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‘Building Stories’ Opens at the National Building Museum

January 22, 2024

Curated by Leonard Marcus, the new exhibition uses children’s literature to explore architecture, design, and engineering.

In Light of a Major Expansion, an Exhibition Takes a Historic Look at the Paris Metro

'Métro! Le Grand Paris en mouvement' on view at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine through June 2, 2024

Andrew Ayers

January 15, 2024

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On view at Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, the exhibition traces the transit system's history from the handdug tunnels of the 1890s to the automated boring machines of the 2020s.

John King Untangles the History of American Urbanism Through San Francisco’s Ferry Building

Excerpt: 'Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities' by John King

John King

January 1, 2024

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Conceived during the Gilded Age, the Bay Area landmark was a showcase of civic ambition when it opened in 1898.

A New Biography, Written with Sympathy and Style, Delves into the Life of Vincent Scully

Review: 'Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community' by A. Krista Sykes

Kyle Dugdale

January 1, 2024

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A. Krista Sykes establishes the architecture critic and teacher’s place within the narratives of architecture’s pedagogy.

Currents: A New Home for the Whitney's Independent Study Program

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RECORD Editors

December 11, 2023

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The museum's decades-old program gets a permanent space in Roy Lichtenstein’s former home and studio, renovated and expanded by Johnston Marklee.

An Exhibition Goes Beyond the White Cube into Dark Territory

'Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone,' on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through February 11, 2024

Andrew Holder

December 6, 2023

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LADG co-principal Andrew Holder discusses his firm's exhibition design of 'Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone' at LACMA.

RECORD Editors Round Up Notable Books of 2023

RECORD Editors

November 27, 2023

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RECORD’s 2023 book picks include an assortment of notable titles perfect for holiday gifting—and keeping.

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Reveals 'An Atlas of Es Devlin'

Linda C. Lentz

November 21, 2023

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Created in collaboration with the artist and her studio, this exhibition in New York, which opened on November 18^th, is both personal journey and showcase of the prolific designer’s work.

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The Fifth Edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial Envisions the City as a Sprawling Work in Progress

Matt Hickman

November 20, 2023

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Curated by Floating Museum, ‘This is a Rehearsal’ spans four anchor sites, including the biennial’s longtime home at the Chicago Cultural Center, and a number of partner sites spread across the city.