This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies
By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn More
This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
Architectural Record
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Architectural Record
  • NEWS
    • Latest News
    • Coronavirus Coverage
    • Technology
    • Interviews
    • Commentary
    • Reviews
    • Editorials
  • PROJECTS
    • Building Types
    • Adaptive Reuse
    • Museums & Arts Centers
    • Colleges & Universities
    • Interior Design
    • Lighting
    • Kitchen & Bath
  • HOUSES
    • Record Houses
    • House of the Month
    • Featured Houses
  • PRODUCTS
    • Material World Newsletter
    • Categories
    • Products of the Year
    • Sponsored Products
  • EXCLUSIVES
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
      • Sponsored Podcasts
      • Design:ED Podcast
    • Historic Archive
    • Design Vanguard
    • Record Interiors
    • Top 300 Firms
    • Products of the Year
    • Best Architecture Schools
  • SUBMIT WORK
    • Record Products 2022
    • Guess the Architect
    • Submission Guidelines
    • Editorial Calendar
  • CONTINUING ED
    • Editorial Continuing Ed
    • CE Center
    • CE Topic Academies
  • EVENTS
    • Record on the Road
    • Innovation Conference
    • Women In Architecture
    • Webinars
    • Ad Excellence Awards
    • Submit an Event
  • MORE
    • CONTACT
      • Masthead
      • Customer Service
      • Subscribe
      • Custom Content Marketing
    • Advertise
    • Newsletters
    • Store
    • Custom Content Marketing
    • Research
    • Sponsor Insights
    • Sponsored eBooks
  • MAGAZINE
    • Digital Edition
    • Historic Archive
    • Subscribe
    • Customer Service
    • My Account
    • Current Issue
Home » Topics » Architectural Products » Product Trends & Insights

Product Trends & Insights
Product Trends & Insights RSS FeedSubscribe

Articles about the latest news, trends, and technologies in the world of architectural products and building materials.

ARTICLES

Arup director Brian Stacy, HOK principal Kimberly Dowdell, and CookFox associate Arno Adkins.

What Is Your Sustainable Design Resolution for 2020?

January 6, 2020
No Comments

There’s no time like the start of a new year to commit to greener and more sustainable design practices. For inspiration, RECORD asked some of the judges in our annual Best Products competition to share their firms’ goals for improving material choices and product sourcing... Read More


Read More
CalPlant’s Building Green Award-winning MDF (right) is made from rice straw (shown left), which farmers had mostly been discarding until now.

MDF Made of Agricultural Waste

Kelly beamon 01
Kelly Beamon
January 6, 2020
No Comments

Using formerly worthless rice straw, CalPlant is pioneering an MDF manufacturing process that benefits agriculture and construction.


Read More
There’s a Growing Buzz about Sustainably Engineered Fiber Board

There’s a Growing Buzz about Sustainably Engineered Fiberboard

Kelly beamon 01
Kelly Beamon
November 27, 2019
No Comments

Architects and designers are revisiting this colorful alternative to MDF as greener, versatile, and more durable.


Read More
Lutron

New Lutron Commercial Showroom in NYC Offers More than Product Displays

Lentz
Linda C. Lentz
October 31, 2019
No Comments

Hands-on demonstrations in authentic environments give designers a real sense of the company’s lighting capabilities.


Read More
Pollution Fighting Skin

A Pollution-Fighting Skin? Yes, There’s a Product for That

Kelly beamon 01
Kelly Beamon
September 27, 2019
No Comments

Manufacturing technology is creating grime fighting for surfaces ranging from cladding to roofing to paints.


Read More
The Gensler Effect

The Gensler Effect: Does the Firm Have a Midas Touch in Product Design?

Kelly beamon 01
Kelly Beamon
September 5, 2019
No Comments

Gensler’s product-development team can cherry-pick manufacturers it wants to collaborate with. These companies, in turn, gain insight into what architects really need to source. Record interviewed Gensler’s director of product development Brandon Larcom about the program.


