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House of the Month

Robert Gurney Revives a Rare I.M. Pei–designed Residence

Washington, D.C.

Josephine Minutillo

April 11, 2025

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The D.C. architect deftly expands one of only three houses designed by the Pritzker laureate with daring and deference.

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From the RECORD Archives: ‘Contemporary Town House Uses Vaulted Roofs’

RECORD Editors

April 11, 2025

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Appearing as April’s House of the Month, this rare I.M. Pei–designed residence in Washington, D.C., was first showcased in the magazine as a Record House in 1964.

Josephine Minutillo, Editor in Chief of Architectural Record

March 2025 Editor’s Letter

Twisting in the Wind

Josephine Minutillo

March 4, 2025

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Although a new presidential administration threatens to impact the architectural profession (and beyond), the enduring power of the arts prevails.

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Classical Architecture Mandate for Federal Buildings is Back on the Table as Trump Returns to the West Wing

Matt Hickman

January 21, 2025

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Modern architecture in D.C. has a rough road ahead as staunch traditionalists retake power in the nation’s capital.

‘Visible Vault’ Brings the National Building Museum’s Collection to Light

Deane Madsen

December 17, 2024

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Displaying 2,496 artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection including architectural tools, models, and a vast trove of toys, the open-storage exhibition opened on December 14 and will run indefinitely.

Continuing Education: Building Technology

VMDO Architects Overhauls a Century-Old Student Residence at George Washington University

Washington, D.C.

Vernon Mays

November 11, 2024

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An award-winning renovation transforms an aged freshman dormitory into a sustainable community hub.

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Kengo Kuma to Design Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Matt Hickman

October 4, 2024

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The Japanese architect replaces Marlon Blackwell, who was first selected for the project in July 2023.

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation Shares Images of John Ronan’s Winning Design Concept

Matt Hickman

September 16, 2024

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The concept for the first-of-its-kind Washington, D.C., memorial Mall will be presented to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on September 19.

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A New Embassy for Australia is Completed on the Site of its Earlier Counterpart

RECORD Editors

June 24, 2024

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Employing Bates Smart, the same architect as the original, the new headquarters for Australia’s diplomatic mission in the U.S. captures the character of the Land Down Under.

Exhibitions at the National Building Museum Explore D.C. Brutalism and Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania

Clifford A. Pearson

June 17, 2024

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Both on view through next winter, the new shows pick up on different strains of location-specific Modernism to ponder what could be or what might have been.

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