A flurry of recent events around architecture—from the Venice Biennale to this week's AIA Conference—can sometimes obscure the realities of everyday practice, which we focus on this month.
RECORD tackles pressing issues facing firms today, including the rewards and pitfalls of design competitions, strategies for succeeding in an unpredictable business climate, succession planning, and trends in digital technology.
The atmosphere was that of a 'shadow-realm Coney Island where the only prize is the grim certainty that the end is nigh,' writes Ian Volner of the Venice Biennale's 19th Architecture Exhibition.
‘The Modern Concrete Skyscraper’ highlights key buildings such as Chicago’s Marina Towers, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and 1903’s Ingalls Building in Cincinnati.
In this June 1977 article, William Marlin mulls over the deeper implications, clouded by controversy, that lie beneath the making of Henry Cobb’s elegant Boston edifice.
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