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Architectural Record

2026 July

In a nod to America’s 250th anniversary, the July issue kicks off with a slate of special features, including a survey of the country’s most significant works of architecture and a critique of the gigantic triumphal arch proposed for Washington, D.C. The issue’s housing-focused project section remains stateside for visits to multifamily developments in Los Angeles and Brooklyn while also expanding for profiles of notable new examples of the typology in Paraguay, Canada, and the south of France. Similarly, this month’s Forum opinion column also zeros in on housing while other project stories detail an Indigenous law school in British Columbia and a waterfront cultural complex in Shenzhen.

Multifamily Housing 2026

Brooklyn’s Bergen Establishes Place with a Modulated Concrete Facade and an Idyllic Garden

New York City

Matthew Marani

July 9, 2026

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Designed by DXA Studio and Frida Escobedo Studio, this Boerum Hill development offers a thoughtful addition to the borough's housing construction boom.

Multifamily Housing 2026

Outdoor Access Drives the Design of a French Apartment Building

Toulouse, France

Andrew Ayers

July 7, 2026

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RECORD Forum

Prospects for an Architecture of American Housing

Emmett Zeifman

July 10, 2026

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The housing crisis in the U.S. will not be solved by piecemeal infill but by a holistic reappraisal of our collective urban form, writes Emmett Zeifman.

Writers on Architecture in America: From Jefferson to Giedion, by Harry Francis Mallgrave

Books

A New Book by Harry Francis Mallgrave Explores the Evolution of American Architectural Discourse

'Writers on Architecture in America: From Jefferson to Giedion' by Harry Francis Mallgrave

July 1, 2026

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Read an excerpt from 'Writers on Architecture in America' on Frank Lloyd Wright and the architect’s first publication in RECORD.

Critique

What Exactly Does Trump’s Triumphal Arch Commemorate?

Barry Bergdoll

July 6, 2026

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The current design ‘seems to have been tweaked with various settings on a photocopier to try to keep up with Trump’s quest for dominance through sheer size.’

Most Significant Works of American Architecture

Commentary

For the Semiquincentennial, Practitioners and Scholars Survey 250 Years of American Architecture

July 1, 2026

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From California bungalows to New York skyscrapers, what makes an architecture American, let alone the most significant example of such?

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

Examine waterproofing strategies for water containment structures that enhance durability, prevent failures, and support long-term building performance.

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

Examine adaptive reuse envelope strategies that improve energy performance, preserve architectural character, and transform existing buildings into high-performing multifamily housing.