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Architectural Record editors and critics review the latest books, films, and exhibitions about architecture and design.
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Models and World Making.

New Book by Annabel Jane Wharton Explores the World of Models

Review: "Models and World Making: Bodies, Buildings, Black Boxes," by Annabel Jane Wharton
Cynthia Davidson
August 8, 2022
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In her book, the art historian attempts yet another definition of the term model, ubiquitous from algorithims and video games to Barbie dolls.
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The Other Modern Movement.

New Book by Kenneth Frampton Looks at the Work of Lesser-Known Modernists

Review: "The Other Modern Movement," by Kenneth Frampton
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Josephine Minutillo
July 22, 2022
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"The Other Modern Movement" re-examines the Western canon of 20th-century architecture.
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Blank Speculations on CLT.

The Untapped Potential of Building with Blanks

Review: "Blank: Speculations on CLT," by Jennifer Bonner and Hanif Kara
Eric Höweler, FAIA
July 12, 2022
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A new book makes the case for design and construction in cross-laminated timber.
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Between Memory and Invention.

Architectural Time Travel in Robert A.M. Stern's New Memoir

Review: "Between Memory and Invention: My Journey in Architecture," by Robert A.M. Stern with Leopoldo Villardi
Thomas Fisher
July 11, 2022
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From his boyhood in Brooklyn to his major practice in Manhattan, the architect recounts his life and work.
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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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Salone del Mobile Triumphantly Returns for its 60th Edition

Design influences range from the street to the heights of luxury
Andrew ayers
Andrew Ayers
June 10, 2022
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After numerous pandemic-related delays, Milan's mythic Salone del Mobile is back in full force with designs inspired by everything from street furniture to luxury spaces.



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"American Framing" Returns to Wood Framing’s Geographic and Cultural Origin

Back from the Venice Biennale, the show is a mediation on the most common way we build
Zach Mortice
May 17, 2022
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The exhibition, first displayed at the Venice Architecture Biennale, is a simple and soulful mediation that resonates powerfully from its new venue in Chicago.
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The Art of the Oblique: The Drawings of Claude Parent

“Claude Parent Oblique Narratives No. 1" is on view at Gallery a83 until July 3
Joseph Giovannini
May 10, 2022
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A new exhibition in New York showcases influential yet little-known drawings by the late Parisian artist and architect. 


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Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings, Volume 1, 1954–1978, by Jean- Louis Cohen.

Frank Gehry Gets the Star Treatment in Two New Books by Jean-Louis Cohen

Review: "Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings, Volume 1," and "Frank Gehry: The Masterpieces"
Victoria Newhouse
May 10, 2022
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The noted historian and critic delves into the long career of Frank Gehry in two books, one a comprehensive presentation of his drawings, the other a synoptic monograph of built work.
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Chicago Exhibition Interrogates Design Justice and the Legacy of Racism

Review: “You Are A(nti) Racist,” Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College
Michele Y. Washington
April 13, 2022
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At Columbia College's Glass Curtain Gallery, the DAP Collective asks viewers to question their assumptions about racial justice and the built environment.


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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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