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Brotherhood Sister Sol's Mission of Transformative Support for At-Risk Youth Gets a New Home in Harlem

February 9, 2023

A vital community resource for nearly three decades, BroSis continues its mission from a new home designed by New York–based Urban Architectural Initiatives.

Workshops for Modernity: The Bauhaus Comes to Life Again at MoMA

Robert Ivy, FAIA FAIA

December 9, 2015

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Rarely does a museum show bring the shock of discovery to a familiar topic.

Women Push for Equality in the Architecture Profession

The around-the-clock culture of the workplace is under attack as woman strive for equity.

Cathleen McGuigan

November 15, 2015

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Last month, architectural record held its second annual Women in Architecture Forum and Awards in New York, with a packed crowd of architects (mostly women but some enthusiastic men) joining in the celebration.

First City

The Chicago Architecture Biennial sets the stage for both thinking and making.

Cathleen McGuigan

October 16, 2015

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The Chicago Architecture Biennial sets the stage for both thinking and making. This month marks the opening of the first Chicago Architecture Biennial, which is also the first such event in North America (October 3'January 3).

Cathleen McGuigan

September 16, 2015

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In Finland, good architecture extends from a glass you hold to the city you live in. There are few countries whose modern identity is more closely linked to a rich culture of design and architecture than Finland. Its great exponent, of course, was Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), whose career exemplified the notion of Gesamtkunstwerk—or total work of art—meaning that his hand touched everything from master plans to glassware. Eliel Saarinen, half a generation his senior, held a similar position. Recalled Eero Saarinen, “My father used to say that, from an ashtray to a city plan, everything is architecture.” Photo © Michel

All in a Day's Work

Office design: a constantly changing landscape for architects.

Cathleen McGuigan

August 16, 2015

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The workplace is an ever-evolving design challenge. With continuous upgrades in technology, advances in telecommunications and rising costs of commercial real estate, space for individual employees keeps shrinking'whether for assistants or executives. The average allotment per office worker fell from 225 square feet in 2010 to 176 square feet in 2012, and these days can go as low as 60 square feet.

Cathleen McGuigan

July 16, 2015

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Ingenious pavilions and a pair of bold cultural complexes offer surprise and delight. The Dallas-based architect Frank Welch recently sent me his just-published memoir, On Becoming an Architect. In the book, he describes how he, as an inquisitive, artistic young boy growing up in Sherman, Texas, during the Depression, became a critically acclaimed modernist whose distinguished career was cemented by one extraordinary project. Photo © Michel Arnaud The seminal building wasn't grandiose: it was a simple pavilion. A shelter set on a rocky rise on a ranch in West Texas, it opened to magnificent views across the rugged landscape. The

The Transformative Power of Architecture and the Arts

Design and culture bring change to communities at every scale, around the world.

Cathleen McGuigan

June 15, 2015

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In this issue of RECORD, we look at architecture in communities around the world that typically don't have access to good design.

Money Changes Everything

A rebounding economy pushes luxury real estate sky-high

Cathleen McGuigan

May 16, 2015

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Architecture is a cyclical business. Just five years ago, the industry was down in the depths, and now the profession, by most measures, is rebounding.

Cathleen McGuigan

April 16, 2015

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Has the average new house changed since the recession—and what will the future look like? It is April, and at Architectural Record, our thoughts turn to houses—the beautiful, innovative custom dwellings, featured in the pages ahead, where architects experiment with form and materials on a domestic scale and push design ideas in often radical new directions. Photo © Michel Arnaud But before we get to RECORD Houses—and the best designs of the year—let's pause to look at the broader scene for quotidian residential building in the U.S. today. With the bursting of the housing bubble now behind us, and the