https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1336 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16344 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:06:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16344-designlab-architects-quinnipiac-university-health-and-wellness-center-considers-the-body-and-mind A visitors center on a former factory site signals a new direction for its up-and-coming city in Massachusetts.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13920 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13920-worcester-blackstone-visitors-center-by-designlab-architects The new building, flanked by outdoor recreational space, takes cues from the site’s original brick-and-steel factories. Photo © Chuck Choi A series of steel frames, which proceed over a newly built steel-grate bridge, guide pedestrians from one end of the site to another. Photo © Chuck Choi A series of steel frames, which proceed over a newly built steel-grate bridge, guide pedestrians from one end of the site to another. Photo © Chuck Choi The exhibition hall, which contains interactive displays that celebrate Worcester’s culture and heritage, features generous glazing. In reference to the site’s industrial history, the architects left ducts exposed to lend rawness. Douglas fir surfaces provide a warm contrast. Photo © Chuck Choi Image courtesy designLAB architects Image courtesy designLAB architects Image courtesy designLAB architects Last fall, the artist Tatzu Nishi created a fully furnished living room around the statue at the center of New York's Columbus Circle.

]]> 1302-claire-t-carney-library-renovation.asp Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7407-claire-t-carney-library-renovation-and-addition The east side of the addition encloses Rudolph’s “link” between the library (left in photo) and a science-and-engineering building. The east side of the addition under construction. On the west side of the link, designLAB excavated around Rudolph’s bulbous columns (slide #5) and tucked the new facade under his projecting eaves (left). Stainless-steel screens help shade the glass addition. The campus in 1985. Photo courtesy University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Archives On the west side of the link, designLAB excavated around Rudolph’s bulbous columns (left) and tucked the new facade under his projecting eaves. Stainless-steel screens help shade the glass addition. A large meeting room in the library proper has walnut paneling and gridded windows that would probably have been anathema to Rudolph. On the east side of the link, the architects created a new light-filled gallery. On the west side of the link, designLAB introduced new seating and colors in a space that had been outdoors, while on the east side the firm created a new light-filled gallery. Old photo showing the link. Photograph courtesy of designLab View of the link in the area that is now the east gallery. Photograph courtesy of designLab Old view of the library in what is now the browsing area. Photograph courtesy of designLab The library renovation under construction. The link in the evening. Interior of the library. Original site rendering, 1966. Diagram courtesy of designLab