https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2954 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17091 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:38:46 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17091-walter-hood-wins-2024-vincent-scully-prize http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16894 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:06:55 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16894-a-pair-of-hilltop-parks-by-hood-design-studio-offer-sweepingand-rarely-seenviews-of-san-francisco-bay Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with Moody Nolan and Hood Design Studio, the much-anticipated project faced controversy and COVID-related setbacks on its road to completion. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16340 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:23:28 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16340-decades-in-the-making-the-international-african-american-museum-opens-in-charleston IAAM-1-min.jpg The International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf on South Carolina's Charleston peninsula. The site served as a trading port of enslaved African people beginning in 1772. Photo © Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto IAAM-4(1).webp South Carolina Connections gallery in the east wing, with entry atrium beyond. Photo © Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto IAAM-12jpg.webp A sheltered outdoor area serves as a natural venue for gatherings and performances. Photo © Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto IAAM-11.webp Transatlantic Gallery at the entry point to the east wing. Photo © Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16230 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:27:28 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16230-dallas-museum-of-art-announces-shortlist-for-international-design-competition Dallas-Museum-of-Art-Finalists-2.jpg Dallas Museum of Art (in July 2015), edited. Photo by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, https: creativecommons.org licenses by-sa 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dallas-Museum-of-Art-Finalists-1.jpg Dallas Museum of Art. Photo by arcticpenguin, via Flickr http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15705 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15705-spf-a-and-hood-embed-an-eye-catching-bridge-in-the-la-river http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15258 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15258-oakland-museum-of-california-renovation Oakland-Museum-of-California-01-B.jpg Oakland Museum of California. Photo © Tim Griffith goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The $17.8 million renovation, led by Walter Hood and Mark Cavagnero, will open to the public next month.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15132 Wed, 19 May 2021 12:31:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15132-oakland-museum-of-california-announces-june-reopening 1. ocma-reopens-oakland-news_archrecord_1170_ss_3.jpg View of OMCA's renovated tiered gardens and new stage. Credit: ©2021 Tim Griffith. All rights reserved. 2. ocma-reopens-oakland-news_archrecord_1170_ss_1.jpg View of OMCA’s south entrance, including a new ramp leading into the cafe above the amphitheater. Credit: ©2021 Tim Griffith. All rights reserved. 3. ocma-reopens-oakland-news_archrecord_1170_ss_2.jpg View of OMCA's renovated tiered gardens (left and central) and new stage (right). Credit: ©2021 Tim Griffith. All rights reserved. 4. ocma-reopens-oakland-news_archrecord_1170_ss_0.jpg View of OMCA's new northeast entrance into renovated campus and garden. Credit: ©2021 Tim Griffith. All rights reserved. 5. ocma-reopens-oakland-news_archrecord_1170_ss_4.jpg Arial view of OMCA. Photo Courtesy of Oakland Museum of California.   goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The $20 million revitalization will be completed next year.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14224 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14224-an-ambitious-revamp-aims-to-connect-the-oakland-museums-cascading-gardens-with-the-surrounding-city The terraced rooftop landscape atop the Oakland Museum has devolved over the past half century since the building’s completion to be one that is mostly monochromatic with little seasonal variation. Photo courtesy Hood Design Studio Oakland Museum Lowest Terrace Garden Each level of the revamped gardens is inspired by a different California ecoregion. The lowest terrace takes its cues from the state’s coastal forests. Image courtesy Hood Design Studio Oakland Museum Open-Wall Corner The renovation will open up a previously walled-in corner of the campus to the city. Image courtesy Hood Design Studio Photo of Oakland Museum 1960s Model The renovation team uncovered a photo of a 1960s model showing the trees, rather than walls, defining much of the campus edge. Image courtesy Hood Design Studio