Articles by Miriam Sitz

Top Five of ’15: Contemplative Centers and Pavilions

Projects that make space for contemplation, meditation, and reflection.

December 24, 2015

Looking back at the projects covered in Architectural Record during 2015, the editors have selected five pavilions—places intended for contemplation, meditation, and reflection—that thoughtfully consider both context and programmatic needs.

Ten Best Arts Centers of 2015

Finest Arts: Our 10 favorite museums and performing arts centers of 2015.

Miriam Sitz

December 22, 2015

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These fine and performing arts centers by Rem Koolhaas, Bureau V, MAD, Thomas Phifer and Partners, Zaha Hadid, SOM, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, and Carme Pinós earned their places in our year-end roundup.

Kengo Kuma to Design Tokyo Olympic Stadium

Officials selected Kuma's plan for a wood and steel structure over a design by Toyo Ito.

Miriam Sitz

December 22, 2015

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Government officials in Japan have selected Kengo Kuma’s plan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium. The architect submitted the winning proposal along with construction and support firms Taisei Corp. and Azusa Sekkei Co.

Top 10 Houses of 2015

RECORD editors have selected the 10 best residential projects covered this year.

Miriam Sitz

December 21, 2015

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From Spain to Japan and California to New York, the ten best houses covered by Architectural Record this year bring elegance and innovation to the art of residential architecture.

Renderings Released for New 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium

The Japan Sport Council has revealed two proposed designs for the national stadium.

Miriam Sitz

December 14, 2015

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The Japan Sport Council has revealed two new designs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium. The council did not identify the architects' offices behind the proposals, which are being referred to as A and B, but plans to select the winner this month.

Design Vanguard 2015

Baldridge Architects, Austin, Texas

Miriam Sitz

December 1, 2015

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A locavore firm imbues its designs with an "exuberant sense of sobriety."

Sabetjohk Pedestrian Bridge

Miriam Sitz

December 1, 2015

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in the the northern Norwegian village of Birtavarre, the Sabetjohk Pedestrian Bridge spans 147 feet across the 500-foot-deep Gorsa Gorge—northern Europe’s deepest canyon.

New Study Seeks to Bridge Architecture and Neuroscience

Miriam Sitz

December 1, 2015

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Venice-based firm TA Office has launched a neuroscience research project investigating emotional responses to the built environment.

Architectural Record Moves to the Empire State Building

Miriam Sitz

November 2, 2015

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RECORD editors and staff set up shop in the "last and most magnificent of towers". Photo © Eric Kilby, via Flickr For the first time today, the Architectural Record team comes to work at the Empire State Building. Designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon and built in 1931, the structure stood as the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years. It now ranks fifth in height in the United States and 25th in the world.The 102-story skyscraper has played a role in more than 250 movies, from classic films like King Kong, An Affair to Remember, and Sleepless in Seattle,

East-West/West-East by Richard Serra

Doha, Qatar

Miriam Sitz

October 16, 2015

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In the middle of the desert in Qatar, four enormous steel plates rise from the bleak landscape, oriented along an east-west axis over a half-mile stretch.

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

Evaluate advanced PVC solutions that improve fire resistance, support WUI compliance, and enhance resilience in residential and commercial building design.

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

Upon course completion, participants will possess a deeper understanding of glass railings to help ensure that safety, aesthetic, and performance objectives are achieved.