https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1465 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17815 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:07:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17815-kierantimberlakes-partially-buried-scaife-hall-revitalizes-a-neglected-corner-of-carnegie-mellons-campus http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16913 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:08:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16913-kierantimberlake-transforms-dcs-folger-shakespeare-library http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16123 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16123-a-modulated-glass-facade-brings-together-wide-ranging-uses-at-nyu The winners of the AIA’s 2022 Architecture Awards span from the modernization of Seattle’s Space Needle to a high school in suburban Massachusetts to the new U.S. embassy in London.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15517 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:43:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15517-aia-announces-winners-of-2022-architecture-awards US-Embassy-London U.S. Embassy in London (2017) by KieranTimberlake. Photo © Richard Bryant Shed-AIA-Award-2022 The Shed (2019) by Diller Scofido + Renfro, Lead Architect, in collaboration with Rockwell Group. Photo © Iwan Baan Courtesy of DS+R Olmstead-AIA-Award-2022 Richardson Olmsted Campus (2017) by Deborah Berke Partners with Flynn Battaglia and Goody Clancy. Photo © Christopher Payne Courtesy of Deborah Berke Partners Billerica-AIA-Award-2022 Billerica Memorial High School (2020) by Perkins&Will. Photo © Chuck Cloi Owsley-AIA-Award-2022 The Owsley Brown II History Center (2017) by de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop. Photo © Roberto de Leon Jr. Menil-AIA-Award-2022 Menil Drawing Institute (2018) by Johnston Marklee. Photo © Richard Barnes Courtesy of the Menil Collection Marine-AIA-Award-2022 Marine Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi (2018) by Lake|Flato Architects with Unabridged Architecture. Photo © Casey Dunn Thaden-AIA-Award-2022 Home Building at the Thaden School (2019) by EskewDumezRipple. Photo © Tim Hursley Kendeda-AIA-Award-2022 Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (2019) by Miller Hull Partnership. Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Century-AIA-Award-2022 The Century Project at the Space Needle (2018) by Olson Kundig. Photo Courtesy of Hufton + Crow Adlinger-AIA-Award Adlinger Center for Energy & the Environment (2016) by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners. Photo © Michael Moran goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14489 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:05:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14489-continuing-education-carbon-crackdown goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) A laboratory building advances science and creates the newest quadrangle on its venerable New England campus.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13736 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13736-brown-university-engineering-research-center-by-kierantimberlake The ERC’s L shape defines a gently sloping lawn. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto Although it reads as a glass building, the skin includes GFRC fins, expanded metal mesh, aluminum rainscreen, and granite cladding. An amber-tinted window provides a view into a clean room. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto The GFRC fins vary from 12 to 30 inches deep, according to their solar orientation. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto The ERC connects to three existing engineering department structures, including the 1960s Barus & Holley Hall. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto Much of the first floor is devoted to a commons space that looks out onto the new quad. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto Upstairs, utilities run exposed above circulation spaces while researchers’ open office areas flank the labs. Photo © Peter Aaron/Otto Upstairs, utilities run exposed above circulation spaces while researchers’ open office areas flank the labs. Photo © Warren Jagger One of nine pieces created by artist Spencer Finch for the ERC occupies a doublestory clean room corridor. Photo © Warren Jagger Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake A mountain retreat in California touches the ground lightly and offers breathtaking views.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13380 Tue, 01 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13380-high-horse-ranch-by-kierantimberlake At the back, a wall of pivoting glass doors opens the living/dining/kitchen area to a patio with spectacular views. Photo © Tim Griffith The main house’s expanded-Cor-Ten rainscreen and large, built-in firewood bin give texture to its entry side. Photo © Tim Griffith The master bedroom is tucked into the forest. Photo © Tim Griffith 1805-Record-Houses-Kieran-Timberlake-Willits-California-High-Horse-Ranch-04.jpg The “great room” has radiant-heated limestone floors, exposed Douglas fir framing and ceilings, and pivoting floor-to-ceiling glass doors. Kitchen counters and cabinets are made of a paper-resin composite. Photo © Tim Griffith The “great room” has radiant-heated limestone floors, exposed Douglas fir framing and ceilings, and pivoting floor-toceiling glass doors. Kitchen counters and cabinets are made of a paper-resin composite. Photo © Tim Griffith Through the living area, the study is visible from the patio. Photo © Tim Griffith The glassy master bedroom evokes a pavilion in the forest. Photo © Tim Griffith Like the main house, each guest cabin receives cross-ventilation through operable clerestory windows on the approach side and, at the back, a sliding wall of framed glass. Photo © Tim Griffith Like the main house, each guest cabin receives cross-ventilation through operable clerestory windows on the approach side and, at the back, a sliding wall of framed glass. Photo © Tim Griffith Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake The American diplomatic team in London will soon move across town to its new home on the south bank of the Thames.