November 2020 Issue | Architectural Record

In November 2020, Architectural Record explores new college and university buildings, as well as recent lighting projects. This month’s Continuing Education feature takes a deep dive into wildfire-adapted design. The issue also reports on Katerra’s Catalyst Building. In the news section, read about several important renovations and restorations: Mecanoo’s overhaul of the Mies-designed MLK Library in Washington, D.C., and ongoing work by CO Architects on two Paul R. Williams buildings at UCLA. Finally, don’t miss our roundup of the latest lighting and glazing products.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Winter Visual Arts Center at Franklin & Marshall College by Steven Holl Architects

Clifford A. Pearson

October 2, 2020

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Steven Holl's design for the new Susan and Benjamin Winter Visual Arts Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, seems to hover above the land like a kite.

The crisply Miesian reception and exhibition area of NYU’s Special Collections Library.

New York University Special Collections Library by CannonDesign

New York City

Suzanne Stephens

November 2, 2020

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CannonDesign’s Special Collections area for NYU’s Bobst Library adroitly pays homage to the legacy of several architects.

National Automotive Innovation Centre at the University of Warwick by Cullinan Studio

Coventry, UK

Hugh Pearman

November 2, 2020

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In the English Midlands, a vast space for collaboration between the auto industry and academia is sheltered below a mass-timber roof.

Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale by Weiss/Manfredi

New Haven

Beth Broome

November 2, 2020

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A jewel box innovation center is squeezed into a neglected courtyard at Yale University.

Woodside Building for Technology and Design at Monash University by Grimshaw

Melbourne

Josephine Minutillo

November 2, 2020

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A gigantic Passive House facility at Melbourne’s Monash University radically reduces energy consumption.

Beloit College Powerhouse by Studio Gang

Beloit, Wisconsin

James Gauer

November 2, 2020

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An electrical plant is regenerated as a recreation center at Beloit College in Wisconsin.

The remains of a house in Juniper Hills.

Continuing Education: Wildfire-Adapted Design

Sarah Amelar

November 1, 2020

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Architects and local officials grapple with building practices and regulations as the threat from wildfires intensifies.

Catalyst by Katerra and Michael Green Architecture

Spokane, Washington

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

October 20, 2020

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Katerra’s latest building, designed with Michael Green, aims for both zero energy and zero carbon.

ISEC Pedestrian Crossing at Northeastern University by Payette and Arup

Boston

Linda C. Lentz

November 10, 2020

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Giving off a soft glow at night, a sculptural weathering-steel structure connects a Boston institution's existing campus with its new academic center.

Charles Library at Temple University

Philadelphia

Linda C. Lentz

November 9, 2020

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Snøhetta and Stantec, with Tillotson Design Associates, replace a Brutalist building in Philadelphia with a bright and warm new space.

November Editor's Letter: What's Next for Colleges and Universities

Cathleen McGuigan

November 2, 2020

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The rapid implementation and evolution of digital learning during the pandemic is likely to change higher education—and bricks-and-mortar campuses—forever.

Garden House by Sebastian Mariscal Studio

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Wendy Moonan

November 11, 2020

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An architect creates a secret garden house for himself and his family in a dense residential section of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mecanoo Respectfully Revises Mies van der Rohe’s MLK Library

Deane Madsen

September 28, 2020

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Rethinking the original Modernist design brings an aging D.C. icon into the present with an eye toward the future.

David Adjaye Wins 2021 RIBA Gold Medal

Miriam Sitz

September 30, 2020

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The Royal Institute of British Architects will award its highest honor to the Ghanaian-British architect, who was knighted in 2017.

CO Architects Revives Paul Williams Buildings at UCLA

Miriam Sitz

October 30, 2020

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While renovating the lobby of the 1959 La Kretz Botany Building, the architects brought to life a never-installed mosaic, based off a hand-drawn sketch by Williams.

nne Harris (left), Louis P. Nelson (center), and Damon Rich (right).

Architecture and Racism: A Conversation

October 22, 2020

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Two scholars and a practitioner explore the history and ongoing impact of whiteness and white supremacy in the built environment and in design education.

Interview with Journalist Frances Anderton

Anna Fixsen

November 3, 2020

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The longtime host of the KCRW show DnA: Design and Architecture is leaving L.A.'s public radio station. She talks with RECORD about what's next.

Review of 'The Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture: Reception and Legacy'

By Kay Bea Jones and Stephanie Pilat

David Rifkind

November 10, 2020

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A new book by By Kay Bea Jones and Stephanie Pilat interprets and explores the enduring popularity of Italian fascist-era architecture.

Review of 'John S. Chase—The Chase Residence'

By David Heymann and Stephen Fox

Miriam Sitz

November 12, 2020

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A new book sheds light on a significant but little-known house in Houston that a pioneering Black architect designed and later remodeled for his family.