April 2022 Issue | Architectural Record

In the April issue, Architectural Record editors feature our annual Record Houses, spanning from Greece to Mexico to the U.K. This month’s news covers Francis Kéré’s 2022 Pritzker Prize selection, the end of Sidewalk Labs, and a tribute to Gyo Obata; exhibition reviews critique MoMA’s “Project of Independence” on South Asian modernism and Neri Oxman’s nature-inspired show at SFMOMA. RECORD’s project story features Selldorf Architects’ Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, while landscape looks back at a 1964 RECORD House in Minneapolis whose gardens have been renovated. This month’s issue also features Sagrada Familia’s crowning luminous star, two book reviews, as well as surface and hardware products.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Record Houses 2022

April 1, 2022

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This selection showcases residential design that demonstrate ways of fitting into disparate contexts, utilizing local materials, and exploring differing building techniques.

Morphosis's Thom Mayne Creates a Private Canyon for His Family's Los Angeles Home

Sarah Amelar

April 1, 2022

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Thom Mayne and his wife, Blythe Alison-Mayne, have tucked their house within a well-planted slice of L.A.

Derwent Valley Villa by Blee Halligan

United Kingdom

Chris Foges

April 1, 2022

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Blee Halligan’s rigid volumes set amid lush gardens are a nod to the provincial English location’s industrial past.

Ridge House by AREA

Antiparos, Greece

Suzanne Stephens

April 1, 2022

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A new video tour of this sinuously shaped house on an island in the Aegean now accompanies RECORD's project story.

Flex House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Sacramento, California

Lydia Lee

April 1, 2022

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The Milwaukee-based firm builds adaptability into a Sacramento developer's own residential property.

House in Colima by Di Frenna Arquitectos

Mexico

Thomas Fisher

April 1, 2022

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For a family home in west-central Mexico, a design team combines traditional craft and innovative technique.

Frame House by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Sonoma County, California

Therese Bissell

April 1, 2022

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Mork-Ulnes Architects replaces a Sonoma house damaged by wildfire with an armored yet open retreat.

Continuing Education: Architecture Firms, Clients, and Climate

Katharine Logan

April 1, 2022

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How to talk to clients about ambitious environmental targets and get their buy-in.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Selldorf Architects

La Jolla, California

Sarah Amelar

March 28, 2022

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Selldorf Architects is the latest notable firm to reimagine the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

April 2022 Editor's Letter: Ukraine, Climate Change, and The 2022 Pritzker Prize

A bright spot in gloomy times comes from the world of architecture

Cathleen McGuigan

April 4, 2022

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It is April at last, and, though life and work are returning to a new kind of normal after two years of Covid, other enormous troubles loom.

Diébédo Francis Kéré Named 2022 Pritzker Laureate

Izzy Kornblatt

March 15, 2022

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Kéré, the first Black architect to receive the Pritzker, pursues a rigorous social mission while creating buildings of rich materiality and expressive force.

Tribute: Gyo Obata (1923-2022)

The noted midwestern modernist died March 8 at 99

Fred A. Bernstein

March 11, 2022

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A co-founder of HOK and noted expressionist designer, Obata died March 8 at 99.

A Flawed MoMA Exhibition Erases the Social Context of South Asian Modernism

Review: “The Project of Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia, 1947 – 1985” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

Ranjani Srinivasan

March 4, 2022

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“The Project of Independence: Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia, 1947 – 1985,” on view at the Museum of Modern Art, ignores the failings of modernist design and planning.

Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman's New Exhibition

Review: "Nature × Humanity: Oxman Architects" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Clare Jacobson

February 23, 2022

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In a time when building construction is contributing to multiple global crises, the American-Israeli designer posits that nature has much to teach us.

The End of Sidewalk Labs

Alex Bozikovic

March 22, 2022

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An inside look at how the Google affiliate's vision for an "urban tech revolution" hit a wall, ultimately leading to the company's demise.

The Gardens of Mount Curve, a 1964 Record House, Reimagined by Coen+Partners

Minneapolis

Ilana Herzig

April 6, 2022

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Coen+Partners renovates the gardens of a Minneapolis residence and 1964 Record House to restore symmetry and ensure accessibility and continuity between indoor and outdoor spaces.

A Hidden History of Los Angeles' Famed Stahl House

Review: 'The Stahl House: Case Study House #22: The Making of a Modernist Icon,' by Bruce Stahl and Shari Stahl Gronwald with Kim Cross

Sarah Amelar

April 6, 2022

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A new book reveals the untold stories and little-known characters behind one of the most recognizable mid-century modern homes in the world.

Review of 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House'

By Stella Betts and David Leven with essays by Thomas de Monchaux

Nader Tehrani

April 7, 2022

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For 2007 Design Vanguard firm LevenBetts, the house remains a fundamental site for advancing modern architectural theory and practice.

Snapshot: Luminous New Star on Sagrada Família's Tower of the Virgin Mary by LKL

Barcelona

Ilana Herzig

April 14, 2022

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Illuminated by the German lighting design firm's Barcelona hub, the 12-pointed steel-and-glass star was installed atop the tower at Antoni Gaudí’s basilica.

New Surfacing Materials for Spring 2022

Sheila Kim

April 19, 2022

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Tried and true materials—from metal to marble—have inspired the latest interior surfaces.

New Hardware Products for Spring 2022

Sheila Kim

April 15, 2022

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Tactile or touchless, these devices are aesthetically akin to architectural jewelry.

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Record Houses 2022

Morphosis's Thom Mayne Creates a Private Canyon for His Family's Los Angeles Home

Derwent Valley Villa by Blee Halligan

Ridge House by AREA

Flex House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

House in Colima by Di Frenna Arquitectos

Frame House by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Architectural Technology

Continuing Education: Architecture Firms, Clients, and Climate

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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Selldorf Architects

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April 2022 Editor's Letter: Ukraine, Climate Change, and The 2022 Pritzker Prize

Diébédo Francis Kéré Named 2022 Pritzker Laureate

Tribute: Gyo Obata (1923-2022)

A Flawed MoMA Exhibition Erases the Social Context of South Asian Modernism

Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman's New Exhibition

The End of Sidewalk Labs

The Gardens of Mount Curve, a 1964 Record House, Reimagined by Coen+Partners

A Hidden History of Los Angeles' Famed Stahl House

Review of 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House'

Snapshot: Luminous New Star on Sagrada Família's Tower of the Virgin Mary by LKL

Products

New Surfacing Materials for Spring 2022

New Hardware Products for Spring 2022

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