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Touch Wood

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.
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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.
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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
Andrew Ayers
May 12, 2023
One Comment
Spectacularly staged in the Piano and Rogers building, the largest-ever Norman Foster retrospective paints a dashing self-portrait of the British starchitect.
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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
James Gauer
May 10, 2023
One Comment
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.
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One House Per Day

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

Review: ‘One House Per Day’ by Andrew Bruno
Leopoldo Villardi
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.
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Residentialism A Suburban Archipelago

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.
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Manual of Biogenic House Sections

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.
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Great Displacement

Jake Bittle Documents Climate Displacement Across the United States in New Book

Review: ‘The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration' by Jake Bittle
Anthony Acciavatti
March 14, 2023
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Extensive field research reveals how climate change has already impacted and reshaped communities.
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Who is the City For

A Chicago Architecture Critic Interrogates the Role of Design in Constructing the City's History

Review: ‘Who is the City for? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago’ by Blair Kamin
Eric Mumford
March 6, 2023
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Blair Kamin chronicles a recent urban history of Chicago architecture.
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Architect Verb

Reinier de Graaf's Latest Book Is a How-To Guide for Architect-ing

Review: 'Architect, Verb: The New Language of Building' by Reinier de Graaf
Tim Abrahams
February 22, 2023
No Comments
OMA partner and the author of three books over the last six years, Reinier de Graaf writes from within the world of architecture on everything from building codes to architectural awards.
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