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Architectural Record editors and critics weigh in on new projects and developments from around the world.

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The Co-Editor of ‘Inscriptions’ Offers a Spirited Counter to RECORD's Review

Andrew Holder
February 1, 2023
2 Comments

Andrew Holder's rebuttal follows a review of his book ‘Inscriptions: Architecture Before Speech’ published in October 2022.


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Calatrava’s New St. Nicholas Church Opens at Ground Zero

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Fred A. Bernstein
December 14, 2022
3 Comments

After the original church was destroyed on 9/11, a new house of worship by Santiago Calatrava looks out over the World Trade Center’s memorial fountains.



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Commentary: To Be or Not To Be? Saving the Threatened Indian Institute of Management by Louis I. Kahn

William J.R. Curtis
November 21, 2022
4 Comments

After a threat to demolish Kahn’s dormitories at the Indian Institute of Management was averted two years ago, the board plans to raze the entire campus.


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Travelogue: Pet Shop Boys

SO – IL's Florian Idenburg encounters a remarkable veterinary clinic
Florian Idenburg
July 28, 2022
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The SO – IL co-founder reflects on a recent visit to Buenos Aires.


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The Supreme Court’s Wake-Up Call to Architects

A decision undermining the EPA's regulatory power highlights the urgency of decarbonizing the grid
July 18, 2022
2 Comments
In the wake of West Virginia v. EPA, sustainability leaders argue for aggressive action on clean energy.
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Bruce Mau Makes the Case That We’re All Designers

Review: "MAU," a film by Benji and Jono Bergmann
Dante A. Ciampaglia
June 29, 2022
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"MAU," a documentary by Benji and Jono Bergmann, delves into the famed designer's difficult past and grand plans to better humanity.


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The UK's RIBA Must Become an "Activist Organization"

Will Jennings
June 20, 2022
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A controversial leadership election has shown how RIBA falls back into bureaucracy and defensiveness when confronted with the prospect of change. 


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The Imperative of Ending Coerced Student Labor

A reckoning with faculty misconduct at SCI-Arc shows the need for deeper change in the industry
Russell Fortmeyer
May 13, 2022
2 Comments

A SCI-Arc faculty member on how the school's reckoning with misconduct should prompt architects everywhere to end longstanding abusive practices.


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The Renewables Gambit: Putin Loses, the West Unites, and the Gambit Pays Off

Edward Mazria, FAIA
April 28, 2022
One Comment

Pundits calling for increased fossil fuel production underestimate the rapid growth of renewable energy and its potential to undermine the geopolitical power of petrostates like Russia.


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Inside the Metaverse: Architects See Opportunity in a Virtual World

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Pansy Schulman
April 25, 2022
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RECORD takes you inside the new virtual world, where designs by BIG, ZHA and other firms are rising quickly—even as critics warn of the increasing influence of big tech. 


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