https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1893 en-us The architect was recognized for embodying similar values as the award’s namesake, a tireless proponent of climate-adaptive design and public education.  

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16176 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:27:25 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16176-architecture-sarasota-presents-toshiko-mori-with-inaugural-philip-hanson-hiss-award LEAD2-ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.25.1 (1)-min.jpg Toshiko Mori in conversation with Architecture Sarasota president Marty Hylton at the New College of Florida on March 11. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.32.1-min.webp Mori talks with Philip Hanson Hiss IV at the Hiss Studio in Lido Shores. Several of Philip Hanson Hiss III's descendants attended the inaugural award ceremony. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.15.1-min.webp The Burkthardt-Cohen House, a 1957 home designed by Paul Rudolph on Casey Key, south of Sarasota. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.1.2-min.webp Mori's climate-responsive guest dwelling (1999) adjacent to the Burkhardt-Cohen House on Casey Key. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.40.1-min.webp Front exterior of the Umbrella House. Also known as the Hiss Residence, the 1953 home is one of Rudolph's most well-known early residential commissions and a landmark example of the Sarasota School of Architecture style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota ToshikoMori_Stills_RyanLester_1.28.1-min.webp Aerial view of Lido Shores, a once lonely sand bar populated by a trove of significant modernist homes. Photo by Ryan Lester, courtesy Architecture Sarasota Five American architects honored in the annual women design leadership awards.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14254 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:15:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14254-architectural-records-2019-women-in-architecture-award-winners-announced Toshiko Mori, Design Leader. Photo © Ralph Gibson Sharon Johnston, New Generation Leader. Photo courtesy Johnston Marklee Claire Weisz, Innovator. Photo courtesy WXY Dana Cuff, Activist. Photo © Emelie Asplund Women-In-Architecture-Awards-2019-05.jpg Mabel O. Wilson, Educator. Photo © Dario Calmese The sinuous forms of an intimate campus in Senegal provide a sheltered place to learn, play, and live.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13901 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13901-fass-school-and-teachers-residence-by-toshiko-mori Photo © Iwan Baan Architect Toshiko Mori borrowed the Fass School’s oval shape from an ancient compound in the region. Photo © Iwan Baan A bamboo and thatched-grass roof dips down over the school structure to provide shade and funnel rainwater. Photo © Iwan Baan An aerial campus view reveals the school building in the foreground, a small residence for two teachers, and an even smaller bathroom that continues the striking series of round forms. Photo © Iwan Baan Mud brick walls are painted white and sealed to deflect sunlight and heat. Photo © Iwan Baan Open-air multipurpose spaces between classrooms spill out into the courtyard. Photo © Iwan Baan The peaked, parabolic bamboo roof can be seen in this classroom, as well as the building’s randomly tiled floor and pixelated-wall openings for airflow. Photo © Iwan Baan Image courtesy Toshiko Mori Architect Toshiko Mori designs a modernist house in picturesque Camden, Maine, that is embedded in the earth but opens out to the view.

]]> 1510-toshiko-mori-house.asp Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10660-house-on-maine-coast The house is designed so that the living-dining area and the master bedroom overlook the water. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineThe house is designed so that the living-dining area and the master bedroom overlook the water. Photo © Paul Warchol A lap pool in the zigzag plan connects main house to the guest quarters at the top of the slope. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineA lap pool in the zigzag plan connects main house to the guest quarters at the top of the slope.Photo © Paul Warchol The architect's choice of Scandinavian furnishings appealed to the client and the new owners. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineThe architect's choice of Scandinavian furnishings appealed to the client and the new owners.Photo © Paul Warchol View toward Penobscot Bay, Maine House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineView toward Penobscot Bay, MainePhoto © Paul Warchol View along pool showing the sedum roof. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineView along pool showing the sedum roof.Photo © Paul Warchol View from the guest house of sedum zigzag roof. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineView from the guest house of sedum zigzag roof.Photo © Paul Warchol Entrance to garage and guest accommodations at the top of the slope. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineEntrance to garage and guest accommodations at the top of the slope.Photo © Paul Warchol View from the indoor lap pool. House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineView from the indoor lap pool. Photo © Paul Warchol House on Maine Coast House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineImage courtesy Brillhart Architecture House on Maine Coast House on Maine CoastToshiko Mori Architect Camden, MaineImage courtesy Brillhart Architecture A light-filled artists' residence in a remote Senegalese village encourages dialogue while serving its community.

]]> 1506-thread-artists-residence-and-cultural-center-toshiko-mori-architect.asp Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7998-thread-artists-residence-amp-cultural-center Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The 11,300-square-foot building, commissioned by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, accommodates visiting artists as well as pickup games of soccer.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The 11,300-square-foot building, commissioned by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, accommodates visiting artists as well as pickup games of soccer.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center THREAD is crowned with a roof designed by German engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in collaboration with Toshiko Mori, and constructed by local workers with native bamboo and thatch. Its sloped surface enables rainwater to drain into canals and storage cisterns for village consumption.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center THREAD is crowned with a roof designed by German engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in collaboration with Toshiko Mori, and constructed by local workers with native bamboo and thatch. Its sloped surface enables rainwater to drain into canals and storage cisterns for village consumption.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center THREAD is crowned with a roof designed by German engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in collaboration with Toshiko Mori, and constructed by local workers with native bamboo and thatch. Its sloped surface enables rainwater to drain into canals and storage cisterns for village consumption. Sinthian residents, inspired by Josef Albers’s glass assemblages, laid the tile floors.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center THREAD is crowned with a roof designed by German engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in collaboration with Toshiko Mori, and constructed by local workers with native bamboo and thatch. Community members contribute to the center’s maintenance.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The white perforated walls, assembled from locally-made bricks, are inspired by Josef Albers's work and support the bamboo roof structure.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The white perforated walls, assembled from locally-made bricks, are inspired by Josef Albers's work.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The white walls, assembled from locally-made bricks, support the bamboo roof structure.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center THREAD is crowned with a roof designed by German engineers Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in collaboration with Toshiko Mori, and constructed by local workers with native bamboo and thatch. Its sloped surface enables rainwater to drain into canals and storage cisterns for village consumption.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center On opening day this past March, more than 1,000 people from Sinthian and surrounding villages flocked to the center. In one of the light-filled courtyards, community members delivered hours of speeches, dances, rap music, and skits.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center One of two artist residences flanks the cultural center.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center One of two artist residences flanks the cultural center. The white perforated walls, floors, and furnishings are inspired by Josef Albers's work and made from local materials.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center The white perforated walls, assembled from locally made bricks, are inspired by Josef Albers's work.   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center Architect Toshiko Mori in the THREAD center. 'It is one thing to build a building,' she says, 'but the most important thing is how you run it, how you program it, and how it becomes a truly sustainable program useful to the community.'   Photo © Iwan Baan Artists' Residence & Cultural Center Image courtesy Toshiko Mori Architect Two distinct volumes clad in concrete, masonry, and glass differentiate public space from private space in this steel-framed residence; both offer views of the surrounding river and mountains.

]]> 09_houseingarrison.asp Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8760-house-in-garrison Photo courtesy Iwan Baan Photo courtesy Iwan Baan Photo courtesy Iwan Baan Image courtesy Toshiko Mori Architect Image courtesy Toshiko Mori Architect Image courtesy Toshiko Mori Architect