Read More
August Product Trends

Can Design Save Retail? Carol Ross Barney and McDonald’s In-house Architect Consider the Options

August 7, 2019
No Comments

Architect Carol Ross Barney and Maximiliano Carmona, McDonald’s senior director of global design and development, share their insights on strategies that can be employed across retail.


Read More
July Product Trends

Perkins and Will’s Material Performance Lab Director Explains Why Specifiers Still Need Its Precautionary List

Kelly beamon 01
Kelly Beamon
June 25, 2019
No Comments

More than a decade after Perkins and Will launched an index of harmful substances found in building materials, architects still need the database to shed light on the impact of a products’ ingredients. Read more.


Read More
Lighting Designer Faith Baum Talks Trends and Technology in Urban Landscapes

Lighting Designer Faith Baum Talks Trends and Technology for Urban Landscapes

June 3, 2019
No Comments

Effective lighting schemes can enhance landmarks and skylines. To brush up on the trends defining cityscapes, RECORD interviewed Faith Baum, who merged her firm Illumination Arts with Horton Lees Brogdon (HLB), creating one of the largest woman-owned lighting design firms in North America. Read more.


Read More
The Winds of Change

Southeast Experiences Growth in Manufacturing

J. Michael Welton
February 1, 2019
No Comments

Manufacturing is booming in Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas. But challenges lie ahead.


Read More
More Articles Tagged with 'Product Trends & Insights'
Subscription Center
  • Join Record Premium
  • My Account
  • Create Account
  • eNewsletter Subscriptions
  • Subscription Customer Service
  • Connect with AR

More Videos

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content is a special paid section where industry companies provide high quality, objective, non-commercial content around topics of interest to the Architectural Record audience. All Sponsored Content is supplied by the advertising company. Interested in participating in our Sponsored Content section? Contact your local rep.

close
  • Sustainable Home.
    Sponsored byPlastpro

    How to Create a Sustainable Home

  • Marathon Oil Tower's ceiling.
    Sponsored byTamlyn

    Simple but Significant Detailing with Acoustical Trim

  • Union Square Station.
    Sponsored bySAFTI FIRST Fire Rated Glazing Solutions

    Let There Be Light: Fire Rated Glass Floor Brings Vision and Transparency to Union Square Station

DESIGN:ED Podcast
Listen to Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED Podcast

Events

May 19, 2022

The Collision of AGILE and MESSY

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 presentation will explore fresh, new innovative concepts for appropriate systematic solutions, as well as guidelines and recommendations for the housing of these resources.

July 7, 2022

Comfort Meets Creativity: Designing for Wellness and Longevity with Sustainable Products and Cool Color Trend

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

This live webinar will explore the impact our interior surroundings have on wellness, longevity, and happiness.

View All Submit An Event

Popular Stories

Obama lead.jpg

At the 2022 AIA Conference, Obama Offers Timely Advice for Architects

Keynote speakers

AIA Holds 2022 Conference in Chicago

Taylor Yard Bridge.

SPF:a and Hood Embed an Eye-Catching Bridge in the L.A. River

Kunsthaus Zurich.

The Role of Circular Materials and Construction Practices in Reducing Carbon Emissions

AIA-St-Louis-Photo-1.jpg

The AIA St. Louis Announces 2022 National Architectural Photography Competition Winners

Tall Buildings Symposium - Free Webinar - June 15, 2022 - 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM EDT

The latest news and information

#1 Source for Architectural Design, News and Products

JOIN NOW
  • Contact
    • Survey And Sample
    • Editorial Calendar
    • Industry Jobs
  • Call for Entries
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Renew
    • Create Account
    • Change Address
    • Pay My Bill
    • Free eNewsletters
    • Customer Care
  • Advertise
    • Architectural Record
    • Advertising Awards
  • Privacy
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY

Copyright ©2022. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing