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Announcing the 2025 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest Winners

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:10:08 -0500

See the top entries in our 15th annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, which honors the legacy of hand drawing in architectural design.

Announcing the Jurors for The Architectural Record Awards Competition

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:49:46 -0400

Submissions are accepted through July 25. The winners, determined by the jury, will be featured in the November 2025 issue of RECORD.

Announcing the 2024 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest Winners

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:13:21 -0500

Meet the winners of our 14th annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, which honors the legacy of hand drawing in architectural design.

2023 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest Winners

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:24:46 -0500

Meet the winners of our 12th annual Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest, which honors the legacy of hand drawing in architectural design.

Submit to Record Interiors 2026

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500

The editors of Architectural Record are now accepting submissions for Record Interiors. For decades, this annual issue has celebrated noteworthy contributions to building interiors, where clever solutions and material choices take center stage.

2020 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest Winners

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:53:00 -0500

Architectural Record announces the winners and the runners up.

Guess the Architect Contest April 2016

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0400

The answer to the March issue's Guess the Architect is ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES. After the Packard Automotive Plant opened in 1903 in Detroit, Kahn came up with a reinforced-concrete structural system for Building No. 10 that proved to be a pioneering technique for U.S. factories. The Packard Plant hasn't been operational since the late 1990's, but the same firm is working with developer Fernando Palazuelo to convert the former factory to mixed uses.

Guess the Architect Contest March 2016

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:00:00 -0500

The answer to the February issue’s Guess the Architect is GAE AULENTI. In 1986, her Milan-based firm, working with the French office of A.C.T. Architecture, transformed the palatial Quai d’Orsay train station in Paris, designed by Victor Laloux in 1900, into the Musée d’Orsay, which exhibits art from 1848 to 1915.

Guess the Architect Contest February 2016

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

The answer to the January issue’s Guess the Architect is ELIEL AND EERO SAARINEN, along with PERKINS, WHEELER & WILL (now Perkins + Will). The two offices teamed up to design the influential, modernist Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1940–41.

Guess the Architect Contest January 2016

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500

The answer to the December issue’s Guess the Architect is SHREVE, LAMB & HARMON, with William F. Lamb as the lead designer for the Empire State Building in New York City.

Guess the Architect Contest December 2015

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500

The answer to the November issue’s Guess the Architect is JOHN ANDREWS, who designed Gund Hall for Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (1967–72), from which he graduated in 1958. He subsequently practiced in Toronto before returning to his native country of Australia.

Guess the Architect Contest November 2015

Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest A monthly contest from the editors of RECORD asks you to guess the architect for a building of historical importance.

Guess the Architect Contest September 2015 Winner

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400

The answer to the September issue’s Guess the Architect is HANS SCHAROUN.

Guess the Architect Contest August 2015 Winner

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our AUGUST 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Carol M. High Smith / America Collection, Library of Congress AUGUST 2015 CLUE:

Guess the Architect Contest July 2015 Winner

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our JULY 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Christine Kanstinger JULY 2015 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest June 2015 Winner

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our JUNE 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo courtesy The Alvar Aalto Museum JUNE 2015 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest May 2015 Winner

Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our MAY 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © The Morgan Library MAY 2015 CLUE:

Guess the Architect Contest April 2015 Winner

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our APRIL 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Alan Weintraub/arcaid.co.uk APRIL 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest March 2015 Winner

Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our MARCH 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Steve Watson MARCH 2015 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest February 2015 Winner

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our February 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Richard Bryant FEBRUARY 2015 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest January 2015 Winner

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our January 2015 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Laurie Jones JANUARY 2015 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest December 2014

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our December 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Todd A. Smith Photography DECEMBER 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest November 2014

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our November 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Roberto Schezen NOVEMBER 2014 CLUE:

Guess the Architect Contest October 2014

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our October 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Daniel Aubrey OCTOBER 2014 CLUE:

Guess the Architect Contest September 2014 Winner

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our September 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Mark Lyon SEPTEMBER 2014 CLUE:

Guess the Architect Contest August 2014 Winner

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our August 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Gabriel A. Ram'rez August 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest July 2014 Winner

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our JULY 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum JULY 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest June 2014 Winner

Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our JUNE 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Carlos Castro JUNE 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest May 2014 Winner

Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our MAY 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Hugh Trainer MAY 2014 CLUE

Guess the Architect Contest April 2014 Winner

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Guess the Architect Contest Winner Presenting the winner of our APRIL 2014 Guess the Architect Contest Photo © Hans A. Rosbach APRIL 2014 CLUE