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Tribute: Fernando Campana (1961–2022)

November 22, 2022

The Brazilian architect and designer who co-founded the multi-disciplinary Estudio Campana died on November 16th at age 61.

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Commentary: To Be or Not To Be? Saving the Threatened Indian Institute of Management by Louis I. Kahn

William J.R. Curtis

November 21, 2022

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After a threat to demolish Kahn’s dormitories at the Indian Institute of Management was averted two years ago, the board plans to raze the entire campus.

Jorge Almazán and Studiolab's New Book Spotlights Spontaneous Urban Design in Tokyo

Review: 'Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City' By Jorge Almazán + Studiolab

Daniel Brook

November 18, 2022

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The Spanish-born architect and educator offers an insightful study of his adopted home, countering the claim of Tokyo’s "only-in-Japan" urban origin myth.

Moshe Safdie’s Life as an Architect

Review: 'If Walls Could Speak' by Moshe Safdie

Christopher Hawthorne

November 17, 2022

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In his new memoir, Safdie fills the pages with stories about his career and personal life, from his childhood in Israel to his time at Harvard GSD.

Sandy Hook Memorial Opens Ten Years After Shooting

Fred A. Bernstein

November 17, 2022

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The memorial design by landscape architects Dan Affleck and Ben Waldo offers a contemplative space in nature.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Brooks + Scarpa

RECORD Editors

November 16, 2022

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Brooks + Scarpa principals Angela Brooks, Lawrence Scarpa, and Jeff Huber join the podcast to discuss designing for affordable housing, the climate crisis, and winning this year's AIA Gold Medal.

ABI Drops Below 50

RECORD Editors

November 16, 2022

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The latest architectural billings indicate a weakening demand for new projects—though a healthy backlog remains.

Kimbell Art Museum and Guggenheim Bilbao Celebrate Anniversaries

Joseph Giovannini

November 15, 2022

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum, which opened in 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas, and the 25th for Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao, completed in 1997 in Spain.