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Architectural Record - May 2026

2026 May

For May, RECORD’s focus on tall building returns for a seven-project survey showcasing the best in vertical architecture, including towers of varied uses—and heights—in Manhattan, Toronto, Bogotá, Boston, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Dubai. Also in the issue, we review two highly anticipated—and controversial—museum expansions in New York and Los Angeles, tour a research university’s new performing arts hub, and profile a São Paulo office complex that embraces its tropical setting. For May’s House of the Month, we visit a gabled rowhouse in Toronto that makes the most out of a constricted lot.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

520 Fifth Avenue

Tall Buildings 2026

May 4, 2026

For May, RECORD’s focus on tall buildings returns for a seven-project survey showcasing the best in vertical architecture.

Wasl Tower

Tall Buildings 2026

Building with a Twist: UNS Adds a Sleek Silhouette to Dubai

Dubai

May 4, 2026

Wasl Tower brings design restraint to a city full of showstopping supertalls and bombastic high-rises.

Sany Irootech Headquarters

Tall Buildings 2026

SOM's Exoskeleton-Supported Towers in Guangzhou Stand Out from their Neighbors

Guangzhou, China

Cliff P

Clifford A. Pearson

May 5, 2026

A pair of diagrid structures for Sany Irootech hover over a shaded plaza, integrating landscape, seismic resilience, and flexible interiors.

520 Fifth Avenue

Tall Buildings 2026

KPF’s Mixed-Use Supertall at 520 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan Spirals Toward the Sky

New York City

Leopoldo Villardi

Leopoldo Villardi

May 6, 2026

The firm, celebrating its 50th anniversary, devised an arched curtain wall to create depth and shadow.

Fundación Universitaria Compensar

Tall Buildings 2026

Bermúdez Arquitectos Builds a Vertical Campus in Central Bogotá

Bogotá, Colombia

Patrick Templeton

Patrick Templeton

May 7, 2026

As the Colombian capital continues to grow, a 16-story educational tower signals a shift toward a denser urban fabric.

CIBC Square

Tall Buildings 2026

With a Set of Faceted Skyscrapers and an Elevated Park, WilkinsonEyre extends Toronto’s Business District

Toronto

May 12, 2026

CIBC’s new headquarters complex links two sites split by a busy rail corridor.

ByteDance Houhai Center

Tall Buildings 2026

Ennead's Terrace-Wrapped Tower in Shenzhen Helps its Occupants Connect and Collaborate

Shenzhen, China

Russell Fortmeyer

Russell Fortmeyer

May 11, 2026

Planted outdoor spaces zigzag up the facades of an office building for the developer of TikTok.

10 World Trade

Tall Buildings 2026

On a Complex Site in Boston, Sasaki Reimagines the Seaport District's Tower Typology

Boston

Joann Gonchar

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 8, 2026

With its flared form and arched great hall, 10 World Trade creates space for the urban realm.

520 Fifth Avenue

Tall Buildings 2026

May 4, 2026

For May, RECORD’s focus on tall buildings returns for a seven-project survey showcasing the best in vertical architecture.

RIT Performing Arts Center

Michael Maltzan’s RIT Performing Arts Center Adds a Cool Metal to a Staid Campus Palette

Rochester, New York

Matthew Marani

May 1, 2026

Wrapped in aluminum panels, the multiuse performance space is both a first for New York's Rochester Institute of Technology and for the Los Angeles–based architect.

David Geffen Galleries

Peter Zumthor’s Bold Behemoth for LACMA Finally Opens

April 16, 2026

After decades of controversy, the ambitious, serpentine concrete structure housing the new David Geffen Galleries makes its public debut.

New Museum expansion by OMA

Manhattan’s Latest Power Couple: OMA Extends the New Museum’s Original SANAA Building with an Addition

New York City

April 17, 2026

Shohei Shigematsu's new wing nearly doubles the size of Manhattan’s consummate contemporary-art museum.

Arquipeo

An Office Complex in Brazil Takes Advantage of its Tropical Setting with Sprawling Outdoor Space

São Paulo

Matthew Marani

May 18, 2026

Designed by São Paulo–based Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo, the Arquipeo office complex intertwines with nature while using pragmatic materials.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

May 2026 Editor’s Letter

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

Josephine Minutillo

Josephine Minutillo

April 17, 2026

Everyone’s a critic when it comes to two just-opened museums.

Trinity-Bellwoods Residence

House of the Month

StudioAC Orients Bricks to Suggest the Inner Workings of a Gabled Rowhouse in Toronto

Toronto

May 15, 2026

In a neighborhood where skinny houses on narrow lots are the norm, a three-story residence features a long vertical atrium that brings daylight from roof to ground and from front to back.

Alan Dunn - The Cartoonist as Architectural Critic Book Cover

Books

A New Book Charts the Career of Architectural Cartoonist Alan Dunn

‘Alan Dunn: The Cartoonist as Architectural Critic’ by Gabriele Neri

May 6, 2026

The new book from RECORD contributor Gabriele Neri on Dunn, whose work frequently appeared in the magazine, is illustrated with drawings, photographs, watercolors, and unpublished sketches.

Out There - New Architecture Across America

Books

‘Out There’ Surveys 50 Architecture Practices Transforming Regional Cities and Small Towns

‘Out There: Architecture Across America’ by Robert Ivy, Cathleen McGuigan, and Peter MacKeith

May 8, 2026

Read an excerpt of former RECORD editor-in-chief Robert Ivy’s introduction to a new book cowritten with Cathleen McGuigan and Peter MacKeith.

YP Building

Snapshot: A Squat Tower in Seoul Offers an Artfully Pragmatic Response to Setback Regulations

Seoul

Grace Kuth

May 12, 2026

Simplex Architecture's YP Building features a series of stepped terraces unified by a gridded facade of stone panels.

Coverings Trade Show 2026 Products

Trade Show

Highlights from the 2026 Edition of Coverings in Las Vegas

Grace Kuth

May 26, 2026

Trends at this year's largest tile and natural-stone trade show in North America included organic minimalism, highly textured surfaces, and artistic graphics.

Expo Revestir 2026 Products

Trade Show

RECORD Reports Back from Expo Revestir, Latin America's Largest Ceramics and Natural Stone Fair

Matthew Marani

May 27, 2026

Now in its 24th year, the event featured more than 300 exhibitors showcasing the latest developments in Brazilian tile, ceramics, and natural and engineered stone.

New Glass and Glazing Products for Spring 2026

Products

New Glass and Glazing Products for Spring 2026

May 13, 2026

Among our innovative glazing solution picks are offerings from Vitro, Bendheim, and AlpenGlass.

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