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Meet the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Finalists

Pansy Schulman

February 7, 2025

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The winning project will be announced in a May 5 ceremony at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

RECORD Forum

Erasure, Reconstruction, and Standardization: Architecture After Conflict

Alberto Martínez García

February 7, 2025

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Wartime destruction, and the rebuilding that follows, can diminish architectural complexity, writes Alberto Martínez García.

Sustainability in Practice

John Ochsendorf in Conversation with Guy Nordenson

February 6, 2025

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The Sustainabilty in Practice speaker talks to fellow structural engineer Guy Nordenson about building renewal and material reuse.

Books

In ‘Beyond Architecture,’ Critics and Practitioners Reflect on the Legacy and Future of Historic Preservation

Excerpt: ‘Beyond Architecture: The New New York,’ edited by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

February 6, 2025

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In an excerpt from this volume of essays, Guy Nordenson explores the traces of history left behind by different construction techniques.

‘Ready Made’ Announced as 2025 Obel Award Focus

Dante A. Ciampaglia

February 5, 2025

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The theme brings the issue of resource use and scarcity to the center of the architectural conversation.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

February 2025 Editor’s Letter

A Time for Reflection

Josephine Minutillo

February 4, 2025

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As unprecedented fires consume Los Angeles, the architectural profession confronts an urgent need to revolutionize building practices and policy in an era of climate crisis.

RECORD Returns to Boston for Latest Sustainability in Practice Event

RECORD Editors

February 3, 2025

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The day-long February 19 conference at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge will feature discussions on urban regeneration, building material circularity, innovative retrofit projects, and more.

‘Touristic Intents’ Ponders the ‘Guilt’ of Buildings with Difficult Histories

Dante A. Ciampaglia

January 31, 2025

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Mat Rappaport’s documentary focuses on the redevelopment of Prora, a colossal, never-completed seaside resort initiated by the Nazi Party.

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Four Architects and Designers Receive Annual Fellowship from United States Artists

Pansy Schulman

January 30, 2025

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Architect Jerome W Haferd and urban design practice Borderless Studio are among the 50 creatives recognized this year by the Chicago-based organization.