Andrew Ayers

Sustainability in Practice Summer 2025

Herzog & de Meuron Designs a Timber-Framed Swiss Office Building with Ambitious Sustainability Goals

Allschwil, Switzerland

August 11, 2025

For the net-zero emissions–aiming Hortus, the firm gamely takes on a new type of challenge (and mostly does away with carbon-intensive concrete in the process).

Ney & Partners Suspends a Scenic Footbridge from a 19th-Century Rail Viaduct in Southern France

Andrew Ayers

July 22, 2025

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The 600-foot-long lightweight steel structure, open to pedestrians and cyclists, links the city of Albi’s historic center with new development across the River Tarn.

In Focus

Basel’s Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois Gets a Makeover by None Other Than Herzog & de Meuron

Basel

Andrew Ayers

July 7, 2025

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The Pritzker Prize–winning locals carry out a dramatic revamp of the storied hotel, complete with a new spa, restaurant, and presidential suite.

With a New Outpost Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London’s V&A Museum Invites the Public into Its Storage

London

Andrew Ayers

July 2, 2025

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The New York firm’s scheme for the East Storehouse project at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park plunges visitors into the heart of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s deliriously eclectic collections.

Architect and Planner Léon Krier Dies at 79

Andrew Ayers

June 20, 2025

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Born in Luxembourg, Krier is best known for planning King Charles III’s Poundbury, England, and his contributions to the New Urbanist enclave of Seaside, Florida.

Design Vanguard 2025: Leopold Banchini

Geneva

Andrew Ayers

June 10, 2025

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Geneva-born Leopold Banchini travels the world to unlearn his ‘European certainties’ and discover how they do it elsewhere.

The Arsenale at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

Venice 2025: A Tale of Two Biennales

Andrew Ayers

May 13, 2025

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In a polarizing world, the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale couldn’t help but reflect the clash of opposing positions. RECORD reports back with some first impressions.

Tall Buildings 2025

Zaha Hadid Architects Crafts a High-Tech Tower for Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Andrew Ayers

May 5, 2025

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The bulbous Henderson office building sprouts in the city’s central business district, pushing the limits of curved glazing.

Dominique Perrault Designs an Open-air Métro Station in Suburban Paris

Andrew Ayers

March 21, 2025

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Sporting dramatic escalators, public art, and an ETFE roof, Gare de Villejuif-Gustave Roussy serves the Paris Métro’s Line 14 and forthcoming Line 15.