Photo courtesy Siméon Duchoud/Aga Khan Trust for Culture Primary School by Diébédo Francis Kéré in Gando, Burkina Faso. Metro Cable by Urban-Think Tank in Caracas, Venezuela. Among the various trends in architectural practice that emerged in the past decade, two occupied polar sides of the spectrum. On one end, designers capitalized on the once-booming economy, conceiving grandiose towers for burgeoning cities like Dubai and Shanghai. On the other end, they turned their attention to humanitarian work, using their skills to create pragmatic buildings for those in need, from hurricane victims to slum dwellers. The latter is the focus of a

This year’s Showtime House is located in the Enrique Norten-designed Cassa Hotel and Residences in Midtown Manhattan. Click on the slide show icon to see images. Showtime Networks has unveiled its third annual show house in Manhattan, just in time for the launch of the fall television season. This year’s house, located in the top three floors of a new Enrique Norten-designed tower, features the work of 15 design studios. Each team was charged with creating a room that takes its cue from a Showtime program, including the comedy-dramas Dexter (about a good-guy serial killer) and Weeds (about a drug-dealing

Photo © Jason A. Knowles/Fentress Architects Curtis Fentress, FAIA Related Links: Seattle-Tacome International Airport Incheon International Airport Curtis Fentress, FAIA, has received this year’s AIA Thomas Jefferson Award, which recognizes architects who have made significant contributions to the public realm. Fentress, founding principal of the 30-year-old Fentress Architects, has designed more than a dozen airport projects, including the Denver International Airport in Colorado and the Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea. Most recently, he developed a modernization scheme for the Los Angeles International Airport—a $1.5-billion project that broke ground in February. In addition to his airport work, Fentress has

Related Links: Design Vanguard: MOS Newsmakers: Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample Colorado House by ARO Sorkin: Suggestions on How to Spend $800 Billion Sorkin: Learning from the Hutong of Beijing and the Lilong of Shanghai Van Valkenburgh to Remake 2,400 Acres in Toronto The American Academy of Arts and Letters, established in 1898, recently honored the 2010 winners of its annual awards. The Awards in Architecture, selected from a group of 50 architects nominated by academy members, were presented to: Stephen Cassell and Adam Yarinsky, of Architecture Research Office; Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, of MOS; and the architecture critic

Below is a roundup of news stories featured in the September 2010 print edition of RECORD. To stay on top of the news, be sure to check out our blogs, First Word and News Notebook, along with our daily news wire, which features stories from major media sources around the globe. Image © Alexander Gorlin Architects   Plan for Kahn Synagogue Stirs Controversy   A Modest Monument Revived   Calatrava Unveils Design of Major Addition to Denver Airport   On the Boards: Orlando Performing Arts Center   On the Boards: Signature Center   A Golden Anniversary for a Modern Landmark

Below is a roundup of news stories featured in the August 2010 print edition of RECORD.

Photo courtesy University of Massachusetts at Amherst David Dillon A leading architecture critic and RECORD contributor, David Dillon died June 3 of a heart attack at his Massachusetts home. He was 68. Dillon, who held degrees from Boston College and Harvard University, joined The Dallas Morning News in 1981, where he continued to work for 25 years. Respected both nationally and regionally, Dillon authored several books, including The Architecture of O’Neil Ford (1999), and taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The school plans to establish a lecture series in honor of Dillon and host a remembrance event this

The recipients of the annual AIA/HUD Secretary Awards have been announced. The program is administered by the Housing and Custom Residential AIA Knowledge Community, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Awards are bestowed in four categories: excellence in affordable housing design; community connection; community-informed design; and housing accessibility. For more information, visit the AIA’s Web site. Photo © Jeffrey Peters/Vantage Point Photography Paseo Center at Coyote Creek is one of the four winners. Excellence in Affordable Housing Design Paseo Center at Coyote Creek San Jose, California David Baker + Partners, Architects Creating Community Connection

Haiti is beginning to fade from the headlines, five months after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the impoverished island country. But many in the design and construction industry are determined to stay involved.   On Friday, June 4, more than 150 people filled a Cooper Union auditorium in New York City for a five-hour symposium dubbed “Rebuilding a Sustainable Haiti.” Organized by the Institute for Urban Design, the free event was open to the public and was intended to present an overview of redevelopment strategies for the struggling Caribbean nation. Panelists included representatives from key entities such as Partners in Health, the