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Oklahoma City’s Legends Tower Could be the Tallest in U.S. Following City Council Approval

June 17, 2024

On June 4, council members voted in favor of rezoning the site to allow the proposed 1,907-foot supertall to move forward.

Multifamily Housing 2024

In Seattle, Mass Timber Tackles the Workforce Housing Crunch

Seattle

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 6, 2024

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An apartment building by atelierjones leverages new building code provisions to create a scalable and sustainable model for middle-income housing.

Record Interiors 2024

Vocon and MdeAS Architects Polish Up Eero Saarinen’s ‘Black Rock’ CBS Building in New York

New York

Clifford A. Pearson

April 8, 2024

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The firms were charged with updating the building’s common areas while retaining the unapologetic midcentury swagger of Saarinen’s sole high-rise.

Eight-Seventy-Five North Michigan Avenue - Unit 8404

Record Interiors 2024

Vladimir Radutny Architects Transforms a Top-Floor Apartment in a Chicago Landmark

Chicago

James Gauer

April 8, 2024

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The 2020 Design Vanguard's makeover of an 1,800-square-foot unit honors the Hancock Center's distinctive exoskeleton with striking structural elements.

Sustainability in Practice

The Tallest Tower in Boston’s Financial District Moves the Energy Performance Needle

Boston

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

April 2, 2024

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The 691-foot-tall Winthrop Center, by Millennium Partners and Handel Architects, also contains the world's largest Passive House office space.

Fogarty Finger Creates a Brooklyn Office Building That Contributes to a Rapidly Changing Area

Clifford A. Pearson

March 25, 2024

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The 24-story spec office building at 141 Willoughby occupies a prominent trapezoidal site flanked by busy Flatbush Avenue.

In Tokyo, a Tower by OMA Twists and Turns to Embrace the Public

Tokyo

Josephine Minutillo

March 7, 2024

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The 126-foot-long light installation on the underside of the project's sky bridge encourages connection to the cosmos.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Gregg Pasquarelli

RECORD Editors

March 6, 2024

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SHoP Architects founding principal Gregg Pasquarelli joins the podcast to discuss the development of The Brooklyn Tower and how the firm tried to capture the essence of New York with its residential supertall at 111 West 57th Street.

Guess the Architect: March 2024

RECORD Editors

March 5, 2024

This project's polemical suggestion—office tower as oversized doric column—reflected the architect's quixotic response to one of the period's defining challenges.