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A place for Architectural Record readers and thought leaders of the profession to weigh in on news, projects, and trends.
Interviews
Architectural Record presents brief interviews with top newsmakers from the architecture world. From leading architects and designers, to noteworthy clients and policy makers, RECORD is constantly in conversation with the people shaping the profession.
Reviews
Architectural Record editors and critics review the latest books, films, and exhibitions about architecture and design.
Architect Continuing Education
The AIA recognizes that continuing education in architecture is crucial to advancing and improving the profession. Earn AIA Continuing Education learning units by reading these articles and their supplemental materials, then taking a quiz.
Please note: CEU stories are only valid for credit within 3 years of publication date. Click the link to the quiz at the bottom of the article to verify that credit is still available.
Firms to Watch
A recurring feature highlighting up-and-coming architects and firms.
Record Reveals
Recommendations from local architects and designers for places to eat, drink, stay and visit.
2016
Each of the six jurors rated this year’s 425 entries according to usefulness, aesthetics, and degree of innovation. The winners and their flashes
of genius are showcased on the following pages.
2015
A jury of three architects, two lighting designers, and one interiors director selected the best new products of the year, choosing from the hundreds of entries submitted to Architectural Record’s annual competition. Jurors rated each hopeful according to innovation, usefulness, and aesthetics. We showcase the winners and their flashes of genius on the following pages.
2014
For the 2014 Record Products, a jury of six professionals selected the best new products of the year from among 500 entries submitted for architectural record's annual competition.
2013
Record Products presents a comprehensive look at some of 2013’s more remarkable building-product offerings selected by a discerning jury of your peers.
2012
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD's editors put out a call for manufacturers to send us the best new building products on the market-from furniture to flashing-and invite a jury of architects, designers, and product specialists to review product data sheets, photos, and sometimes real samples, to help us determine which are the most outstanding.
2011
Record Products presents a comprehensive look at some of 2011’s more remarkable building-product offerings selected by a discerning jury of your peers.
2008
Record Products presents a comprehensive look at some of 2008’s more remarkable building-product offerings selected by a discerning jury of your peers.
2007
Architectural Record’s 35th Annual Product Reports presents more than 300 of 2007's most innovative new Building products selected by a jury of architects and designers.
Product Case Studies
Stories highlighting new architectural products and building materials, as they are used in built projects.
Partners in Design
Features exploring new architectural products and materials developed by architects, designers, and manufacturers working in collaboration.
Product Trends
Articles about the latest news, trends, and technologies in the world of architectural products and building materials.
SNAP
Read articles about the latest building product news, trends, and technologies from Architectural Record’s sister bi-monthly publication SNAP.
Adaptive Reuse Projects
Architectural Record focuses on architectural preservation, renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse.
Civic Architecture
Architectural Record focuses on civic projects.
College & University Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of college and university projects.
Health Care Design
Architectural Record focuses on architectural projects in the health-care sector.
Hospitality Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design of hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality projects.
Infrastructure & Industrial Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design of industrial projects and infrastructure.
K-12 School Design
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of schools, from Kindergartens to high schools.
Landscape Architecture
Architectural Record focuses on landscape design projects.
Library Design
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of libraries.
Multifamily Housing Architecture
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of large- and small-scale multifamily housing projects.
Museums & Arts Center Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design museums, galleries, and other fine arts centers.
Park & Public Space Design
Architectural Record focuses the architecture and planning of parks and public spaces.
Performing Arts Center Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design of performing art centers.
Retail Architecture
Architectural Record focuses on retail projects.
Spiritual Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design of religious facilities.
Stadium Design
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of stadiums, natatoriums, and other sports centers.
Tall Building Projects
Architectural Record focuses on the design of skyscrapers, towers, and tall buildings.
Transportation Architecture
Architectural Record focuses on the design of train stations, airports, marinas, and other transportation-related projects.
Workplace Design
Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of office projects.
Record Interiors
Architectural Record spotlights the best, most well-designed commercial interiors from around the world.
Interior of the Month
A monthly feature from Architectural Record highlighting top interiors from the U.S. and abroad.
Lighting
Architectural Record presents the most innovative and effective lighting projects from around the world.
House of the Month
Architectural Record’s monthly feature takes an in-depth look at one particularly well-designed home.
Featured Houses
A web-only column that presents brief overviews of new residential projects.
Kitchen and Bath
Architectural Record spotlights the best of kitchen and bath design from around the world.
2015 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
Now in its sixth year, RECORD's Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest demonstrates there is still a passion for drawing within the architecture profession. RECORD received submissions that represent a wide range of architectural experience and background, from college students to long-practicing professionals. The nine winners, including a firm, were selected after a thorough evaluation process.
2014 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
Now in its fifth year, RECORD's Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest demonstrates there is still a passion for drawing within the architecture profession. RECORD received submissions that represent a wide range of architectural experience and background, from college students to long-practicing professionals. The nine winners, including a firm, were selected after a thorough evaluation process.
2013 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
For the fourth year of its Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, RECORD was again flooded with hundreds of reader entries. Contestants represented firms from coast to coast and from a variety of occupations within the field of architecture, including principals, designers, students, and interns. The competition was stiff and our staff jury pored over every drawing to handpick the top designs.
2012 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
If you are a licensed architect or related professional who practices in the United States, you can enter this remarkable contest. All you need is a white cocktail napkin and pen to demonstrate that the art of the sketch is still alive. Two grand prize winning submissions will be published in the September issue of Architectural Record and winners will receive a box of napkins with their sketch printed on it. Winners and finalists will be seen in our online Cocktail Napkin Sketch Gallery.
2011 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
Because of the enthusiastic response to the cocktail napkin sketch contest initiated a year ago, RECORD decided to do it again—not so much to encourage downing martinis as to honor the impulse to draw in a digital age. This year the jury of editors evaluated more than 1,200 napkins from nearly 400 entrants. With so many submissions, RECORD decided to select winners according two categories— professional architects and nonprofessionals (architectural students, designers, and others).
2010 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest
After being deluged with 1,322 cocktail napkins bearing sketches from 352 architects and architecture students, Architectural Record's jury of editors has determined the winner of its first annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest.
2016
Guess the Architect 2016
2015
Guess the Architect 2015
2014
Guess the Architect 2014
2013
Guess the Architect 2013
Building Enclosures
Focus on specifications for today's evolved enclosures.
Project Flexibility
Strategies for streamlining project schedules from design through occupancy.
Energy Efficient Design
Explore the components and systems professionals leverage in today's better built environments.
Next-generation Materials
Engineered wood materials are not what they used to be. Learn about the advances in wood-based panels and accessories for wood-framed construction.
Innovation Conference
Innovation Conference
Record on the Road
Record on the Road
Women In Architecture
Women In Architecture