Our Publications

Architects give a voice to those often overlooked in the design process.

La Manufacture Celine Factory by MetroOffice Architetti

Italy

Josephine Minutillo

September 3, 2020

A Florence-based firm designs a finely crafted production facility for the Celine brand of high-end leather goods, overlooking the hills of Tuscany.

The Edge by Dub Architects

Edmonton, Alberta

Suzanne Stephens

September 9, 2020

A building in Edmonton, Alberta, emphasizes translucency, linearity, and sustainability.

Amazon Headquarters by NBBJ

Seattle

Linda C. Lentz

September 8, 2020

Amazon jump-starts the transformation of an underdeveloped commercial area in downtown Seattle with a new headquarters.

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Colorado Springs

David Hill

August 31, 2020

A Colorado Springs museum is inspired by its setting and the motion of athletes.

McDonald’s Flagship by Ross Barney Architects

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Beth Broome

September 2, 2020

Proving less is more, Carol Ross Barney's firm aims for net zero with a fast food flagship in Disney World.

The New St. Pete Pier by Rogers Partners

St. Petersburg, Florida

Kara Mavros

September 2, 2020

In St. Petersburg, Florida, a historic pier is redesigned for a new era.

Cathleen McGuigan and September 2020 Cover

September 2020 Editorial: Now Comes the Hard Part — Dismantling Racism

Cathleen McGuigan

September 1, 2020

As leading firms start to address embedded inequities in architectural culture, Black architects speak up about their work and careers.

Black Voices in Architecture

September 1, 2020

RECORD interrogates the ways that racism is embedded in the profession—from the whiteness of our Eurocentric history and built environment to education, licensure, and practice.

Architecture Firms Begin to Grapple with Discrimination

Sarah Amelar

September 1, 2020

Practices are starting to address discrimination, but the hard conversations—and fundamental changes—are just beginning.

Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms of 2020

Gensler Maintains No. 1 Rank by Revenue, Topping 2020 List of Architecture Firms

Miriam Sitz

August 31, 2020

The annual ranking compares firms’ architectural revenue from the prior year. See who made the list!

A Second Look at Edith Farnsworth and Her Mies van der Rohe–Designed Retreat

Zach Mortice

July 15, 2020

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A multi-part exhibition unfolding across some 60 acres in Plano, Illinois, focuses on one of the most famous Modern architecture clients in history.

Interview with Page & Turnbull's Ruth Todd

Miriam Sitz

August 20, 2020

2 Comments

The president of the San Francisco–based architecture, planning, and preservation firm spoke with RECORD about the complexities of preserving cultural heritage.

Three Architects Discuss Whiteness and Racism in the Built Environment

Cathleen McGuigan

July 30, 2020

RECORD convened a panel of three professionals in practice and education—Mabel O. Wilson, Mario Gooden, and Justin Garrett Moore—to explore how racism has shaped, and operated within, the profession of architecture.

Does the Long Road to Licensure Impede Diversity in the Profession?

James S. Russell, FAIA

September 1, 2020

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The quest for equity in the profession has resurrected a recurring debate over the elaborate, years-long licensure process.

Paving the Way: Moody Nolan

Pilar Viladas

September 1, 2020

The largest Black-owned architecture firm in the U.S. is run by a father-son team.

Motor City Design Engine: Rainy Hamilton

Jack Murphy

September 1, 2020

Hamilton Anderson Associates revitalizes urban areas “one house, one block, one neighborhood at a time.”

Flexible Sole Practitioner: Nina Cooke John

Alex Klimoski

September 1, 2020

The New York–based architect tackles everything from renovations to community engagement.

Mover and Shaker: Steven Lewis

James Gauer

September 1, 2020

The peripatetic urban designer has long advocated for Black architects in the profession.

Rise to the Top: Dina Griffin

Anna Fixsen

September 1, 2020

The president of Chicago’s Interactive Design Architects took a leap of faith and never looked back.

Australian Retreat by Matthew Woodward

Wendy Moonan

September 9, 2020

On a 25-acre site in New South Wales, a Sydney-based architect designs a home for an environmentally-minded young builder.

The Peabody Essex Museum's central garden.

Peabody Essex Museum Garden by Nelson Byrd Woltz

Salem, Massachusetts

Kara Mavros

September 10, 2020

A tiny museum garden in Salem, Massachusetts, draws on Asian and American influences.

Snapshot: 335 Madison by SHoP Architects

New York

Kara Mavros

September 11, 2020

A coworking tech campus in Midtown Manhattan draws from the building's glamorous past.

Review of 'Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975'

By Susan Benjamin and Michelangelo Sabatino

Paul Makovsky

September 8, 2020

Preservationist Susan Benjamin and architect and historian Michelangelo Sabatino survey the classic 20^th-century single family homes that defined American Midwestern Modernism.

Review of 'Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe'

By Mario Alejandro Ariza

Terence Riley

September 7, 2020

A well-researched book by Mario Alejandro Ariza explores the future of Miami and South Florida in the face of the climate crisis and rising seas.

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Obituary: Eusebio Leal Spengler, 1942-2020

Belmont Freeman

August 3, 2020

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The historian of the City of Havana for more than 40 years, credited with the transformation of Old Havana into a showcase of exquisitely restored Spanish colonial architecture, died Friday, July 31.

HVAC Products for Summer 2020

September 7, 2020

From a ventilation grille to boiler technology, these products help create effective comfort zones.

Workplace Products from NeoCon 2020

September 7, 2020