Reviews | Architectural Record

Review of 'Built Up'

By Patrice Derrington

June 7, 2021

Real-estate developers have a reputation for valuing profit over contributing to the urban fabric. Patrice Derrington traces and critiques the evolution of the practices that guide their decision-making.

Review of 'Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past'

By Reyner Banham

Anthony Vidler

May 6, 2021

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A reprint of Reyner Banham’s historical survey provides insight into the aims behind what was called the “megastructural” movement.

Review of 'Unless: The Seagram Building Construction Ecology'

By Kiel Moe

Eric Höweler, AIA

May 6, 2021

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This critical assessment of Mies van der Rohe's Modernist icon demolishes much of the building's mythology.

Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Cosmic Nature’ Delights at NYBG

Kara Mavros

May 4, 2021

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The new exhibition by the Japanese artist is on view through October at New York Botanical Garden.

Review of 'Shared Structures, Private Spaces: Housing in Mexico'

By Fernanda Canales

Florian Idenburg

April 8, 2021

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Mexico City–based architect Fernanda Canales chronicles an extensive collection of housing projects across the country.

Review of 'My House Is Better Than Your House'

By Nader Tehrani

Stella Betts

April 7, 2021

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Architects Nader Tehrani and Preston Scott Cohen debate the design of the house at a disciplinary level.

The Legacy of Racism in the Making of Cities and Communities

Alicia Olushola Ajayi

March 18, 2021

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Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness, at MoMA, interrogates the past while imagining a liberated future.

Review of 'Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn'

By Harriet Pattison

March 9, 2021

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A handsomely illustrated volume of Kahn’s love letters during the last 15 years of his complicated—and architecturally triumphant—life, salted with photographs, sketches, and personal memories.