Architecture Top Stories - Articles - Page 127

A Pair of Courtyard Houses by Inaba Williams Architecture Responds Nimbly to Strict Energy Codes

Santa Monica, California

June 16, 2023

A bicoastal architecture studio finds formal inspiration in California's stringent energy codes, which are intended to make new construction and renovations increasingly sustainable.

San Francisco's Architecture Shines During 2023 Edition of Annual AIA Conference

Matt Hickman

June 15, 2023

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Amid the mixers and the mingling, A’23 provided a platform to address issues within the architecture profession and recognize built achievements.

Design Vanguard 2023: Future Expansion

Brooklyn, New York

Matt Hickman

June 15, 2023

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Based in Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood, husband-and-wife partners Nicholas and Deirdre McDermott founded their firm “on the belief that the future provides us with opportunity to constantly improve on the past.”

Double Vision: Studio Gang Takes on Renovations and Expansions at Two American Museums

New York / Little Rock, Arkansas

Clifford A. Pearson

June 15, 2023

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Studio Gang-designed additions to the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock open to the public.

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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.

Sacred Circle: A New Building in Cape Town by Noero Architects Faces Its Predecessor with a Very Different Form

South Africa

Iain Low

June 14, 2023

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The architects transformed an existing suburban setting into a compound for Christ Church Somerset West by providing a landscape for both religious and secular activities.

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.

Like a Prayer: On David Adjaye’s Abrahamic Family House

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Izzy Kornblatt

June 13, 2023

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A religious complex designed by Adjaye Associates aims to link the three Abrahamic faiths.

NeoCon Products for 2023 and Beyond

Chicago

Sheila Kim

June 12, 2023

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Contract furniture’s biggest showcase is back and taking over Chicago, at the Merchandise Mart—and beyond. The furnishings here are just a hint of what’s on view.

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.