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With a Full Opening Still Ahead, the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s Fifth Edition Commences at Select Sites

Zach Mortice
October 2, 2023
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The slow-roll of the first phase of this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial blurs the line between practice and performance. 


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‘Emerging Ecologies’ at MoMA Looks to Architecture’s Past for a Fresh Perspective on a Sustainable Future

Pansy Schulman.
Pansy Schulman
September 20, 2023
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A new exhibition on architecture’s intersection with the environmental movement of the 20th century illuminates contributions by lesser-known practitioners while reexamining the portfolio of the era’s masters through an ecological lens.


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Michael Diaz-Griffith Showcases the New Generation of Collectors Revitalizing the Antiques World

Excerpt: 'The New Antiquarians: At Home with Young Collectors' by Michael Diaz-Griffith
September 12, 2023
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These “New Antiquarians” embrace novel ways of looking at—and living with—the material culture of the past and present.
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Why Public Space Matters

Setha Low's New Book Offers A Toolkit to Protect and Expand the Commons

Excerpt: 'Why Public Space Matters' by Setha Low
August 7, 2023
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Synthesizing recent scholarship with four decades of fieldwork, the urban anthropologist and professor argues that public space is integral to healthy, democratic, and sustainable communities.
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Design Processes Take Center Stage at a New Exhibition on Herzog & de Meuron

Review: 'Herzog & de Meuron,' at the Royal Academy of Arts
Chris Foges
July 20, 2023
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At London's Royal Academy of Arts, the Swiss firm challenges the conventions of architecture exhibitions.


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Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media

Paolo Portoghesi at Center of Book Exploring Postmodern Architectural Discourse

Excerpt: 'Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media' by Silvia Micheli and Léa-Catherine Szacka
RECORD Editors
July 7, 2023
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Read an excerpt from the upcoming book on the late architect, which features previously unpublished archival materials and interviews.
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The Architecture of Disability

In 'The Architecture of Disability,' David Gissen Broadsides Ableism in the Built Environment

Review: 'The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access' by David Gissen
Matthew Marani
Matthew Marani
July 2, 2023
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Arguing that current perspectives fail to adequately engage people with disabilities in shaping the public realm, Gissen challenges disciplinary paradigms.


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The 2023 Venice Biennale Puts Africa at the Center for the First Time

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition tackles some of society's most pressing issues
Andrew Ayers
Andrew Ayers
June 29, 2023
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The 18th International Architecture Exhibition tackles some of society's most pressing issues.


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A New Show at MOCA Toronto Highlights Canadian Cities’ Knack for Playing Other Places

Alex Bozikovic
June 14, 2023
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Often serving as architectural stand-ins, Toronto and Vancouver have emerged as two of North America’s largest film production markets.


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Touch Wood

A New Book Explores the Material Consequences of Wood for Architecture

Review: ‘Touch Wood: Material, Architecture, Future’ by Carla Ferrer, Thomas Hildebrand, and Celina Martinez-Cañavate
Nader Tehrani
June 13, 2023
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Dedicated to wood, this anthology explores the medium through multiple lenses from sourcing to forestry management to construction methods and technical innovations.
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Three Books on Frank Lloyd Wright

In celebration of the architect's 150th birthday, RECORD reviews three new books on Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work:

  • The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconoclastic Masterpiece, by Francesco Dal Co
  • An Organic Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy, by Frank Lloyd Wright, with a new introduction by Andrew Saint
  • Travels with Frank Lloyd Wright: The First Global Architect, by Gwyn Lloyd Jones

Scroll through the slideshow below to read a mini-review of each.

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