Provencher_Roy Renovates Roger Taillibert's Montreal Olympic Tower

An abandoned urban icon in Montreal is transformed into a new workplace. Read More

Friends Seminary by Kliment Halsband Architects

A popular day school in New York finds a way to grow within the limits of its historic urban locale. Read More

Bigelow Chapel Revitalization at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery by William Rawn Associates

A glass pavilion gives new life to a 19^th-century chapel in a historic Massachusetts cemetery.

NOI Techpark by Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati and Chapman Taylor

Nestled in the Italian Alps, a Fascist-era aluminum factory is reborn as a modern-day tech hub. Read More

EAST Architecture Studio Renovates an Oscar Niemeyer Pavilion in Lebanon

A deteriorating pavilion at the Oscar Niemeyer–designed Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon becomes a workshop for local carpenters. Read More

Continuing Education: Renovation, Restoration, Adaptive Reuse

Five projects, across the U.S. and in Italy, demonstrate that the conservation or repurposing of existing building stock is the bedrock of sustainability. Read More

Will the White House Order New Federal Architecture To Be Classical?

RECORD has obtained what appears to be a preliminary draft of an executive order that, if implemented, would profoundly affect the future of federal architecture. The AIA issued a statement in response on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Remodeled Hood Museum

RECORD looks back at Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects’ redo of a Charles Moore museum at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Read More

Bell Works by Alexander Gorlin Architects

The renovation of a storied Eero Saarinen building in New Jersey brings a bit of the city to suburbia. Read More

225 Polk Avenue by Hastings Architecture

An abandoned public library in Nashville is now home to the architecture studio that restored it. Read More

Acoustic Design in the K-12 Environment

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

When Arlington Elementary School, in Tacoma, WA, undertook a redesign the approach was to create an open-program school, a rethink of traditional elementary school design. The approach stresses an abundance of natural light and impactful color options, as well as acoustic design that enhances the learning environment.

2020 February

In the February 2020 issue, Architectural Record focuses on renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse, as well as surfaces and building envelope products.

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