Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi is senior editor at Architectural Record. He joined RECORD in 2022 after nine years working as an editor, writer, and researcher. Trained as an architect, Leo holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor of architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Neri&Hu Designs a Tailor-Made Boutique for a Burgeoning Fashion Label

Shanghai

Leopoldo Villardi

September 18, 2023

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Located inside a bustling Shanghai mall, Ms MIN's second shop was inspired by the material language of textile production.

Tribute: Myron Goldfinger (1933–2023)

Leopoldo Villardi

August 16, 2023

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A student of Louis Kahn, the New Jersey-born architect garnered professional notoriety—and won a 1971 Record House Award—upon completing his own home in the suburbs of New York City.

Tribute: Thierry Despont (1948–2023)

Leopoldo Villardi

August 16, 2023

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“My practice is devoted to the design of houses, not shelters or ‘machines for living,’” wrote the late architect who designed residences for high-profile clients including Calvin Klein, Mickey Drexler, and Bill and Melinda Gates.

L/AND/A Fills a Fixer-Upper Townhouse in Brooklyn with Light, Air, and Elegant Details

Brooklyn, New York

Leopoldo Villardi

July 17, 2023

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A 19th-century brownstone is restored to its former glory and updated for the present.

OMA Designs a New Wing for Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Leopoldo Villardi

July 5, 2023

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The Buffalo AKG Art Museum welcomes visitors after a seven-year effort that included complex negotiations with preservationists.

‘One House Per Day’ Catalogs an Architect’s Ongoing Social Media Experiment

Review: ‘One House Per Day’ by Andrew Bruno

Leopoldo Villardi

May 2, 2023

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Every day since November 2019, Andrew Bruno has sketched a single dwelling and shared it with his Instagram following—his new book reflects on the first 365 days of this self-initiated drawing exercise.

TenBerke's Two Residential Colleges at Princeton University Rethink Campus Living

Princeton, New Jersey

Leopoldo Villardi

May 1, 2023

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The New York–based practice, newly renamed, gives the university's mission a worthy architectural expression.

Deborah Berke Partners Relaunches as TenBerke

Leopoldo Villardi

April 18, 2023

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Joined by partners Maitland Jones and Arthi Krishnamoorthy, Deborah Berke spoke with RECORD about her firm's name change, what it means for the 60-person practice, and her forthcoming book ‘Transform.’

T.W. Ryan Architecture's Four Roof House Delivers Tough Cowboy Modernism with an Artful Edge

Helmville, Montana

Leopoldo Villardi

April 3, 2023

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The San Francisco–based architect's second Record House mimics the dramatic terrain of the American Rockies with its peaked roofline.

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Make Their Mark on Halifax's Waterfront

Nova Scotia

Leopoldo Villardi

March 1, 2023

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Known for rural houses, the Nova Scotia–based firm redefines urbanism in its downtown backyard.

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

In this course, participants will learn how commercial interior sliding doors solve challenges for a range of commercial spaces.