Renovation, Restoration, & Adaptive Reuse: 2025 Jakob + MacFarlane Dusts Off a 1980s Library in France Chris Foges February 10, 2025 No Comments The Paris-based firm ‘prunes’ a failing building to meet 21st century needs.Read More
Sustainability in Practice Translucent Panels Sinuously Wrap FRPO’s Biomass Plant in Spain Palencia, Spain David Cohn February 10, 2025 No Comments Even industrial buildings should have architectural bravura, according to the Spanish startup that hired the 2012 Design Vanguard firm.Read More
Meet the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Finalists Pansy Schulman February 7, 2025 No Comments The winning project will be announced in a May 5 ceremony at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.Read More
Sustainability in Practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Shenzhen Energy Ring Redefines Industrial Architecture in China Shenzhen, China Wanda Lau February 7, 2025 One Comment One of the world’s largest waste-to-energy plants is encircled by a distinctive permeable skin.Read More
RECORD Forum Erasure, Reconstruction, and Standardization: Architecture After Conflict Alberto Martínez García February 7, 2025 No Comments Wartime destruction, and the rebuilding that follows, can diminish architectural complexity, writes Alberto Martínez García.Read More
Sustainability in Practice John Ochsendorf in Conversation with Guy Nordenson February 6, 2025 No Comments The Sustainabilty in Practice speaker talks to fellow structural engineer Guy Nordenson about building renewal and material reuse.Read More
Books In ‘Beyond Architecture,’ Critics and Practitioners Reflect on the Legacy and Future of Historic Preservation Excerpt: ‘Beyond Architecture: The New New York,’ edited by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel February 6, 2025 No Comments In an excerpt from this volume of essays, Guy Nordenson explores the traces of history left behind by different construction techniques. Read More
Sustainability in Practice A Team of Architects Transforms a Greek Port City’s Dormant Tower Into a Sustainable Landmark Piraeus, Greece Phoebus Panigyrakis February 5, 2025 No Comments After five decades of disregard, the Piraeus Tower in skyscraper-averse Greece undergoes a refresh led by Pila Studio.Read More
February 2025 Editor’s Letter A Time for Reflection Josephine Minutillo February 4, 2025 One Comment As unprecedented fires consume Los Angeles, the architectural profession confronts an urgent need to revolutionize building practices and policy in an era of climate crisis.Read More
Sustainability in Practice Bucholz McEvoy and ZAS Create a Mass-Timber Showcase for a Toronto Environmental Agency Toronto Joann Gonchar, FAIA February 3, 2025 No Comments A new home for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority embodies its mission through climate-conscious design.Read More