https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1292-rafael-vinoly-architects en-us The new museum’s exhibition hall is elevated by five megacolumns, each representing the traditional branches of the U.S. military. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17450 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:05:08 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17450-rafael-vinoly-architectss-national-medal-of-honor-museum-opens-in-arlington-texas http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16162 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16162-rodolfo-machado-and-jorge-silvetti-pay-tribute-to-the-late-rafael-vinoly Rafael Vinoly Rafael Viñoly, photographed by his son Román. Photo courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects Viñoly-Tribute-Print.jpg The Viñoly-designed Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the late architect was born. Photo courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16138 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:49:20 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16138-tribute-rafael-vinoly-19442023 Viñoly-Tribute-1.jpg Rafael Viñoly. Photo © Roman Viñoly Rafael-Viñoly-Tribute-3.webp The Sky Garden atop London's 20 Fenchurch Street designed by Viñoly. Photo by Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Rafael-Viñoly-Tribute-2.webp An bridge desiged by Viñoly over Lake Garzón in Uruguay. Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) A research institution in New York City ingeniously extends its leafy campus over a busy expressway.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14329 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14329-rockefeller-university-river-campus-by-rafael-vi%C3%B1oly-architects By taking advantage of air rights over the FDR Drive, Rockefeller University was able to create two acres of real estate and expand its hemmed-in campus. Photo © Halkin | Mason On the roof of the new laboratories are gardens where the plants, including ornamental grasses and flowering herbs, have been selected in part for the rustling sound they make in the wind. Curvilinear glass pavilions for offices and dining pop up from the garden level, while an amphitheater is scooped out of it. Photo © Halkin | Mason On the roof of the new laboratories are gardens where the plants, including ornamental grasses and flowering herbs, have been selected in part for the rustling sound they make in the wind. Curvilinear glass pavilions for offices and dining pop up from the garden level, while an amphitheater is scooped out of it. Photo © Halkin | Mason The expansion project included reconstruction of a sea wall and a public path for pedestrians and cyclists at the level of the roadway. Photo © Halkin | Mason Lounges, intended to encourage collaboration, divide the laboratory wings roughly in half. Photo © Halkin | Mason Lounges, intended to encourage collaboration, divide the laboratory wings roughly in half. Photo © Brad Feinknopf Brisessoleil on the floor-to-ceiling window walls help bounce daylight into the interiors and emphasize the building’s horizontality. Photo © Elizabeth Felicella Image courtesy Rafel Viñoly Architects Image courtesy Rafel Viñoly Architects Image courtesy Rafel Viñoly Architects Image courtesy Rafel Viñoly Architects To visit Building 337 on the Novartis campus in East Hanover, New Jersey, is to walk through it with awe, something akin to what visitors to Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Building must have felt a century ago.

]]> 1407-building-337-rafael-vinoly-architects.asp Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7349-building-337 Building 337 The sloping floor is legible from the completely glazed exterior, whose fritted, 2-foot-deep glass fins serve as an external shading device and transfer wind loads.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Building 337 A large conference room in the center of the atrium is suspended from the roof structure by steel rods.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Building 337 A casual eatery on the ground floor looks out to a plaza and features a slanting geometrical ceiling.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Building 337 In lieu of private offices, areas dubbed “neighborhoods” within the open office feature workstations, which the architects developed in collaboration with Vitra.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Building 337 Maple floors and ceilings add warmth to the painted steel and exposed concrete.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Building 337 A floor rises continuously on a subtle slope from the ground level as it wraps around the skylit central atrium, creating an open daylight-filled space for 800 workstations.   Photo © Tim Klein Building 337 Sections courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects Building 337 Floor plans courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects Building 337 Floor plans courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects Building 337 Floor plans courtesy of Rafael Viñoly Architects The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the city's enduring assets and a legacy of its history as an industrial powerhouse.

]]> cleveland-museum-of-art-rafael-vinoly-architects.asp Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7907-cleveland-museum-of-art Rafael Vi'oly gave a nod to Breuer with his 2009 east-wing addition, clad in bands of granite and white marble. Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioRafael Vi'oly gave a nod to Breuer with his 2009 east-wing addition, clad in bands of granite and white marble.Photo © Brad Feinknopf A 'hole' in the center of Vi'oly's plan was topped by an enormous glass roof, creating an atrium between the original museum building, Breuer's addition, and two news wings. It almost doubles the muse Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioA 'hole' in the center of Vi'oly's plan was topped by an enormous glass roof, creating an atrium between the original museum building, Breuer's addition, and two news wings. It almost doubles the museum's size and provides a new public amenity.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Glass-box galleries sit on top of both the east and west wings' striped bases. Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioGlass-box galleries sit on top of both the east and west wings' striped bases.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Marcel Breuer's 1971 addition included a 115-foot-long concrete canopy and an education wing clad in horizontal bands of Minnesota granite. Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioMarcel Breuer's 1971 addition included a 115-foot-long concrete canopy and an education wing clad in horizontal bands of Minnesota granite.Photo © Brad Feinknopf An aerial photograph of the museum taken in October 2005 shows how various additions had shifted the plan west and resulted in confusing circulation. Vi'oly's scheme restored the symmetry of the origi Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioAn aerial photograph of the museum taken in October 2005 shows how various additions had shifted the plan west and resulted in confusing circulation. Vi'oly's scheme restored the symmetry of the original 1916 building.Photo ' Focal Plane Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioImage courtesy Rafael Vi'oly Architects Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of ArtRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsCleveland, OhioImage courtesy Rafael Vi'oly Architects People showSpecSheet(); People Owner MGM Resorts International/Infinity World Architect RV Architecture, LLC 50 Vandam Street New York, NY 10013 Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Rafael Viñoly, FAIA, JIA, SCA Jay D. Bargmann, AIA, NCARB Harold Park, AIA, LEED AP Chan-Li Lin, AIA, LEED AP Jiwoo Park, AIA Architect of record Leo A. Daly Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Leo A. Daly Tom Czech Lamberto Smigliani John Avery Reggie Smith Ysidro Baron Chuck Dixon Associate architect Hamilton Anderson Associates Engineers Structural: DeSimone Consulting Engineers Civil: Lochsa Engineering, LLC Mechanical/Electrical: Cosentini Associates Geotechnical: Terracon

