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Twin Parks Northwest, Site 4, 333 East 181st Street, The Bronx, Prentice & Chan, Ohlhausen, January 9, 2022

The Site of New York City’s Worst Fire in Decades, Twin Parks Northwest Was Once a Model of Social Housing

The Bronx residential prototype, where 17 residents died earlier this month, was an innovative housing prototype when built in the early 1970s

Suzanne Stephens

January 23, 2022

3 Comments

RECORD Deputy Editor Suzanne Stephens, who covered the Twin Parks complex when it opened, revisits the project.

Commentary: HouseZero Data Is Both “Positively Promising” and Reveals “An Opportunity to Make Improvements”

Fred A. Bernstein

December 22, 2021

2 Comments

Harvard releases performance and embodied carbon information for its experiment in energy efficiency.

Chicago Exhibition Explores Razed Wright and Sullivan Works

Chicago

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

October 14, 2021

No Comments

The exhibition "Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan & Wright" is on view at Chicago gallery Wrightwood 659.

Elizabeth Diller Creates Light Show for Bill T. Jones’ "Deep Blue Sea"

Joseph Giovannini

October 11, 2021

One Comment

The architect’s latest work is not bricks-and-mortar but theatrical and ephemeral.

Commentary: If We Act Together Now, We Change the World

Edward Mazria, FAIA

August 23, 2021

2 Comments

Architect Edward Mazria outlines three steps to a zero carbon future.

Commentary: Cheating at the Olympics?

Joseph Giovannini

July 22, 2021

4 Comments

As the Tokyo Games begin, remember Zaha Hadid’s winning design for the stadium that was never built.

Commentary: Is Harvard’s HouseZero a Successful Sustainable Model?

Fred A. Bernstein

July 1, 2021

5 Comments

With a focus on operational energy rather than embodied carbon, this grand experiment may not live up to its promise.

Raj Path, from India Gate looking to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

New Delhi Central Vista: Regressive Urban Planning and Outmoded Architecture

William J.R. Curtis

June 18, 2021

7 Comments

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker left a major legacy with their architecture and planning for the government seat in India’s capital. While their buildings remain, drastic plans for the Raj Path threaten the entire setting.

Commentary: No Man Is an Island

Fred A. Bernstein

May 28, 2021

One Comment

What if New York City treated Barry Diller's $120 million fantasy park as an experiment, but not a monument?

A Cliff Dweller's Guide to Tall Skinny Buildings

The Way They Sway

Sara Hart

May 4, 2021

2 Comments

RECORD explores the up and down sides of the super expensive residential supertalls.

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This webinar illustrates how workplace questions are studied and answered, with a focus on the Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Living Lab, a dynamic pilot space at Armstrong’s campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

The webinar will be presented by MKA's Ron Klemencic, who conceived the ideas for these innovations and has employed them in projects around the country. Joining him will be representatives from Schuff Steel, Brett Manning, SE, Vice President of Engineering, and David P. Wright, Director of Preconstruction, who will present the perspective of the erector who has constructed buildings that feature these designs.

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The Site of New York City’s Worst Fire in Decades, Twin Parks Northwest Was Once a Model of Social Housing

Commentary: HouseZero Data Is Both “Positively Promising” and Reveals “An Opportunity to Make Improvements”

Chicago Exhibition Explores Razed Wright and Sullivan Works

Elizabeth Diller Creates Light Show for Bill T. Jones’ "Deep Blue Sea"

Commentary: If We Act Together Now, We Change the World

Commentary: Cheating at the Olympics?

Commentary: Is Harvard’s HouseZero a Successful Sustainable Model?

New Delhi Central Vista: Regressive Urban Planning and Outmoded Architecture

Commentary: No Man Is an Island

A Cliff Dweller's Guide to Tall Skinny Buildings

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