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Architectural Record - April 2024

2024 April

In April, RECORD steps inside a quintet of interiors, all uniquely complex and all designed to accommodate diverse—and discerning—users: Manhattan office workers, art students, space tourists, Chicago skyscraper dwellers, and San Francisco-based employees of the world’s largest architecture firm. The projects featured in the special Sustainability in Practice section, which examines technology, policies, and materials paving the way for a cleaner future, are no less impressive: an energy research hub, a NASA communications lab, and a 53-story tower in Boston. Also in the issue we talk with 2024’s Pritzker Prize laureate, Riken Yamamoto, and with AIA Gold Medalists David Lake and Ted Flato.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Astronaut Training Facility for Virgin Galactic

Record Interiors 2024

April 8, 2024

This year's selection of interiors highlights challenging commissions that demand clever spatial solutions.

Astronaut Training Facility for Virgin Galactic

Record Interiors 2024

BA Collective Designs a Celestial Astronaut Training Facility for Virgin Galactic

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

James Gauer

April 8, 2024

Lustrous finishes and aerodynamic forms create an otherworldly training facility for space tourists.

Gensler San Francisco Office

Record Interiors 2024

Gensler San Francisco's New Full-Floor Office is a Balancing Act Between Future and Past

San Francisco

April 8, 2024

The architecture office softens the blow of its return-to-office mandate with a transformative workplace revamp.

51W52 New York

Record Interiors 2024

Vocon and MdeAS Architects Polish Up Eero Saarinen’s ‘Black Rock’ CBS Building in New York

New York

Cliff P

Clifford A. Pearson

April 8, 2024

The firms were charged with updating the building’s common areas while retaining the unapologetic midcentury swagger of Saarinen’s sole high-rise.

Eight-Seventy-Five North Michigan Avenue - Unit 8404

Record Interiors 2024

Vladimir Radutny Architects Transforms a Top-Floor Apartment in a Chicago Landmark

Chicago

James Gauer

April 8, 2024

The 2020 Design Vanguard's makeover of an 1,800-square-foot unit honors the Hancock Center's distinctive exoskeleton with striking structural elements.

John M. Flaxman Library

Record Interiors 2024

An Adroit Revamp by Kwong Von Glinow Unifies a Chicago Art School's Library

Chicago

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

April 8, 2024

Strategic interventions, such as a sculptural steel stair and double-height corridor, transform the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's disjointed Flaxman Library into a cohesive learning hub.

NASA Aerospace Communications Facility

Sustainability in Practice

April 1, 2024

RECORD dives into the challenges of sustainable building through multiple perspectives, from envelope-pushing projects to material and technical innovations that promise industry-wide change.

Winthrop Center

Sustainability in Practice

The Tallest Tower in Boston’s Financial District Moves the Energy Performance Needle

Boston

Joann Gonchar

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 2, 2024

The 691-foot-tall Winthrop Center, by Millennium Partners and Handel Architects, also contains the world's largest Passive House office space.

Berkeley Skyline

Sustainability in Practice

Building Electrification Charges Forward

Matthew Marani

April 3, 2024

While some court rulings have challenged city gas bans, experts say market incentives and stricter building codes are accelerating the construction industry's decarbonization push.

Energy Advancement and Innovation Center

Sustainability in Practice

A Luminous Lab at Ohio State Models Renewable Energy Strategies

April 1, 2024

Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects' "living lab" incorporates a striking photovoltaic canopy and pioneering direct current systems.

David Lake and Ted Flato

Sustainability in Practice

David Lake and Ted Flato in Conversation

Joann Gonchar

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 3, 2024

The 2024 AIA Gold Medal winners discuss the sustainable design philosophy and collaborative processes behind their practice.

NASA Aerospace Communications Facility

Sustainability in Practice

NASA's Hyper-Functional Research Laboratory Balances Form and Efficiency

Cleveland

Katharine Logan

April 1, 2024

Ross Barney Architects juggles ambitious environmental goals and stringent technical requirements for a NASA facility.

TECLA 3D-Printed Housing Prototype

Sustainability in Practice

Mario Cucinella's Architectural Autobiography Investigates How Design Can Learn from the Natural World

Excerpt: 'The Future is A Journey to The Past, Ten Stories About Architecture' by Mario Cucinella

April 1, 2024

Read an excerpt from the Italian designer's collection of travel stories that delve into the eroding relationship between humans and the planet.

Renaturalized Quarry

Sustainability in Practice

Quarriers Adopt Back-to-Nature Strategies

Matthew Marani

April 1, 2024

As architects seek more environmentally friendly materials, the natural stone industry is embracing more sustainable practices such as water recycling, renewable energy, and site restoration.

Saint Dizier Market Hall

Sustainability in Practice

Structural Stone Makes a Comeback

Matthew Marani

April 1, 2024

A growing movement is reviving load-bearing masonry construction, using innovative techniques to overcome stone's limitations and reduce embodied carbon.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

April 2024 Editor’s Letter

The Long Game

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

April 1, 2024

This month's issue looks towards the future of sustainable design, and making it an integral part of practice.

The Circle in Zurich

Newsmaker: A Conversation with 2024 Pritzker Laureate Riken Yamamoto

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

April 5, 2024

The Japanese architect speaks to RECORD about the importance of community as a social construct and as the driving force of his architectural design over five decades of practice.

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CASE STUDY: Tile & Stone

Amateur Architecture Studio Clads a Chinese Archive with Thousands of Celadon Tiles

Liangzhu, China

Matthew Marani

April 16, 2024

The Wang Shu–led firm offers a contemporary interpretation of vernacular design for a monumental project.

Brooklyn Townhouse

House of the Month

Brent Buck Architects Refashions a Historic Townhouse near the Brooklyn Waterfront

Brooklyn, New York

Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi

April 17, 2024

The project’s lucid celebration of craft and materiality came about through a seasoned ensemble of collaborators, from expert carpenters to ‘mudslinging’ plasterers.

The Shape of Utopia

A New Book Explores the "Visual Rhetoric" of 19th-Century Utopian Architecture

Review: 'The Shape of Utopia: The Architecture of Radical Reform in Nineteenth-Century America' by Irene Cheng

April 10, 2024

Irene Cheng's exploration of less well-known utopian ideations is a valuable new account in the history of architectural drawing.

African Marketplace

Guess the Architect: April 2024

April 9, 2024

A pioneer of sustainable design, this architect employed traditional techniques of extensive shading, passive ventilation, and mud-brick construction.

Antoine Predock

Tribute: Antoine Predock (1936–2024)

March 5, 2024

The Albuquerque-based AIA Gold Medalist made his mark on New Mexico and the American Southwest—and beyond—with high-profile cultural commissions and academic projects.

CEVISAMA 2024 Products

The Latest in Tile and Stone from CEVISAMA 2024

Valencia, Spain

April 16, 2024

This year’s trends include muted neutrals, richly dimensional natural texture, rustic looks, and subtle biophilic nods.

Heimtextil 2024 Trade Show Products

Heimtextil Returns for its Latest—and Biggest—Edition in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Matt Hickman

April 10, 2024

This year's show focused on sustainable production methods and innovative materials, such as bio-engineered and plant-based textiles.

imm cologne Trade Show 2024 Products

imm cologne 2024 Showcases Contemporary Furniture from Northern Europe and Beyond

Cologne, Germany

Matt Hickman

April 15, 2024

Fair highlights include adaptable pieces with limitless customization possibilities and fresh takes on modern classics.

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