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Architectural Record - April 2022

2022 April

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.

House in Colima

Record Houses 2022

April 1, 2022

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

Alison Mayne House.

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

April 1, 2022

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

Derwent Valley Villa.

Derwent Valley Villa by Blee Halligan

United Kingdom

April 1, 2022

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

Ridge House.

Ridge House by AREA

Antiparos, Greece

Stephens

Suzanne Stephens

April 1, 2022

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

Flex House.

Flex House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Sacramento, California

April 1, 2022

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

House in Colima

House in Colima by Di Frenna Arquitectos

Mexico

April 1, 2022

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

The Frame House.

Frame House by Mork-Ulnes Architects

Sonoma County, California

Therese Bissell

April 1, 2022

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

Clients discussing climate.

Continuing Education: Architecture Firms, Clients, and Climate

Katharine Logan

April 1, 2022

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

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Selldorf Architects

La Jolla, California

March 28, 2022

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

Cathleen McGuigan

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

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Cathleen McGuigan

April 4, 2022

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.

Francis Kéré

Diébédo Francis Kéré Named 2022 Pritzker Laureate

March 15, 2022

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

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Fred A. Bernstein

March 11, 2022

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

Woman carrying cement at Chandigarh.

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

“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.

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Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman's New Exhibition

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

February 23, 2022

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

Sidewalk Labs Toronto

The End of Sidewalk Labs

March 22, 2022

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.

Mount Curve.

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

Minneapolis

April 6, 2022

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.

The Stahl House Cover.

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

April 6, 2022

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

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House

Review of 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House'

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

April 7, 2022

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

April 14, 2022

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.

New Surfacing Materials for Spring 2022

April 19, 2022

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

New Hardware Products for Spring 2022.

New Hardware Products for Spring 2022

April 15, 2022

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

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