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Looking Back at the TWA Flight Center

New York City

July 1, 2019

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When the TWA Terminal by Eero Saarinen opened in 1962, it embodied the allure of air travel.

Seven New Aviation Projects

Various Locations

Kara Mavros

July 1, 2019

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Seven up-and-coming aviation projects, in various stages of planning and construction, will soon be ready for takeoff.

Vishaan Chakrabarti Named Dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design

Kara Mavros

June 28, 2019

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The founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism will assume his new role in summer 2020.

The New Museum’s New Building Design by OMA Revealed

Josephine Minutillo

June 26, 2019

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OMA’s design for the addition, unveiled today, neither competes with, nor defers to the SANAA building. With a simple but dynamic origami-like form, it takes cues from its predecessor while addressing its deficiencies.

Andermatt Concert Hall by Studio Seilern Architects Opens in Switzerland

Megumi Yamashita

June 24, 2019

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Like the compact inner workings of a Swiss watch, the precision-engineered space in an Alpine Village sounds and works beautifully.

Big Black Bird or Ancient Stone Barrows, Junya Ishigami's 2019 Serpentine Pavilion Embodies Contradictions

Chris Foges

June 21, 2019

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The opening of the structure caps off a period that Ishigami calls "the hardest time in my life."

John Ronan Designs Visitor and Education Center for Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

Miriam Sitz

June 17, 2019

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The expansion will be located adjacent to Wright’s famed home and studio in Oak Park, to the west of Chicago.

American Museum of Natural History in New York Breaks Ground on Jeanne Gang–Designed Building

Miriam Sitz

June 12, 2019

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The architect spoke with RECORD about the 230,000-square-foot Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, which adds space for exhibitions and education.

Lesley Lokko, Global Architect and Novelist, Appointed Architecture Dean at City College of New York

James S. Russell, FAIA

June 11, 2019

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Born in Scotland and raised in Ghana, Lokko leaves the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg to become dean of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York.

Cooper Hewitt Announces 2019 National Design Awards Winners

Elie Levine

June 10, 2019

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The 20th anniversary of the awards program honors Thomas Phifer, IwamotoScott, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture, among others, for their excellence in design.

Events

January 23, 2020

Giving Elevators a Lift

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

When one considers a major building renovation, it's easy to focus on spaces like corridors, lobbies, offices, guest or patient rooms ... in other words, all the public-facing spaces. We would argue that right after the lobby, a building's elevators are the very next public-facing space building occupants and visitors see.

January 29, 2020

Acoustics in Office Interiors

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Office space design can be a complex process acoustics is one aspect that is frequently overlooked but can be a major reason for client disappointment. Addressing privacy, as well as distraction, issues are key elements of acoustic design for office interiors.

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