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‘New York, New Publics’ Presents a Snapshot of a Distinct Cultural Moment While Eluding Aspiration to Advocacy

February 21, 2023

The kick-off installation of MoMA's Architecture Now exhibition series features projects by nARCHITECTS, SO – IL, PRO, and Olalekan Jeyifous, among others.

'Shaping Transformation' Charts the Multigenerational Impact of Mexican Firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

Michael Snyder

February 21, 2023

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The Barry Bergdoll–curated show is on view in the central atrium of Mexico City's grand 18th-century Palacio Iturbide now through July 9.

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Revisiting Anna Bokov's 'Avant-Garde as Method: Vkhutemas and the Pedagogy of Space, 1920–1930'

Eric Mumford

February 10, 2023

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With the Cooper Union exhibition on Vkhutemas now moving ahead in spring after being postponed under a cloud of controversy, we take a look back at the comprehensive volume published in 2021 that precedes the forthcoming show.

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Fifty Years After ‘Learning from Las Vegas,’ Denise Scott Brown Gets Her Due

Review: 'Denise Scott Brown In Other Eyes: Portraits of an Architect,' edited by Frida Grahn

Izzy Kornblatt

February 7, 2023

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An expansive new volume—the first collection of writings dedicated solely to Scott Brown—includes personal remembrances among other essays.

The Co-Editor of ‘Inscriptions’ Offers a Spirited Counter to RECORD's Review

Andrew Holder

February 1, 2023

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Andrew Holder's rebuttal follows a review of his book ‘Inscriptions: Architecture Before Speech’ published in October 2022.

A New Volume Provides Food for Thought on Metabolist Architecture in Japan

Review: Digesting Metabolism: Artificial Land in Japan 1954–2202 by Casey Mack

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

January 30, 2023

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As opposed to Modernism’s swapping of old for new, Metabolism promoted “replacement as an ongoing process.”

Back in Print, Second Edition of 'African Modernism' Surveys Architecture Across the Continent

Review: 'African Modernism. The Architecture of Independence: Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia,' edited by Manuel Herz with Ingrid Schröder, Hans Focketyn, and Julia Jamrozik

David Adjaye

January 26, 2023

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Reread David Adjaye’s thoughtful review of the compendium, originally published in Architectural Record in October 2015.

G.B. Piranesi, Influencer Across Centuries

Review: "Piranesi and the Modern Age" by Victor Plahte Tschudi

Izzy Kornblatt

January 24, 2023

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A new book shows how Piranesi helped to define modernity—and how modernity in turn defined Piranesi.

A Round-Up of New Design Monographs

RECORD Editors

December 15, 2022

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A handful of new books document practices across the globe, covering a range of cultural and civic projects and urgent ecological and societal issues.

Jorge Almazán and Studiolab's New Book Spotlights Spontaneous Urban Design in Tokyo

Review: 'Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City' By Jorge Almazán + Studiolab

Daniel Brook

November 18, 2022

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The Spanish-born architect and educator offers an insightful study of his adopted home, countering the claim of Tokyo’s "only-in-Japan" urban origin myth.