2025 July Issue | Architectural Record

RECORD is going places this month in a transit section showcasing a neighborhood-revitalizing rail station on Chicago’s Near West Side, a pair of commuter train hubs in two major Australian cities, and Seattle’s sleek, seismically sound new ferry terminal. The issue also features travel-worthy destinations, including singular museum projects in Rotterdam and London and three disparate landscapes: A Fort Lauderdale park designed to withstand rising seas, a community hub perched on San Francisco’s eastern shoreline, and a revamped open-air museum in New York’s Hudson Valley. Our wanderlust also takes us to a spiffed-up Swiss hotel and to Nova Scotia for a visit to July’s House of the Month.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

In Transit

Perkins&Will’s Damen Green Line Station Brings Elevated Design to a Transit-Deprived Chicago Neighborhood

Chicago

James Gauer

July 9, 2025

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In the shadow of the United Center arena, an AIA Architecture Award–winning rapid transit facility is a driver for reinvestment and revitalization in the area around it.

In Transit

Seattle’s Evolving Downtown Waterfront Gets a New and Improved Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock

Seattle

Rachel Gallaher

July 8, 2025

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Civic-oriented and seismically sound, Washington State Ferries’ new NBBJ-designed Seattle terminal—the busiest transit hub of its kind in the U.S.—replaces a cramped and outdated 1960s-era facility.

In Transit

Woods Bagot Carefully Considers Scale and Materiality When Designing Australian Commuter Stations

Australia

Dillon Webster

July 10, 2025

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Newly completed rail hubs by the firm include Crows Nest Station in suburban Sydney and a series of open-air platforms in Perth.

Continuing Education: Data and Health-Care Design

Katharine Logan

July 16, 2025

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Architects are marshaling new tools like AI and augmented reality to design the next generation of health-care environments.

A Pair of Helical Staircases Swirl Above MAD Architects’ Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Matthew Marani

July 3, 2025

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Melding new construction and adaptive reuse, the ‘Tornado’-topped project marks the first completed cultural commission in Europe by the Beijing-based firm.

With a New Outpost Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London’s V&A Museum Invites the Public into Its Storage

London

Andrew Ayers

July 2, 2025

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The New York firm’s scheme for the East Storehouse project at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park plunges visitors into the heart of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s deliriously eclectic collections.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

July 2025 Editor’s Letter

Out and About

Josephine Minutillo

July 1, 2025

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As you delight in the pleasures of summer, remember to visit museums and cultural institutions to show your support.

Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms of 2025

Gensler and Perkins&Will maintain the ranking’s top two spots

Matt Hickman

June 4, 2025

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For the sixth consecutive year, Gensler and Perkins&Will command the highest positions in first and second place, respectively, on our annual ranking of the Top 300 U.S. architecture firms by revenue.

Landscape

A Florida Park by Brooks + Scarpa Foregrounds Coastal Resiliency

David Rifkind

July 1, 2025

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Anchored by a cantilevered overlook, DC Alexander Park in Fort Lauderdale lures beachgoers and selfie-takers while mitigating extreme weather.

Landscape

At India Basin, GGN and Jensen Architects Revamp a Once-Industrial Stretch of San Francisco Shoreline

San Francisco

Clare Jacobson

July 15, 2025

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The first phase of a burgeoning waterfront park prioritizes the needs of the Bayview-Hunters Point community.

In Focus

Basel’s Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois Gets a Makeover by None Other Than Herzog & de Meuron

Basel

Andrew Ayers

July 7, 2025

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The Pritzker Prize–winning locals carry out a dramatic revamp of the storied hotel, complete with a new spa, restaurant, and presidential suite.

House of the Month

Bishop McDowell Extends Nova Scotia’s Vernacular with a Contemporary Oceanside House

Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia

Suzanne Stephens

July 11, 2025

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The Halifax duo designed the timber-framed, steel-roofed house for a young family looking to relocate to the countryside.