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13162 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13162-us-embassy-in-london-by-kierantimberlake The new embassy is a glass cube elevated on a colonnade and set atop a plinth. This base, and the not-yet-complete landscaping that will conceal it, contribute to the building’s security. Photo © Richard Bryant In the embassy’s lobby, an outsize seal of the United States is set into a limestone wall. Photo © Richard Bryant The consular spaces feature sculpted plaster ceilings and booths for consultations with staff. Photo © Richard Bryant The consular spaces feature sculpted plaster ceilings and booths for consultations with staff. Photo © Richard Bryant The building also includes six conservatory-like gardens, each with a planting scheme based on a different U.S. climate zone. Photo © Richard Bryant   At the northeast corner, the cube breaks open to allow for a double-height terrace for the ambassador. Photo © Richard Bryant http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13158 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13158-kierantimberlakes-american-embassy-in-london-first-photos-released State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-01.jpg View looking east of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-02.jpg View southwest across park of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-03.jpg Facade detail of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-04.jpg Outer envelope detail of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-05.jpg Main lobby of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-06.jpg Pacific Forest Garden of the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-07.jpg View from office toward River Thames in the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-08.jpg Consular Services in the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com State-Department-KieranTimberlake-US-Embassy-London-09.jpg Detail in Consular Services in the American Embassy in London by KieranTimberlake Photo © Richard Bryant/arcaidimages.com A small but muscular addition creates a campus gateway and, along with the renovation of a neighboring building, reunites the arts.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13053 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13053-pendleton-west-addition-and-renovation-at-wellesley-college-by-kierantimberlake 1711-Colleges-Universities-Kieran-Timberlake-Wellesley-Massachusetts-Pendleton-West-Addition-Renovation-01.jpg The addition serves as a linchpin between Pendleton West and the Jewett. Photo © Michael Moran   1711-Colleges-Universities-Kieran-Timberlake-Wellesley-Massachusetts-Pendleton-West-Addition-Renovation-02.jpg The addition stands sentry alongside the Arts Passage, which squeezes up between the new building and Jewett, connecting the west campus to the Academic Quad. A bush-hammered granite base references nearby historic structures. Photo © Michael Moran The Arts Passage travels beneath a bridge between the addition and Jewett Hall; the new stair sits alongside the narrow preexisting one (indicated by the brick). Photo © Michael Moran The addition’s glazed east facade reveals interior circulation and looks out to a new terrace, which provides another entry point to the building from the north. Photo © Michael Moran Acoustical ceiling panels add a splash of color to the concrete surfaces that carry inside. Photo © Michael Moran The old building was gutted and opened up to provide flexible, loftlike studios. Photo © Bob O'Connor Strategically placed windows connect the oak-lined rehearsal hall (opposite) to the surrounding tree canopy. Photo © Michael Moran Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake Image courtesy KieranTimberlake goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) 1504-pound-ridge-house-kierantimberlake.asp Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8825-pound-ridge-house-by-kierantimberlake Pound Ridge House   The house consists of two rectangular volumes built on a pair of boulder-defined plateaus. The two halves are connected by a glazed bridge that crosses a narrow ravine.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The house is clad in several materials that each reflect light and the surroundings differently. Mirrorlike panels of highly polished stainless steel are used at the corners. The treatment makes the house's edges almost vanish.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The house is clad in several materials that each reflect light and the surroundings differently. Mirror-like panels of highly polished stainless steel are used at the corners. The treatment makes the house's edges almost vanish.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The arrangement of the different facade panels, which are of varying lengths, widths, and depths as well as finishes, appears random. However, their organization is the product of intense study.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The two-story entry hall features a stair with cantilevered white oak treads seemingly inspired by M.C. Escher, whose work the clients collect. Here they display a mixed-media piece by another favorite artist, Frank Stella.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The stair hall serves as the linchpin between the bedroom wing, which is punctuated by carefully positioned skylights, and the main living space.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   White oak floors and full-height windows make the interiors light and airy.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   Although windows make up only 13 percent of building envelope, the house’s interiors still feel very connected to the surroundings.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The windows are placed to frame dramatic views of the site’s distinctive topography, including the rock outcroppings.   Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Pound Ridge House   The house has many features in common with those designed to Passive House standards, including a highly insulated and tight building envelope.   Drawing: Courtesy KieranTimberlake The house has many features in common with Pound Ridge House   The house has many features in common with those designed to Passive House standards, including a highly insulated and tight building envelope.   Drawing: Courtesy KieranTimberlake Pound Ridge House   The house has many features in common with those designed to Passive House standards, including a highly insulated and tight building envelope.   Drawing: Courtesy KieranTimberlake Pound Ridge House   The house has many features in common with those designed to Passive House standards, including a highly insulated and tight building envelope.   Drawing: Courtesy KieranTimberlake Pound Ridge House   The house has many features in common with those designed to Passive House standards, including a highly insulated and tight building envelope.   Diagram: Courtesy KieranTimberlake Creating a space that inspires is a weighty responsibility for architects and designers.

