like windows that echo bark patterns.

On the Boards

Ambitious Museum Projects in Memphis and Richmond Confront the Past

Memphis & Richmond

Pansy Schulman

Matthew Marani

December 9, 2024

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The Memphis Art Museum and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts reckon with their history by prioritizing community-focused design.

Guess the Architect: December 2024

RECORD Editors

December 6, 2024

The Byzantine emperor who commissioned this 1,500-year-old church-turned-mosque is better known than its designers, who were trained in engineering and mathematics.