Civic Architecture

Architectural Record focuses on civic projects.

ARTICLES

A Competition-Winning Design by EUROPARC Reimagines the European Parliament Building in Brussels

Andrew Ayers

March 15, 2023

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A pan-European collective of architecture firms will update the existing building with a diaphanous skin and "green agora" on the roof.

Architectural Record - March 2023 - Editor's Letter

March 2023 Editor’s Letter: All Inclusive

Civic Architecture

Josephine Minutillo

March 3, 2023

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For nearly 90 years, each issue of RECORD has been anchored by a building-type study, but one—devoted to civic uses—elicits more questions in the selection process than any other.

Civic Architecture 2023

March 1, 2023

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This month, RECORD explores civic architecture across a variety of building types, ranging from a Holocaust memorial in Milan to a hockey arena in Zurich.

Morpurgo de Curtis Architetti Reveals the Past with a Shoah Memorial Tucked Inside a Train Station

Milan

Nicholas Adams

March 1, 2023

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A memorial in Milan’s central station retraces the journey many took to Nazi extermination camps.

An Iowa Fire Station Connects to Nature

Marion, Iowa

Izzy Kornblatt

March 1, 2023

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The well-being of first responders shapes the design of a fire station in a fast-growing Cedar Rapids suburb.

SOM Integrates a City Office Building into San Francisco's Urban Fabric

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

March 1, 2023

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The product of a public-private partnership, a 16-story municipal office building remakes a corner of the city.

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Make Their Mark on Halifax's Waterfront

Nova Scotia

Leopoldo Villardi

March 1, 2023

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Known for rural houses, the Nova Scotia–based firm redefines urbanism in its downtown backyard.

Caruso St John Architects Build a Breakaway Hockey Arena in Zurich

Tim Abrahams

March 1, 2023

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By dressing a box with a textile-like concrete facade, the designers create an unconventional new home for the ZSC Lions.

rioters descend on a modernist building in brazil

Officials Assess Damages After Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Ravage Brasília’s Modernist Masterpieces

Matt Hickman

January 12, 2023

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Three Oscar Niemeyer–designed government buildings in the capital of Brazil took a thrashing during the January 8 insurrection.

Arts & Culture Projects 2022

December 1, 2022

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This month's cultural projects highlight innovative museums, performing arts centers, and libraries in Asia, Europe, and across the U.S. that challenge convention.

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