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Architectural Record - August 2022

2022 August

RECORD explores parks and recreation projects in Ontario, France, China, and Michigan. Continuing Education highlights MASS’s climate-positive Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture, while House of Month showcases a family retreat in São Paulo and Landscape dives into the latest installment of floating wetlands on Chicago’s Wild Mile. News covers what the Supreme Court’s EPA decision means for architecture, a tribute to Edward A. Feiner, a Bruce Mau film review, and Marlon Blackwell’s copyright suit. August’s projects span Michael Maltzan’s Sixth Street Viaduct in L.A., a California synagogue by Field Architecture, and a new museum in Switzerland by Aires Mateus.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Churchill Meadows Community Centre.

Parks & Recreation Projects 2022

August 1, 2022

Projects from North America, Europe, and Asia showcase new architectural ideas for sports and other leisure activities.

Quzhou Stadium.

MAD Architects Creates a Volcano-Inspired Stadium in China

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Clifford A. Pearson

August 1, 2022

The firm embeds a stadium in an otherworldly landscape in China’s Zhejiang Province.

Churchill Meadows Community Centre.

Arresting Architecture Brings a Canadian Community Center to Life

MJMA's Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park features a mass-timber shading system

August 1, 2022

MJMA integrates landscaped grounds and a diaphanous recreation-and-gathering hub on former farmland.

Frederik Meijer Gardens.

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Bring Cohesion to a Michigan Sculpture Garden

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Suzanne Stephens

August 1, 2022

A new building expands and ties together the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids.

Espace Mayenne.

Sports and Entertainment Come Together at France's Espace Mayenne

Andrew Ayers

August 1, 2022

Hérault Arnod fashions a striking center for a wide range of sports and entertainment in Laval, France.

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture.

MASS Design Group Establishes a Model for Regenerative Construction in Rwanda

The development is expected to be the world's first carbon-positive university

Katharine Logan

August 1, 2022

The firm's Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture breaks new ground.

The Triumphal Arches of Michael Maltzan's Sixth Street Viaduct in L.A.

July 8, 2022

The daring viaduct over the Los Angeles River, designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture, has become an instant L.A. icon.

Kol Emeth Synagogue

Field Architecture Unveils a Wood-Clad Bay Area Synagogue

August 9, 2022

Field Architecture designs a Northern California synagogue with an emphasis on honest materials and sustainability.

Photo Elysee Museum.

Aires Mateus's New Museum Building Animates Swiss Arts Complex Plateforme 10

Andrew Ayers

August 10, 2022

A single building by Aires Mateus houses photography and design museums and completes a new arts esplanade in Lausanne, Switzerland.

August 2022 Editor's Letter: Architecture for the Future

Cathleen-McGuigan

Cathleen McGuigan

August 9, 2022

This year, AIA celebrated three cycles of honorees–and the values they reflect bode well for the profession.

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The Supreme Court’s Wake-Up Call to Architects

A decision undermining the EPA's regulatory power highlights the urgency of decarbonizing the grid

July 18, 2022

In the wake of West Virginia v. EPA, sustainability leaders argue for aggressive action on clean energy.

Bruce Mau Makes the Case That We’re All Designers

Review: "MAU," a film by Benji and Jono Bergmann

Dante Ciampaglia

Dante A. Ciampaglia

June 29, 2022

"MAU," a documentary by Benji and Jono Bergmann, delves into the famed designer's difficult past and grand plans to better humanity.

Wild Mile.

Urban Rivers and SOM Construct a Floating Urban Sanctuary in the Chicago River

The buoyed gardens and wetlands provide opportunities for educational and community engagement

Ilana Herzig.

August 8, 2022

SOM's "Wild Mile" restores nature to an industrialized stretch of the Chicago River.

Casa 3M.

MK27 Crafts a Family Oasis in São Paulo

August 2, 2022

Casa 3M is an inward-looking family retreat in a dense area of the city.

Models and World Making.

New Book by Annabel Jane Wharton Explores the World of Models

Review: 'Models and World Making: Bodies, Buildings, Black Boxes,' by Annabel Jane Wharton

Cynthia Davidson

August 8, 2022

In her book, the art historian attempts yet another definition of the term model, ubiquitous from algorithims and video games to Barbie dolls.

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Currents: Bernd & Hilla Becher’s Comparative Juxtapositions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ilana Herzig.

August 15, 2022

The New York exhibition features black-and-white photographs of vanishing 20th-century industrial architecture.

Wormhole Lead Golong

Snapshot: Pines Arch Crafts a Surreal, Hypnotic "Wormhole" in China

The Beijing-based firm's Golong Wormhole anchors a beauty company's unique HQ

August 11, 2022

The soaring curvilinear space is the focal point of the innovative offices of a beauty company in Hangzhou, China.

Tribute: Ed Feiner, Architect of the Federal Design Excellence Program

Fred A. Bernstein

July 5, 2022

Feiner, who died last week at 75, oversaw the design for over 140 buildings and courthouses as chief architect of the U.S. General Services Administration.

New Outdoor Products for Summer 2022.

New Outdoor Products for Summer 2022

Sheila Kim.

August 11, 2022

These site elements address shelter, shading, safety, and comfort with style.

New Wall and Ceiling Products for Summer 2022.

New Wall & Ceiling Products for Summer 2022

Sheila Kim.

August 12, 2022

Creative solutions allow new approaches for designing interior spaces.

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