Landscape

At Storm King Art Center, a Multidisciplinary Team Reshapes the Arrival Sequence

Mountainville, New York

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

July 14, 2025

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Heneghan Peng, WXY, Reed Hilderbrand, and Gustafson Porter + Bowman collaborated on the $53 million project at the open-air museum in New York's Hudson Valley.

Books

‘The Great Miscalculation’ Offers a Riveting Account of a Would-Be Crisis in Midtown Manhattan

Review: ‘The Great Miscalculation: The Race to Save New York City’s Citicorp Tower’ by Michael M. Greenburg

Matthew Marani

July 8, 2025

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The book on Citicorp Tower and its potentially calamitous design flaw ‘puts a fresh spin on a familiar story that continues to offer lessons for the building professions writ large.’

Books

‘The Hero of Doubt’ Collects the Writings of Ernesto Nathan Rogers for the First Time in English

‘The Hero of Doubt: Selected Writings by Ernesto Nathan Rogers’ edited by Roberta Marcaccio. Translated by Steve Piccolo.

July 24, 2025

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Read an excerpt of the introduction to this new anthology, which features essays penned by the British-Italian architect between 1932 to 1965.

Guess the Architect: July 2025

RECORD Editors

July 2, 2025

Located in the hometown of the Pritzker Prize–winning architect who designed them, this library and medical center represent one idiosyncratic strain of the postwar Metabolism movement.

Snapshot: Dorte Mandrup’s Center for Health Offers a Timber-Clad Departure from the Norm

Copenhagen

Dante A. Ciampaglia

July 21, 2025

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The Danish architect envisioned the Copenhagen facility, featuring an inviting central atrium, as a ‘really friendly, attractive place where people want to go.’

Trade Show

RECORD’s Top Picks from the Latest Edition of NeoCon

Chicago

Matthew Marani

July 3, 2025

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Highlights from the 56th-annual commercial design show at The Mart in Chicago include everything from office pods to conference tables.

Products

New Landscape & Outdoor Products for Summer 2025

July 14, 2025

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Ease into outdoor life with the latest garden pavers, fencing, and more.

Products

New Health Care Products for Summer 2025

July 16, 2025

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Offering optimized efficiency and ease of use, these innovative solutions for health care settings include telescoping panels and motion sensor operators.

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

Explore modern façade and glazing systems that enhance daylighting, fire safety, and thermal performance while expanding architectural design possibilities.

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

Explore façade retrofit strategies and award-winning design concepts that can transform aging office buildings into healthier, higher-performing workplaces for today’s hybrid workforce.

Our Publications

Architectural Record

2025 July

Building Type Study

Perkins&Will’s Damen Green Line Station Brings Elevated Design to a Transit-Deprived Chicago Neighborhood

Seattle’s Evolving Downtown Waterfront Gets a New and Improved Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock

Woods Bagot Carefully Considers Scale and Materiality When Designing Australian Commuter Stations

Architectural Technology

Continuing Education: Data and Health-Care Design

Projects & Special Sections

A Pair of Helical Staircases Swirl Above MAD Architects’ Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam

With a New Outpost Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London’s V&A Museum Invites the Public into Its Storage

Departments

July 2025 Editor’s Letter

Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms of 2025

A Florida Park by Brooks + Scarpa Foregrounds Coastal Resiliency

At India Basin, GGN and Jensen Architects Revamp a Once-Industrial Stretch of San Francisco Shoreline

Basel’s Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois Gets a Makeover by None Other Than Herzog & de Meuron

Bishop McDowell Extends Nova Scotia’s Vernacular with a Contemporary Oceanside House

At Storm King Art Center, a Multidisciplinary Team Reshapes the Arrival Sequence

‘The Great Miscalculation’ Offers a Riveting Account of a Would-Be Crisis in Midtown Manhattan

‘The Hero of Doubt’ Collects the Writings of Ernesto Nathan Rogers for the First Time in English

Guess the Architect: July 2025

Snapshot: Dorte Mandrup’s Center for Health Offers a Timber-Clad Departure from the Norm

Products

RECORD’s Top Picks from the Latest Edition of NeoCon

New Landscape & Outdoor Products for Summer 2025

New Health Care Products for Summer 2025

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