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Architectural Record, January 2021

2021 January

In January 2021, Architectural Record looks at schools across the globe. This month’s Continuing Education feature takes a deep dive into design for neurodiversity. Read an interview with RECORD editor-in-chief Cathleen McGuigan and AIA CEO Robert Ivy to learn what the organization will focus on in the coming year; meet the Serpentine Galleries’ new Director of Cultural Affairs, Yesomi Umolu; and discover a children’s library in Osaka, Japan, designed and funded by Tadao Ando. Don’t forget to check out new education and building envelope products for winter 2021.

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Billerica Memorial High School.

Billerica Memorial High School by Perkins&Will

Billerica, Massachusetts

Broome

January 2, 2021

Outside of Boston, Perkins&Will shows how a school can give structure while leaving room for invention.

The kindergarten at the Qingpu Pinghe International School.

Qingpu Pinghe International School by OPEN Architecture

Shangahi

January 4, 2021

OPEN Architecture breaks with tradition by creating an architecturally diverse campus for the Qingpu Pinghe International School in Shanghai.

Gloggnitz’s new school.

Gloggnitz School Complex by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

Gloggnitz, Austria

Mary Pepchinski

January 5, 2021

With a new school and community building, Feichtinger Architectes helps a small alpine city in Austria revive its downtown.

Jacques Chirac School.

Jacques Chirac School By Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, and Mohamed Amine Siana

Rabat, Morocco

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Josephine Minutillo

January 7, 2021

A trio of young architects look to the golden age of Moroccan modernism for their design of a large school complex in Rabat.

Blakely Elementary School.

Blakely Elementary School by Mithun

Bainbridge Island, Washington

James S. Russell, FAIA

January 8, 2021

Mithun combines kid-friendly details and pedagogical innovation in a Seattle-area elementary school.

Gruss Center for Art and Design.

Gruss Center for Art and Design at The Lawrenceville School by Sasaki

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lentz

January 9, 2021

A center for art and design by Sasaki knits into the historic fabric of The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey with 21^st-century strategies.

Olympe de Gouges School Complex.

Olympe de Gouges School Complex by Dominique Coulon & Associates

Gidy, France

Stephens

Suzanne Stephens

January 11, 2021

An early-learning school in the small town of Gidy, France, reveals how significantly the Modernist legacy survives in the work of Dominique Coulon and Associates.

BBC Headquarters in Wales.

Continuing Education: Design for Neurodiversity

Katharine Logan

January 1, 2021

Architects create environments that support those with a multiplicity of neurocognitive abilities and needs.

The Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest.

Close Up: Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

Osaka, Japan

Clifford A. Pearson

January 14, 2021

Tadao Ando designs and funds a children’s library for his hometown of Osaka.

Cathleen McGuigan

January 2021 Editor's Letter: A Better Climate for Action

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Cathleen McGuigan

January 7, 2021

As the time frame to address the environmental crisis begins to close, there are strong signs of positive change.

Ardmore House.

Ardmore House by Kwong Von Glinow

Jenna M. McKnight

January 13, 2021

A young firm creates surprising spaces within a gabled-roof house in Chicago.

Ed Mazria.

2021 Gold Medal Recognizes Ed Mazria’s Climate Activism

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Joann Gonchar, FAIA

January 4, 2021

The architect is credited with shining a light on the connection between buildings and global warming.

Emilio Ambasz.

Interview with Emilio Ambasz

January 4, 2021

On the occasion of a $10 million gift to MoMA, the multi-hyphenate curator, product designer, and architect discusses his career and his aims for a new research institute.

Yesomi Umolu.

London’s Serpentine Galleries Names Yesomi Umolu Director of Cultural Affairs

January 5, 2021

Umolu steps into her new role this month at the Serpentine, where she will oversee the gallery’s curatorial, interpretive, and editorial portfolios.

Robert Ivy.

The AIA Moves Forward in Tumultuous Times

January 6, 2021

Robert Ivy discusses the evolution of the American Institute of Architects over his 10-year—and counting— role as CEO and points to the key issues animating the organization today.

Space and Anti-Space and Lateness.

Books in Brief

Stephens

Suzanne Stephens Preston Scott Cohen

January 11, 2021

Two short reviews interpret themes of space and lateness as they relate to architecture.

Brave New Home.

Review of "Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing"

By Diana Lind

January 12, 2021

A new book explores the idea that many problems besetting America connect to the historic fixation on the single-family house.

New Building Envelope Products.

New Building Envelope Products for Winter 2021

January 14, 2021

These recent facades—made from a range of materials—help architects push the envelope.

New Education Products for Winter 2021.

New Education Products for Winter 2021

January 15, 2021

Products to outfit pre-K to 12 schools are increasingly focused on wellness and space-saving solutions.

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