https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1559 en-us In advance of Sunday's big game at Arizona's Eisenman Architects–designed State Farm Stadium, RECORD's Suzanne Stephens talks with firm principal and self-described football nut Peter Eisenman.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16084 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:26:06 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16084-peter-eisenmans-state-farm-stadium-set-to-shine-again-in-the-super-bowl-spotlight Super-Bowl-Q&A-1.jpg Initially named Cardinals Stadium, the Eisenman Architects and Populous–designed State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will play host to Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12. Photo by David Sunberg, © Esto (2006) Super-Bowl-Q&A-2.webp State Farm Stadium on game day. Photo by David Sunberg, © Esto (2006) Super-Bowl-Q&A-4.webp An aerial view of the Phoenix-area stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals and the annual Fiesta Bowl. Photo by David Sundberg, © Esto (2006) After decades studying its architecture, Peter Eisenman finally builds in Italy.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14282 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14282-residenze-carlo-erba-by-eisenman-architects-and-degli-esposti-architetti The undulating building sits within a quiet residential neighborhood. Its travertine base subtly contrasts with the Carrara-marble upper floors. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The undulating building sits within a quiet residential neighborhood. Its travertine base subtly contrasts with the Carrara-marble upper floors. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The southern tip of the structure incorporates a historic building. Photo © Maurizio Montagna One end culminates in a sharply pronounced open frame. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The alternating concave and convex forms create a dynamic presence. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The alternating concave and convex forms create a dynamic presence. Photo © Maurizio Montagna Bound by a 10-foot fence, the landscaping, designed by the architects, was meant to link to the public garden across the street. Photo © Maurizio Montagna Bound by a 10-foot fence, the landscaping, designed by the architects, was meant to link to the public garden across the street (shown). Photo © Maurizio Montagna 1910-Multifamily-housing-Residenze-Carlo-Erba-_-Milan-_-Eisenman-Architects-and-Degli-Esposti-Architetti-09.jpg An early rendering shows the building in context. Image courtesy Degli Esposti Architetti Apart from oak floors, apartment interiors were left bare for occupants to fit out. Photo © Maurizio Montagna Apart from oak floors, apartment interiors were left bare for occupants to fit out. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The lobby in the historic structure opens onto the piazza. Photo © Maurizio Montagna Many of the apartments feature generous outdoor spaces. Photo © Maurizio Montagna Many of the apartments feature generous outdoor spaces. Photo © Maurizio Montagna The fi rst idea was building a perimeter block with an interior courtyard (1). Due to zoning constraints, a single bent block is proposed with the required number of units (2). A single curved form gives the required number of units and the desired architectural rhythm (3). A tripartite block is introduced, of base, piano nobile, and attico (4). The architectural rhythm is articulated by vertical cores eliminating corridors (5). Development of the base fenestration (6). Carving away of the attico to produce duplex and triplex units (7). Restoration of the block form with the addition of metal frames (8). Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects galicia-archive.asp Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7863-city-of-culture-of-galicia-archive-and-library Peter Eisenman’s 173-acre cultural complex outside Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is still a construction site. The archive and the library (foreground) are now open, while the Central Services building (background) nears completion. Photo © Duccio Malagamba A granite and quartzite stone slope at the back of the library leads visitors around to the glazed north face. Photo © Duccio Malagamba From afar, four of the six buildings that compose the City of Culture of Galicia rise up out of the earth with buckling stone-clad forms. Photo © Duccio Malagamba Jagged mullions along the south elevation of the archive building frame gray-tinted glass while a white aluminum channel breaks the surface. At the southwest corner are the John Hejduk Towers, originally projected for a site in Santiago de Compostela, but unrealized, and so erected here at Eisenman’s suggestion. Photo © Duccio Malagamba Visitors park at the east end of the complex, and enter on the red granite and asphalt paths that cleave the archive and the library. The rose and tan quartzite stone surfacing the roof is supported by steel scaffolding above a secondary roof of concrete with waterproofing and insulation. Photo © Duccio Malagamba Arcades and open passages lead visitors to the City of Culture exhibition on the north side of the archive. A service tunnel under the complex offers vehicular access to all bulldings. Photo © Duccio Malagamba The rectilinear arcade along the north side of the archive contrasts with the slippery slope of granite-paved plaza on the west end of the library. On the other side of a large construction pit rises the Central Services building with conference halls. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre The interior of the library receives daylight from the north window wall; open stacks are designed for individual reading areas. Here 4-foot-square columns support the roof and contain drains. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre Travertine stairs lead to a mezzanine that contains computer workstations, overlooking the UV-filtering-glass-enclosed core for rare books. On the north glazed elevation, cable-stayed vertical trusses help with wind loads. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre The orange exhibition enclosures on two levels were installed by the foundation to house rare artifacts and manuscripts. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre The plaster-finished round concrete columns in the archive form a secondary support system for the internal spaces. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre The library’s open stacks and changing levels create alcoves for reading. The shaped soffits and upper walls molded of drywall define the interior spaces. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre The orange exhibition enclosures on two levels were installed by the foundation to house rare artifacts and manuscripts. Photo © Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre When Eisenman first won the competition in 1999, the wood model indicated that eight buildings would merge with the topography of the site. As time passed, the program was adjusted and the number of buildings was scaled back to six. Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects Image courtesy Eisenman Architects