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Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi is managing 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.

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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.’

Record Houses 2023

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.

A Tuberculosis Hospital Gets a New Lease on Life as Affordable and Supportive Housing

Jamaica, Queens

Leopoldo Villardi

February 13, 2023

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The T Building, formerly the Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, was rehabilitated by Dunn Development, SLCE, Old Structures Engineering, and architectural conservator Mary Kay Judy.