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Serge Attukwei Clottey's Recycled Plastic Tapestry

The 2023 Venice Biennale Puts Africa at the Center for the First Time

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition tackles some of society's most pressing issues

Andrew Ayers

June 29, 2023

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The 18th International Architecture Exhibition tackles some of society's most pressing issues.

02 Impostor Cities – Behind the Scenes - Filming at Hatley Castle copy-min.jpg

A New Show at MOCA Toronto Highlights Canadian Cities’ Knack for Playing Other Places

Alex Bozikovic

June 14, 2023

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Often serving as architectural stand-ins, Toronto and Vancouver have emerged as two of North America’s largest film production markets.

A New Book Explores the Material Consequences of Wood for Architecture

Review: ‘Touch Wood: Material, Architecture, Future’ by Carla Ferrer, Thomas Hildebrand, and Celina Martinez-Cañavate

Nader Tehrani

June 13, 2023

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Dedicated to wood, this anthology explores the medium through multiple lenses from sourcing to forestry management to construction methods and technical innovations.

Mendes da Rocha Sketch of a Private Residence

Currents: Retrospectives for Two Pritzker Prize-Winning Architects

RECORD Editors

June 9, 2023

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In May, two exhibitions opened exploring the decades-long careers of British starchitect Norman Foster and late Brazilian modernist Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

norman foster poses with a fly's eye dome prototype at an exhibition

Beyond the Norm: Maxi-Foster at the Centre Georges-Pompidou

Review: 'Norman Foster' at Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, through August 7

Andrew Ayers

May 12, 2023

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Spectacularly staged in the Piano and Rogers building, the largest-ever Norman Foster retrospective paints a dashing self-portrait of the British starchitect.

Mass-Timber Exhibition, installation view

Mass-Timber Exhibition in Chicago Barks Up the Right Tree

Review: ‘REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood’ at the Chicago Architecture Center through October 2023

James Gauer

May 10, 2023

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A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center showcases an array of technologies and designs seeking to go beyond minimizing the negative environmental impact of construction.

‘One House Per Day’ Catalogs an Architect’s Ongoing Social Media Experiment

Review: ‘One House Per Day’ by Andrew Bruno

Leopoldo Villardi

May 2, 2023

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Every day since November 2019, Andrew Bruno has sketched a single dwelling and shared it with his Instagram following—his new book reflects on the first 365 days of this self-initiated drawing exercise.

In 'Residentialism,' Lina Malfona Echoes Deconstructivism in Suburban Rome

Review: ‘Residentialism: A Suburban Archipelago’ by Lina Malfona

Franco Purini

April 13, 2023

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The architect's book and work, Franco Purini writes, "provides an exemplary counterpoint" to prevalent modes of architectural expression from the last 30 years.

LTL Architects' Newest Book Cuts Through Houses Constructed of Low-Carbon Materials

Review: ‘Manual of Biogenic House Sections’ by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis

Fred A. Bernstein

April 11, 2023

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Part coffee-table book, part construction manual, the volume illustrates 55 houses over six contents, in rural and urban settings, with the goal of removing the mystery behind building with low-carbon materials.