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Top 10 Houses of 2015

RECORD editors have selected the 10 best residential projects covered this year.

December 21, 2015

From Spain to Japan and California to New York, the ten best houses covered by Architectural Record this year bring elegance and innovation to the art of residential architecture.

Prefab Pavilions by Zaha Hadid, Sou Fujimoto, Lenny Kravitz, and More

David Sokol

December 15, 2015

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Developer Robbie Antonio taps stars and starchitects for high-end prefab pavilions.

Renderings Released for New 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium

The Japan Sport Council has revealed two proposed designs for the national stadium.

Miriam Sitz

December 14, 2015

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The Japan Sport Council has revealed two new designs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium. The council did not identify the architects' offices behind the proposals, which are being referred to as A and B, but plans to select the winner this month.

Brand Name Architecture Available to Go (and to Stay) at Design Miami

Fred A. Bernstein

December 8, 2015

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Design fairs are crawling with collectors ready to drop thousands of dollars on objects that promise immediate gratification. Case in point: The charming beaded sculptures made by the Los Angeles brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas with the help of women from South Africa’s Khayelitsha Township. The objects—oversized mushrooms and Sendak-like animals—sold out within a half hour of the opening of Design Miami last Tuesday, at up to $150,000 apiece.

Assemble Wins 2015 Turner Prize

The architecture collective is the first design group to receive the honor.

Anna Fixsen

December 7, 2015

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London-based firm Assemble, Architectural Record's September Firm to Watch, has been awarded the £25,000 prize.

Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi Win 2016 AIA Gold Medal

Seattle’s LMN Architects Receives Firm of the Year Award

Anna Fixsen

December 2, 2015

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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced Denise Scott Brown and her husband and partner Robert Venturi as recipients of the 2016 AIA Gold Medal, the organization’s highest honor. Seattle’s LMN Architects received the Firm of the Year Award

European Designers Seek Long-Term Solutions to House Refugees

Michael Cockram

December 1, 2015

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One evening in September, an American couple traversing Europe camped after dark in a national park near Sundholmen, Sweden, along the Finnish border.

Steven Holl Collaborates with Jessica Lang Dance Company

Fred A. Bernstein

December 1, 2015

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The relationship between architecture and dance—the art of creating spaces and the art of navigating spaces—is fertile territory.

Libeskind's Jerusalem Tower Chopped, But Not Tossed

Esther Hecht

December 1, 2015

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The controversy surrounding Daniel Libeskind’s planned stone-and-glass pyramidal tower in Jerusalem reached fever pitch late last month.

New Study Seeks to Bridge Architecture and Neuroscience

Miriam Sitz

December 1, 2015

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Venice-based firm TA Office has launched a neuroscience research project investigating emotional responses to the built environment.

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Science teaches us that matter moves from order to disorder. Amazingly, the same thing can happen to buildings! What once was sparkling and new can eventually slide into disrepair.

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See and hear from the architects of 2024’s award-winning houses as they upend expectations and redefine established vocabularies in imaginative ways.