Guess the Architect: May 2025 RECORD Editors May 5, 2025 This shimmering tower owes its distinctive appearance to a unique multilayered facade that allows it to function entirely without air-conditioning.Read More
Tall Buildings 2025 Zaha Hadid Architects Crafts a High-Tech Tower for Hong Kong Hong Kong Andrew Ayers May 5, 2025 No Comments The bulbous Henderson office building sprouts in the city’s central business district, pushing the limits of curved glazing.Read More
Tall Buildings 2025 May 1, 2025 No Comments These tall (and not-so-tall) projects innovate in different ways—from curvilinear geometries to novel structural systems.Read More
A Soaring Atrium Anchors NBBJ’s New Cambridge Headquarters for Moderna David Sokol April 30, 2025 No Comments Rising six stories above Kendall Square, 325 Binney Street is the latest addition to the ‘most innovative square mile on Earth.’Read More
Sustainability in Practice A Team of Architects Transforms a Greek Port City’s Dormant Tower Into a Sustainable Landmark Piraeus, Greece Phoebus Panigyrakis February 5, 2025 No Comments After five decades of disregard, the Piraeus Tower in skyscraper-averse Greece undergoes a refresh led by Pila Studio.Read More
Oklahoma City’s Legends Tower Could be the Tallest in U.S. Following City Council Approval Matthew Marani June 17, 2024 No Comments On June 4, council members voted in favor of rezoning the site to allow the proposed 1,907-foot supertall to move forward. Read More
Multifamily Housing 2024 In Seattle, Mass Timber Tackles the Workforce Housing Crunch Seattle Joann Gonchar, FAIA May 6, 2024 No Comments An apartment building by atelierjones leverages new building code provisions to create a scalable and sustainable model for middle-income housing.Read More
Record Interiors 2024 Vocon and MdeAS Architects Polish Up Eero Saarinen’s ‘Black Rock’ CBS Building in New York New York Clifford A. Pearson April 8, 2024 No Comments The firms were charged with updating the building’s common areas while retaining the unapologetic midcentury swagger of Saarinen’s sole high-rise.Read More
Record Interiors 2024 Vladimir Radutny Architects Transforms a Top-Floor Apartment in a Chicago Landmark Chicago James Gauer April 8, 2024 No Comments The 2020 Design Vanguard's makeover of an 1,800-square-foot unit honors the Hancock Center's distinctive exoskeleton with striking structural elements.Read More
Sustainability in Practice The Tallest Tower in Boston’s Financial District Moves the Energy Performance Needle Boston Joann Gonchar, FAIA April 2, 2024 One Comment The 691-foot-tall Winthrop Center, by Millennium Partners and Handel Architects, also contains the world's largest Passive House office space.Read More