Architecture Top Stories

A Recreation Center by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Activates a Rebounding San Francisco Neighborhood

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:38:23 -0400

Adjacent to John McLaren Park, the mass-timber Herz Recreation Center is one of the late Marsha Maytum’s final projects.

Snapshot: ‘Clausura’ Traces the Silhouette of a Bygone Belgian Church with Steel Tubes

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:45 -0400

Artistic duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh's poetic work resurrects the 12th-century Flemish landmark in ghostly outline.

Indigenous Law Shapes a Different Kind of Academic Building at the University of Victoria in British Columbia

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Designed by Two Row Architect, Teeple Architects, and Low Hammond Rowe Architects, the new building supports ways of learning that extend beyond the lecture hall and casebook.

In Chile, Alejandro Beals and Loreto Lyon Revive a 1960s House Designed by a Le Corbusier Disciple

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The architect couple carefully adapted the Santiago abode, designed by Chilean modernist Emilio Duhart, as their own home.

Continuing Education: Postindustrial Waterfronts

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:45:15 -0400

Three ambitious projects integrate habitat, climate resilience, and public life at former industrial sites.

New Textiles & Wallcoverings for Summer 2026

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:44:27 -0400

Our picks include a natural wool rug collection and tile-based wallcovering scrafted from Nopal cactus leather.

MVRDV’s Nieuw Bergen Brings ‘Mountainous’ Housing to a Low-Rise District in the Dutch City of Eindhoven

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:23:07 -0400

Comprising seven buildings, including two existing structures, the development creates 237 new apartments, ranging from social housing to luxury residences.

Snarkitecture Transforms the National Building Museum into a Construction-Themed Playground

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:33:34 -0400

The latest edition of the museum’s annual Summer Block Party exhibition uses everyday construction materials to celebrate play and public space.

Brunnquell André Architectes Converts Former Military Barracks in Paris into a Social Housing Hub

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:47 -0400

Previously home to the Gendarmerie, the transformed Caserne Exelmans brings affordable dwellings and emergency shelter for the unhoused to the tony 16th arrondissement.

With San Diego’s Kaya, Jeff Svitak Melds Housing Density with Community

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:46:12 -0400

Adjacent to a new city park, the residential mid-rise in desirable Bankers Hill features a ground-floor coffee bar and lobby that doubles as a neighborhood hang-out.

RECORD Rounds Up the Top Products at NeoCon 2026

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:04:00 -0400

Highlights at The Mart this year include partition systems, lounge chairs, and a table designed by Foster + Partners.

A Portland Apartment Building by Daniel Toole Architecture Stands as a Study in Adaptation

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:06:57 -0400

Wrapped in corrugated aluminum-zinc alloy cladding, the 16-unit complex at 7480 N. Delaware Street was initially envisioned as a mass-timber and brick project.

RAMSA Completes an Inconspicuous Addition to the New York Historical

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:05:38 -0400

The new Tang Wing for American Democracy includes gallery space, a pair of classrooms, conservation studio, sculpture garden, and more.

At Cosentino’s Factory in Spain, Macael Marble Gives Way to Engineered Stone

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:03 -0400

RECORD visits and reports back from the manufacturing facilities of the global surfacing company.

A Northern Virginia Pump Station Transforms Sewage Infrastructure into a Public Amenity

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:08:05 -0400

Designed by Hickok Cole and OJB Landscape Architecture, the Innovation District Pump Station serves the Potomac Yards neighborhood in Alexandria.

In Paraguay’s Capital, MOS and Adamo-Faiden Rethink Public Housing for Residents of Informal Settlements

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:13 -0400

Raised above the flood plain on plinths, Chacarita Alta Housing brings an assemblage of squat apartment towers to a challenging site.

‘Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa’ Opens at MoMA

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:30:40 -0400

Curated by Martino Stierli and Ikem Stanley Okoye, the new show is the final installment in a triptych of MoMA architecture exhibitions centered on political emancipation.

Prospects for an Architecture of American Housing

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:26:54 -0400

The housing crisis in the U.S. will not be solved by piecemeal infill but by a holistic reappraisal of our collective urban form, writes Emmett Zeifman.

The Bend Wraps an Adapted Winnipeg Warehouse, Adding Apartments and Defining Public Space

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The 206-unit rental complex is the latest example of the Canadian practice 5468796 Architecture’s creative approach to multifamily residential projects.

Brooklyn’s Bergen Establishes Place with a Modulated Concrete Facade and an Idyllic Garden

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Designed by DXA Studio and Frida Escobedo Studio, this Boerum Hill development offers a thoughtful addition to the borough's housing construction boom.

Two Student Residences Continue LOHA’s Decades-long Reimagination of the L.A. Lifestyle

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:03:08 -0400

The Mark and the Hive Glenrock significantly expand the always-innovative firm's built footprint in Westwood, home to UCLA.

Editor’s Letter July 2026

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:04:48 -0400

As the country turns 250, we look at its significant buildings and assess current housing, the ownership of which was long the American Dream.

Multifamily Housing 2026

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

For July, we survey a diverse selection of residences, from social housing in Paraguay to an amenity-rich development in Brooklyn, and more.

Outdoor Access Drives the Design of a French Apartment Building

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

At MAD Architects’ Shenzhen Bay Culture Square, Enigmatic Forms Dot a Waterfront Landscape

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:09:10 -0400

Hidden beneath the park's pale monumental stones is a warren of subterranean cultural spaces, including the Shenzhen Design Museum.

What Exactly Does Trump’s Triumphal Arch Commemorate?

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The current design ‘seems to have been tweaked with various settings on a photocopier to try to keep up with Trump’s quest for dominance through sheer size.’

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Designed by Snøhetta, Is Set to Open in the North Dakota Badlands

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:08 -0400

Located on a butte overlooking the national park named in honor of Roosevelt, the center celebrates the late president’s legacy as a conservationist.

A New Book by Harry Francis Mallgrave Explores the Evolution of American Architectural Discourse

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:41 -0400

Read an excerpt from 'Writers on Architecture in America' on Frank Lloyd Wright and the architect’s first publication in RECORD.

From the RECORD Archives: ‘Restoring the Statue of Liberty’

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:02 -0400

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, we look back at the renewal of one of this country’s most cherished—and aspirational—monuments.

Hudson Street Loft by AlexAllen Studio Architects

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:40 -0400

This Tribeca apartment, purchased largely in its original condition as an artist's studio, now serves as the primary residence for a young family.