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Architectural Record - November 2025

2025 November

With the academic year in full swing, RECORD surveys high-achieving higher-ed projects: a striking university art museum, a superlative academic hub, and distinctive accommodations for young people in the building trades. Continuing with the education theme, we profile an airy private school expansion, a mass-timber environmental learning center, and four programmatically flexible STEM facilities. Also in November, we visit a formidable new addition to the Manhattan skyline, talk with architect David Adjaye, and introduce the winners of the 2025 Architectural Record Awards, including 14 exceptional built and unbuilt projects and the recipient of our career achievement honor, Thomas Phifer.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Architectural Record Awards

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Architectural Record Awards

October 31, 2025

Following the announcement of the individual awardees, including Architect of RECORD Thomas Phifer, we reveal exceptional projects honored in 14 categories.

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture.

Colleges & Universities

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture

Gashora, Rwanda

November 7, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Colleges & Universities category by MASS Design Group.

Dynafit Headquarters

Office & Workplace

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Dynafit Headquarters

Kiefersfelden, Germany

November 4, 2025

Learn more about our Building of the Year recipient—and awardee in the Office & Workplace category—by Barozzi Veiga.

Pyramid of Tirana

Adaptive Reuse & Renovation

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: The Pyramid of Tirana

Tirana, Albania

November 5, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Adaptive Reuse & Renovation category by MVRDV.

Heartland Whole Health Institute

Health Care

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Heartland Whole Health Institute

Bentonville, Arkansas

November 10, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Health Care category by Marlon Blackwell Architects.

Pictograma Winery

Hospitality

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Pictograma Winery

Ensenada, Mexico

November 11, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Hospitality category by Rojkind Arquitectos and AMASA Estudio.

Isla Intersections Supportive Housing and Paseo

Housing

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Isla Intersections Supportive Housing & Paseo

Los Angeles

November 13, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Housing category by Lorcan O' Herlihy Architects.

Tekniska Museet

Museums

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Stockholm Wisdome

Stockholm

November 17, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Museums category by Elding Oscarson.

The Emma Willard School’s Performing Arts Center

Performance Spaces

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Alice Dodge Wallace ’38 Center for the Performing Arts

Troy, New York

November 18, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Performance Spaces category by Annum Architects.

Maria Manetti Shrem Educational Center

Pre-K–12

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: ABF Maria Manetti Shrem Educational Center

Florence

November 19, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Pre-K–12 category by Alvisi Kirimoto.

Maeztu Pelota Court

Sports

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Maeztu Pelota Court

Aguilar de Codés, Spain

November 20, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Sports category by Verne Arquitectura and Alejandro Maortua.

BCP Tower

Tall Buildings

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: BCP Tower

Casablanca, Morocco

November 25, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Tall Buildings category by Groupe3 Architectes.

PDX Main Terminal Expansion

Transportation & Infrastructure

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Portland International Airport Main Terminal

Portland, Oregon

November 24, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Transportation & Infrastructure category by ZGF Architects.

Shanfeng Les Roches School

Unbuilt (firm)

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Shanfeng Les Roches School

Chongming Island, China

November 25, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Unbuilt (firm) category by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office.

(de)luxe Living

Unbuilt (student)

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: (de)luxe Living: The Afterlife of Plumbed Space

November 25, 2025

Learn more about the awardee in the Unbuilt (student) category by Kar Ching Charlotte Chan of UC Berkeley.

Ragon Institute

Honorable Mentions

2025 Architectural Record Awards: Honorable Mentions

November 27, 2025

Learn more about the nine honorable mention–receiving projects, from firms including Weiss/Manfredi, Payette, and Selldorf Architects.

Princeton University Art Museum

Colleges & Universities 2025

Adjaye Associates’ Princeton University Art Museum is an Unexpected and Praiseworthy Homage to the Past

Princeton, New Jersey

Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi

October 17, 2025

The anticipated new facility on the Princeton campus is the first of three new museums designed by shunned architect David Adjaye to open this fall.

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Colleges & Universities 2025

A New Building Turns Oxford’s Courtyard Model on Its Head

November 3, 2025

Designed by Hopkins Architects, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is the largest building ever constructed by the university, and the largest in England built to Passivhaus standards.

Fonden for Håndværkskollegier

Colleges & Universities 2025

In Denmark, Dorte Mandrup Designs Exemplary Accommodations for Apprentices in the Building Trades

Henring, Denmark

Andrew Ayers

November 4, 2025

Fonden for Håndværkskollegier's circular residential complex, which provides affordable housing to young people, is connected to a local technical college.

ECoRE

Continuing Education: Building Technology November 2025

November 6, 2025

This special series showcases four programmatically flexible STEM facilities on college and university campuses.

School of Biomedical Engineering

Building Technology November 2025

Patkau Architects Delivers a High-Performing Biomedical Building for the University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Katharine Logan

November 7, 2025

As Canada’s first purpose-built school for the integrative discipline of biomedical engineering, the new Gordon B. Shrum Building prioritizes collaboration.

