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A New Exhibition in Barcelona Explores the Growing Diversity of American ‘Suburbia’

Tim Abrahams
April 18, 2024
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The wide-ranging show at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona surveys the economic, political, and social impact of post-war suburban growth.


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The Shape of Utopia

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.
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Unity Hall, Accra

‘Tropical Modernism’ Surveys Climate-Responsive Architecture in Post-Colonial West Africa and India

Catherine Slessor
March 26, 2024
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An exhibition at V&A South Kensington examines how Western ideas were reimagined as a form of post-colonial nationhood that combined European practice with indigenous traditions of making and design.
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Tall Timber exhibition

A New Exhibition at New York’s Skyscraper Museum Chronicles the Rise of Mass Timber Construction

Joann Gonchar
Joann Gonchar, FAIA
March 22, 2024
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Projects from SHoP, LEVER Architecture, KPF, and others take center stage in ‘Tall Timber,’ on view through the beginning of November.
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How to Design an Urban Icon?

Carlo Ratti Antoine Picon
March 13, 2024
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The world is awash in glitzy buildings that attempt to shock-and-awe their way to the top, but most of these expensive, unsubtle projects have also been uninspiring, write Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon.
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Bateson Building Atrium

In 'Atrium,' Charles Rice Untangles the Private and Public Politics of Interior Enclosures

Leopoldo Villardi
Leopoldo Villardi
March 11, 2024
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The Sydney-based historian charts the atrium through the shifting nature of postwar architectural practice.
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Praxis City Rendering
RECORD Forum

New Frontiers: Praxis and the Pitfalls of Techno-Utopias

Pansy Schulman
March 4, 2024
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Forum: An ambitious city-building initiative expresses conflicting desires through architecture, writes Pansy Schulman.
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Anomalies in Architectural Criticism: Skyscrapers of the Early 20th Century

Suzanne-Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
March 4, 2024
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Looking at a handful of projects from the 1920s through 1940s, Suzanne Stephens traces shifting attitudes toward tall buildings in architectural criticism.
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MVRDV Pyramid of Tirana
RECORD Forum

The Destructive Rebirth of the Pyramid of Tirana

Skender Luarasi
February 27, 2024
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Forum: MVRDV’s transformation of the pyramid into a symbol of Albanian progress misses its mark, argues Skender Luarasi.
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Atlantis Condominium

Robert A. M. Stern Identifies 15 Postmodern Landmarks-in-Waiting

Death by Distaste: Preserving Postmodernism’s Legacy
Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA
February 9, 2024
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As an increasing number of Postmodern buildings face the threat of demolition, architect Robert A. M. Stern assembles a list of 15 "landmarks-in-waiting."
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