]]> quaker-meeting-house.asp Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7678-quaker-meeting-house Inspired by Quaker teachings, the architects created a meeting house space for Sidwell Friends School, infusing it with silence and light by buffering outside noise and direct sunlight with a series o Quaker Meeting HouseKieranTimberlake; Arup LightingWashington, D.C.Inspired by Quaker teachings, the architects created a meeting house space for Sidwell Friends School, infusing it with silence and light by buffering outside noise and direct sunlight with a series of floating ceiling and wall panels to minimize outside distractions.Photo © Michael Moran/Otto The lighting designers worked with KieranTimberlake to devise an architecture that maximizes the desired amount of sunlight entering the room. By day, it is seamlessly supplemented with a controlled, Quaker Meeting HouseKieranTimberlake; Arup LightingWashington, D.C.The lighting designers worked with KieranTimberlake to devise an architecture that maximizes the desired amount of sunlight entering the room. By day, it is seamlessly supplemented with a controlled, discreetly installed electric-lighting system, as needed.Photo © Michael Moran/Otto . Quaker Meeting HouseKieranTimberlake; Arup LightingWashington, D.C..Photo © Michael Moran/Otto morse-and-ezra-stiles-colleges.asp Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7573-morse-and-ezra-stiles-colleges KieranTimberlake’s reworking of the Saarinen complex keeps the aboveground exteriors intact. A new steel and locust wood bridge leads from the colleges down to the crescent courtyard. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenKieranTimberlake’s reworking of the Saarinen complex keeps the aboveground exteriors intact. A new steel and locust wood bridge leads from the colleges down to the crescent courtyard.Photo © Richard Barnes Today’s crescent courtyard closely resembles the 1962 original. However, the moatlike edges have been rebuilt to include skylights that illuminate the activity areas extending under the lawn. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenToday’s crescent courtyard closely resembles the 1962 original. However, the moatlike edges have been rebuilt to include skylights that illuminate the activity areas extending under the lawn. Photo © KieranTimberlake/Andrew Cronin Morse’s and Stiles’s (shown) courtyards now each have a terraced deck of ipé wood extending from the dining room, replete with a water feature. From the colleges’ separate court Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenMorse’s and Stiles’s (shown) courtyards now each have a terraced deck of ipé wood extending from the dining room, replete with a water feature. From the colleges’ separate courtyards on the southeast, the grade drops about 7 feet to the lawn of the crescent court on the northwest. Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto KTA carved out a below-grade court between the two colleges at the edge of the crescent courtyard to create an expansive lightwell for the subterranean spaces. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenKTA carved out a below-grade court between the two colleges at the edge of the crescent courtyard to create an expansive lightwell for the subterranean spaces.Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto KTA designed the underground areas to receive ample light through a sunken courtyard and glazed walls, while giving circulation areas architectural expression with sloping concrete ceilings. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenKTA designed the underground areas to receive ample light through a sunken courtyard and glazed walls, while giving circulation areas architectural expression with sloping concrete ceilings.Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto Light monitors inserted between arms of the concrete ribs in the common rooms transformed the spaces, as did replacing most of the slate floors with oak. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenLight monitors inserted between arms of the concrete ribs in the common rooms transformed the spaces, as did replacing most of the slate floors with oak. Photo © KieranTimberlake/Johan Ordhorst A new subterranean crafts workshop under Morse College has board-formed concrete walls and skylights. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenA new subterranean crafts workshop under Morse College has board-formed concrete walls and skylights. Photo © Richard Barnes KTA renovated Stiles and Morse dining rooms by installing new oak floors, acoustical finishes, lighting and restored chandeliers, plus redesigning the serveries and renovating the kitchens. Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenKTA renovated Stiles and Morse dining rooms by installing new oak floors, acoustical finishes, lighting and restored chandeliers, plus redesigning the serveries and renovating the kitchens. Photo © Richard Barnes Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenImage courtesy KieranTimberlake Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenImage courtesy KieranTimberlake Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenImage courtesy KieranTimberlake Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges KieranTimberlakeNew HavenImage courtesy KieranTimberlake Stephen Kieran, FAIA, likens his family’s new weekend house on Taylors Island in Maryland to a duck blind, one of those three-sided shelters that hunters build to make themselves disappear in the woods or a marsh.

]]> 07loblolly-2.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8724-loblolly-house Photo © KieranTimberlake Associates Photo © KieranTimberlake Associates Photo © KieranTimberlake Associates Photo © KieranTimberlake Associates Rendering © KieranTimberlake Associates Photo © KieranTimberlake Associates