Scaife Hall

Building Technology November 2025

KieranTimberlake’s Partially Buried Scaife Hall Revitalizes a Neglected Corner of Carnegie Mellon’s Campus

Pittsburgh

Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi

November 10, 2025

Situated on the steep slopes of a ravine, the building serves as new home to the Pittsburgh university's mechanical engineering department.

ECoRE

Building Technology November 2025

Payette’s Engineering Facility at Penn State Strengthens Interdisciplinary Research

State College, Pennsylvania

Matthew Marani

November 12, 2025

The Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building (ECoRE) brings efficiency to a typology known for large energy loads.

Foglia Center

Building Technology November 2025

Ross Barney Architects’ Foglia Center in Illinois Brings Thoughtful Design to Industrial Spaces

Crystal Lake, Illinois

James Gauer

November 11, 2025

At the workforce training–focused McHenry County College, a new hub for technology and innovation features labs for welding, CNC fabrication, HVAC, and more.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

November 2025 Editor’s Letter

Prize Package

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

November 3, 2025

As this issue highlights the inaugural Architectural Record Awards, as well as extraordinary examples of recently completed buildings, we are reminded of the potential of design.

270 Park Avenue

In Focus

With 270 Park Avenue, Foster + Partners Creates the Workplace of the Future for JPMorgan Chase

New York

Joann Gonchar

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 21, 2025

Replacing (and recycling some of) SOM’s 1960 Union Carbide tower, the new all-electric skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan is the sixth tallest in New York at nearly 1,400 feet.

KPNC Environmental Education Building

Spotlight

Leers Weinzapfel Associates Designs a Mass-Timber Education Center for an Alabama Nature Preserve

Auburn, Alabama

Matthew Marani

November 13, 2025

The new childhood learning hub at the Auburn University–owned Kreher Preserve and Nature Center blurs the boundaries between structure and landscape.

Packer Collegiate Institute Expansion

Spotlight

WXY’s Expansion at a Prestigious Private School in New York Points to a Sustainable Future

Brooklyn, New York

Patrick Templeton

Patrick Templeton

November 14, 2025

The Packer Institute welcomes a nature-connected contemporary classroom annex to its architecturally varied Brooklyn Heights campus.

Rayburn House

House of the Month

Tall Architects’ Gabled Residence in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Harmonizes Varied Forms

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Suzanne-Stephens

Suzanne Stephens

November 17, 2025

Elevated 8 feet from the ground, the wood-frame Rayburn House was greatly influenced by a 1981 residence by Herzog & de Meuron.

Oceana Innovation Hub

RECORD Interviews

Newsmaker: Michael Murphy on Architects Having Skin in the Game

Joann Gonchar

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 12, 2025

The former president and CEO of MASS Design Group discusses completed and on-the-boards work by his new firm, Agency Michael Murphy and Associates.

Manfredo Tafuri, as illustrated by Fabio Sironi

RECORD Forum

Building, America: What's Missing in Architecture Schools

November 6, 2025

The disappearance of a word fundamental to architecture rings loud in schools that teach the discipline, writes Andrew Holder.

CAB 2025 installation

The Sixth Chicago Architecture Biennial is at Its Strongest When Championing Design as a Tool for Social Good

Matt Hickman

October 16, 2025

Following the September launch of the Florencia Rodriguez–curated ‘Shift,’ new installations by biennial participants will be unveiled November 7 at a vacant retail space on the Magnificent Mile.

Studio Museum in Harlem

RECORD Interviews

The Matter of Mr. Adjaye: The Architect Talks to RECORD

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

November 5, 2025

With three major museum projects opening almost simultaneously, RECORD editor in chief Josephine Minutillo speaks with David Adjaye about this exceptional creative and professional moment.

The Belgian Friendship Building

Books

A New Book Chronicles the Strange Saga of Belgium’s Contribution to the 1939 New York World’s Fair

‘The Belgian Friendship Building: From the New York World’s Fair to a Virginia HBCU’ by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, Katherine M. Kuenzli, and Bryan Clark Green

November 19, 2025

An obscure Modernist landmark, the Belgian Friendship Building has lived many lives since being reconstructed on the campus of a Virginia HBCU in the 1940s.

Backyard Community Club

Snapshot: In Accra, DeRoche Projects Surrounds a Tennis Court with Wedge-Shaped Earthen Walls

Accra, Ghana

November 21, 2025

The 33 rammed-earth walls comprising the sculptural court enclosure were prefabricated off-site and installed in 12 days.

East Asian Art School

Guess the Architect: November 2025

November 4, 2025

Nestled against a hillside on the edge of a growing East Asian city, this art school campus was designed by an architectural duo known for their use of masonry construction and reinterpretations of historical motifs.

New Building Systems and Components for Fall 2025

Products

New Building Systems and Components for Fall 2025

November 24, 2025

Our picks for notable products in this hardworking category include heat pumps, elevators, and flame-retardant composite panels.

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