Architecture News

The Clark Art Institute Unveils Design for New Wing by Selldorf Architects

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:36:35 -0400

Selldorf’s latest contribution to the Williamstown, Massachusetts, campus will house the collection of Aso O. Tavitian.

Architecture Billings Index Remains Stuck in Summertime Slump

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:59:48 -0400

With a majority of firms reporting a decline in business conditions, one of the longest running downturns in the 30-plus year history of the ABI continues.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Vincent Chang & Andrew Byrne

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:11:08 -0400

Vincent Chang and Andrew Byrne, architects and partners at Grimshaw, join DESIGN:ED to discuss the design of public transportation with the LAX/Metro Transit Center and storytelling through architecture.

AIA California Announces 2026 Design Award Recipients

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

The AIA’s second-largest chapter recognized projects in the Golden State and beyond by Aidlin Darling Design, Mark Cavagnero Associates, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, and others.

Dates & Events: July 2026

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:37:07 -0400

A Jean Nouvel retrospective staged at the architect’s Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai and a forthcoming exhibition of Georgia O’Keeffe works depicting the built environment at the Detroit Institute of Art are among this month’s highlights.

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.

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.

BNIM Cofounder Tom Nelson Dies at 90

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:59:04 -0400

Along with three partners, the architect established the AIA National Firm Award–winning Kansas City practice in 1970.

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.

‘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.

Brick Award 2026 Winners Honored in Vienna

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:04:47 -0400

The biennial event, hosted and organized by Austria-based brick producer and building-envelope specialist Wienerberger, brought together architects from around the globe.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Steven Holl & Partners

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:16:06 -0400

Steven Holl Architects (SHA) founder Steven Holl, along with partners Dimitra Tsachrelia Holl, Olaf Schmidt, and Roberto Bannura, join DESIGN:ED to discuss the firm's expansion into Asia and the design process through a small team of 26 designers.

Francis Kéré Completes First Permanent Building in Europe

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:22:11 -0400

The 2022 Pritzker laureate has designed a vertical playground at the Technical University of Munich.

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.’

World Monuments Fund Reveals Irreplaceable America List

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

The inaugural program spotlights 10 at-risk historic places, including I.M. Pei’s Dallas City Hall and the entire city of New Orleans.

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.

For the Semiquincentennial, Practitioners and Scholars Survey 250 Years of American Architecture

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

From California bungalows to New York skyscrapers, what makes an architecture American, let alone the most significant example of such?

I.M. Pei’s Archives are Heading to the MIT Museum

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:08:11 -0400

The Pritzker Prize–winning architect received his Bachelor of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940.

Architecture Billings Continue to Sink Entering Summer

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:52:28 -0400

With a score of 44.5, the latest Architecture Billings Index is the lowest since January.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Brad Cloepfil

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:58:15 -0400

Allied Works founder Brad Cloepfil returns to DESIGN:ED to discuss the firm’s human-centered design approach and the design of the newly renovated Todd Haimes Theatre in New York City.

OMA Transforms Historic Shipbuilding Halls into a Luxury Department Store in Istanbul

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:20:53 -0400

Beymen Tersane is the international firm’s first completed project in Turkey.

Young & Ayata Revamp a Library’s Study Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:01:45 -0400

The Met’s Nolen Study Room, located within the Watson Library, repurposes wood shelving as CNC-milled wall paneling.

John Ronan Architects Designs Cultural and Education Hub for the Ayn Rand Institute in Austin

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:15:32 -0400

The future Ayn Rand Center is the Chicago firm’s first project in Texas.

A Sunny Setting and New Programming Elevate AIA26 in San Diego

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:42:58 -0400

It was largely business as usual—plus cool ocean breezes—at the annual Conference on Architecture & Design.

RECORD Talks with 2027 AIA President-Elect/2028 President Joyce Owens

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:42:32 -0400

The Florida-based architect discusses her decision to run and urgent issues facing the profession.

California Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy Has Died, Age 66

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:31:56 -0400

The Irish-born architect led his namesake firm for 32 years after working with Kevin Roche, I.M. Pei, and Steven Holl.

Surfing with Sert: the Fundació Joan Miró at 50

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:52 -0400

The Barcelona museum’s outgoing director Marko Daniel discusses the close relationship between architect and artist, the challenges of upgrading the landmark building, and the delicate question of daylight.

WoodWorks Announces Recipients of 2026 Wood in Architecture Award

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:46:03 -0400

More than half of this year’s awardees, including buildings by Lake Flato, Gensler, and HDR, have been published in RECORD.