]]> vdara_hotel_spa.asp Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7846-vdara-hotel-spa The 1,500-room Vdara Hotel, designed by Rafael Vi'oly Architects, has a crescent-shaped floor plan. In three dimensions, the building appears to be three overlapping planes. The effect is accentuated Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaThe 1,500-room Vdara Hotel, designed by Rafael Vi'oly Architects, has a crescent-shaped floor plan. In three dimensions, the building appears to be three overlapping planes. The effect is accentuated by the different colors of the building's acid-etched, back-painted spandrel glass. White was chosen for the two outer planes, while black is used on the inner one.Photo © Brad Feinknopf The Vdara's spandrel panels are recessed a few inches from the vision glazing. The lighting scheme, which includes floodlights mounted on the pool deck and a podium, emphasizes the resulting protrudin Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaThe Vdara's spandrel panels are recessed a few inches from the vision glazing. The lighting scheme, which includes floodlights mounted on the pool deck and a podium, emphasizes the resulting protruding edges.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaInside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimming pool.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Inside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimmi Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaInside the Vdara's lobby, designed by BBG-BBGM, the crescent shape of the floor plan is clearly legible. A double-story seating area near the elevators features bridges that lead to the hotel's swimming pool.Photo © Brad Feinknopf The Bar Vdara, by Therese Viserius Design, is separated from the hotel's lobby by perimeter rose wood screens that echo the curve of the building footprint. Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaThe Bar Vdara, by Therese Viserius Design, is separated from the hotel's lobby by perimeter rose wood screens that echo the curve of the building footprint.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Adjacent to the Vdara's lobby is the brightly colored, Karim Rashid-designed Silk Road Restaurant. It features a sinuous, LED-illuminated wall. Vdara Hotel & SpaRafael Vi'oly ArchitectsLas Vegas, NevadaAdjacent to the Vdara's lobby is the brightly colored, Karim Rashid-designed Silk Road Restaurant. It features a sinuous, LED-illuminated wall.Photo © Brad Feinknopf goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Lighting designers favor form over flash for CityCenter's diverse set of buildings.

]]> citycenter.asp Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7651-citycenter-by-mgm-resorts-international-and-infinity-world The tilt of the Veer condominium towers (center of photo) is emphasized by LED fixtures mounted on the corner of the buildings' shading devices. To ensure the longevity of LEDs in the hot desert clima CityCenter, Las VegasIlluminating Concepts (executive lighting design)Las Vegas, NevadaThe tilt of the Veer condominium towers (center of photo) is emphasized by LED fixtures mounted on the corner of the buildings' shading devices. To ensure the longevity of LEDs in the hot desert climate, the fixtures' control system dims and changes the color of the lights when the ambient temperature is too high.Photo courtesy MGM Resorts International With 3000K metal-halide spotlights placed on a pool deck and podium, designers lit the facades of the Vdara Hotel to accentuate recessed spandrel panels. A variety of warmer sources were used to illum CityCenter, Las VegasIlluminating Concepts (executive lighting design)Las Vegas, NevadaWith 3000K metal-halide spotlights placed on a pool deck and podium, designers lit the facades of the Vdara Hotel to accentuate recessed spandrel panels. A variety of warmer sources were used to illuminate the entry canopy.Photo courtesy MGM Resorts International The facade of CityCenter's retail center, the Daniel Libeskind'designed Crystals, is illuminated with a combination of low-wattage footlights located directly at the building's base and higher-wattage CityCenter, Las VegasIlluminating Concepts (executive lighting design)Las Vegas, NevadaThe facade of CityCenter's retail center, the Daniel Libeskind'designed Crystals, is illuminated with a combination of low-wattage footlights located directly at the building's base and higher-wattage spotlights hidden in planters several feet away. The higher-intensity spotlights are also mounted on the roof to accentuate some planes of the so-called fifth facade.Photo courtesy MGM Resorts International The edges of sunshades on the sawtooth-shaped facade of the Aria Resort & Casino catch light from floodlights placed on the hotel's vast podium. These lights, together with fluorescent fixtures illumi CityCenter, Las VegasIlluminating Concepts (executive lighting design)Las Vegas, NevadaThe edges of sunshades on the sawtooth-shaped facade of the Aria Resort & Casino catch light from floodlights placed on the hotel's vast podium. These lights, together with fluorescent fixtures illuminating the building's crown, reinforce the rhythm of the facade. Wide-beam downlights mounted on top of a sweeping glass canopy light the entry.Photo courtesy MGM Resorts International In designing this courts complex, designers Rafael Viñoly Architects and DMJM Harris paid close attention to the image of the courthouse in society—and the acute meaning it holds in the Bronx.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12076 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12076-bronx-county-hall-of-justice Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto Level 1 Image courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects Level 2 Image courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects Level 3-6 Image courtesy Rafael Viñoly Architects