Miriam Sitz

Obituary: Henry N. Cobb, 1926-2020

March 4, 2020

Modernist architect Henry N. Cobb, a founding partner of Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners, died March 2, 2020, one month before he would have turned 94.

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects Win 2020 Pritzker Prize

Miriam Sitz

March 3, 2020

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The co-founders of the Dublin-based firm are the first Irish architects to receive the award. Watch a video about the laureates below.

The playground in Qaraoun frames views of Mount Lebanon.

Inclusive Playgrounds in Lebanon Welcome Displaced Communities

Miriam Sitz

February 28, 2020

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With input from parents, children, and caregivers, CatalyticAction designs new public spaces for communities of people displaced by conflict.

Interview with Julie Hiromoto

The chair of COTE talks with RECORD about her recent testimony before a congressional subcommittee.

Miriam Sitz

February 26, 2020

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The architect testified before a congressional subcommittee about a bill that will affect the design of new federal buildings.

NBBJ Acquires ESI Design

Miriam Sitz

February 6, 2020

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As the landscape of the profession changes at an increasingly rapid pace, a new partnership highlights the growing importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.

Arkansas Lawsuit Seeks Protection of Intellectual Property

Miriam Sitz

January 22, 2020

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A federal lawsuit filed by Marlon Blackwell Architects brings into focus the complex nature of collaboration.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured this image of smoke and flames from bushfires in Australia on December 31, 2019.

Interview with Ian Weir

The Australian architect and researcher speaks with RECORD about designing for wildfires.

Miriam Sitz

January 17, 2020

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A practicing architect and researcher at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Weir speaks with RECORD about wildfire-adapted architecture.

Interview with Stacy Smedley

The Seattle-based designer spoke with RECORD about sustainability and a new tool for calculating embodied carbon.

Miriam Sitz

December 23, 2019

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RECORD spoke with Skanska USA's Stacy Smedley about the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator.

Pierre Paulin Vision to the Bordeaux House

OMA Brings Pierre Paulin’s Vision to the Bordeaux House

Miriam Sitz

December 20, 2019

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Rem Koolhaas has installed the late French designer's modular furniture system in the Bordeaux House. The exhibition runs through January 2020.

Weiss/Manfredi Selected for La Brea Tar Pits Master Plan

Miriam Sitz

December 11, 2019

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After an international competition, the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County selected the New York–based firm to re-envision its 13-acre campus.