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2026 June

RECORD’s biggest issue of the year is anchored by a special section exploring critical concerns facing the profession today, including succession planning, the impact of U.S. policy on student debt and on work visas, and the viability of combining practice with academia. We also proudly present our 27th-annual Design Vanguard featuring a cohort of 10 promising young firms hailing from Barcelona to Brooklyn, San Francisco to Seoul, and beyond. And kicking off summer, June’s project section features a selection of singularly designed spaces in which to relax, play, explore, let off steam, and take in scenic views in globe-spanning spots such as Ottawa, Shenzhen, and Washington, D.C.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Design Vanguard 2026 Winners

June 4, 2026

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This year’s honorees of our annual showcase of emerging talent hail from the U.S., Chile, Niger, Italy, and beyond.

Design Vanguard 2026: Santiago Valdivieso

Santiago, Chile

Leopoldo Villardi

June 5, 2026

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In Chile, Santiago Valdivieso tinkers with form, technique, and landscape.

Design Vanguard 2026: Forma

Los Angeles and Philadelphia

Patrick Templeton

June 4, 2026

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From Los Angeles and Philadelphia, Forma draws “homes” and “commons.”

Scripps Theater, Hudson Valley Shakespeare

An Open-air Pavilion by Studio Gang Serves as the New Home of Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Garrison, New York

Ian Volner

May 14, 2026

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The seasonal New York theater troupe's permanent new venue is a prefabricated laminated-timber structure perched high above the Hudson River.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

Editor’s Letter June 2026

The More Things Change . . .

Josephine Minutillo

June 1, 2026

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As Smiljan Radić receives his Pritzker Award, and the AIA Conference gets underway, we reflect on the art—and business—of architecture.

In Focus

The O’Donnell + Tuomey–Designed V&A East Museum Engages London with a Couturier-Inspired Facade

London

Alex Bozikovic

May 28, 2026

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High design, inventive and ambitious, has arrived in East London with the new outpost of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Controversial Costumes at the Met’s Newest Galleries

Suzanne Stephens

May 13, 2026

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Suzanne Stephens visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's new Condé M. Nast Galleries, designed by Peterson Rich Office.

Continuing Education: Practice Matters 2026

June 1, 2026

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RECORD explores critical concerns facing the profession today, including succession planning, the impact of U.S. policy on student debt and on work visas, and the viability of combining practice with academia.