In the April 2023 issue, Record Houses showcases eight exceptional residential projects across the United States and farther afield. Continuing Education addresses definitions of sustainability performance. Elsewhere, Sou Fujimoto designs a community hub for a disaster-devastated town in Japan; Fearon Hay fuses a dwelling into the rugged terrain of New Zealand’s South Island; and Superkül renovates an Edwardian house in Toronto. Editor in chief Josephine Minutillo also interviews 2023 Pritzker laureate David Chipperfield and RECORD pays tribute to KPF co-founder Eugene Kohn and Rafael Viñoly.
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The impact of architecture is expressed in the selection of this year’s Pritzker laureate and in the most familiar of places, the home, as seen in this year’s Record Houses selection.
Born in Philadelphia, the KPF co-founder was instrumental in the global growth of the New York-based firm best known for its high-profile civic and cultural projects and superlatively tall skyscrapers.
Part coffee-table book, part construction manual, the volume illustrates 55 houses over six contents, in rural and urban settings, with the goal of removing the mystery behind building with low-carbon materials.
The architect's book and work, Franco Purini writes, "provides an exemplary counterpoint" to prevalent modes of architectural expression from the last 30 years.