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Dante A. Ciampaglia

Dante A. Ciampaglia has two decades experience editing print and digital magazines, including at Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and Time. He has been a contributor to Architectural Record for more than 10 years, writing about the intersection of architecture, film, and the visual arts. His work has also been published by the Washington Post, Paris Review, Wired, Los Angeles Review of Books, Metropolis, and the Brooklyn Rail, among others.

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Open Architecture’s Sun Tower Rises on China’s Shandong Peninsula

Dante A. Ciampaglia

October 31, 2024

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Drawing on the region’s history of sun worship, the waterfront ‘lighthouse’ has become a local attraction in the coastal city of Yantai.

Tribute: Joseph Rykwert (1926–2024)

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October 21, 2024

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Born in Warsaw, the RIBA Gold Medal–winning architectural historian held positions as a lecturer and professor at a range of institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.

University of Virginia Breaks Ground on New Home for Karsh Institute of Democracy

Dante A. Ciampaglia

October 17, 2024

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Designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture, the 69,300-square-foot research and engagement hub aims to foster healthy dialogue and active citizenship.

Tribute: Curtis Moody (1950–2024)

Dante A. Ciampaglia

October 15, 2024

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The Columbus, Ohio-born founder and chairman of America’s largest Black-led architecture firm has died at 73.

‘Megalopolis’ Arrives as a Cinematic Artifact of an Outdated Conversation About Urbanism

Dante A. Ciampaglia

September 30, 2024

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Four decades in the making, Francis Ford Coppola’s $120 million opus finally hits theaters but misses the mark.

‘Rabble Rousers’ Champions Community Activist Frances Goldin and Grapples with the Past, Present, and Future of Urban Development

Dante A. Ciampaglia

September 24, 2024

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A September 25th screening of the documentary during New York’s Architecture & Design Film Festival will include a filmmaker Q&A moderated by RECORD contributing editor Cliff Pearson.

A New Documentary Wrestles With the Legacy of Designer Eliot Noyes—and Corporate Modernism

Dante A. Ciampaglia

July 18, 2024

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Jason Andrew Cohn’s ‘Modernism, Inc: The Eliot Noyes Design Story’ opens in New York on July 19 at the IFC Center.

Bruce Mau Makes the Case That We’re All Designers

Review: "MAU," a film by Benji and Jono Bergmann

Dante A. Ciampaglia

June 29, 2022

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"MAU," a documentary by Benji and Jono Bergmann, delves into the famed designer's difficult past and grand plans to better humanity.

New Documentary 'Saving Notre Dame' Offers Unique Glimpse Inside Fire-Ravaged Landmark

Dante A. Ciampaglia

November 25, 2020

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The film, which premiered November 25 on PBS, follows architects, scientists, and engineers as they assess the damage, investigate solutions, and plot how to resurrect the world’s most famous church.