They’re Building Something New in Allentown, Leaving Venturi Scott Brown in Limbo
Vacating its Venturi Scott Brown–designed home, the Allentown Art Museum will move into a new purpose-built downtown facility designed by Studios Architecture.
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Major Retrospective of Sri Lankan Architect Geoffrey Bawa Opens at the Vitra Design Museum
‘Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses’ will be on view through February 28, 2027.
MAD Architects’ Lucas Museum in Los Angeles is Out of This World
The fantastical museum lands in Exposition Park to house the art collection of sci-fi filmmaker George Lucas.
In Hong Kong, Snøhetta Completes a Quartet of Residential Clubhouses for a Sprawling Mixed-Use Development
Dubbed Sky House, the most recently opened clubhouse at Pavilia Farm is a space for intergenerational play.
Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Remain in Decline as Summer Turns to Fall
In one rare bright spot, Midwestern firms saw growth for the first time in nearly a year.
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Architecture Students Put Down Their Pencils and Pick Up Power Tools at Studio North
For 15 years, Moskow Linn Architects’ Studio North has traded the design studio for the jobsite, guiding students through a weeklong design-build crash course.
DESIGN:ED Podcast: Richard Olcott
Richard Olcott, design partner at Ennead, a CannonDesign Company, joins Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the firm's research discoveries through Ennead e-Lab and sustainability at scale in the design of a new mass-timber science and research complex at Princeton University.
A Mass-Timber Museum in Quebec Showcases Cast-Iron Artifacts
Disappearing into surrounding farmland, Parc Marie-Victorin Museum, designed by Montreal-based Kanva, was conceived as a place to celebrate regional ingenuity.
A New Exhibition at Lever House Explores the Creative Partnership Between Isamu Noguchi and Gordon Bunshaft
This off-site show staged by the Noguchi Museum remains on view at the mid-century Manhattan office tower through next summer.
Trump Hurls New Threats at the Kennedy Center
Protests at the performing arts center in Washington D.C. highlight fears of its demolition.
Baumschlager Eberle Expands a Tech Hub in the Western Suburbs of Paris
Known for its work with timber, the Austrian-headquartered firm has completed two new buildings as part of a masterplan to double floor space at iXcampus in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Hardware: September 2026
Our picks in this industrious category include a smart deadbolt and dock cleat–inspired door grips.
Artists Long Drawn to Maine Get Upgraded Apartments and Workspaces by Baird Architects
The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation's single-occupancy studios are an elevated alternative to the more basic accommodations for visiting artists on the Maine coast.
Dates & Events: September 2026
Goings-on to note include an interactive exhibition of architectural construction toys, a survey of works by Chicago's John Ronan Architects, and major design events in Minneapolis and Amman, Jordan.
The Monterey Design Conference Returns for 2026 Edition on October 23–25
Ma Yansong, Billie Tsien, and Marina Tabassum are among the headlining speakers appearing at the upcoming AIA California–hosted event held at the Asilomar Conference Grounds.
BLDGS Realizes a Cluster of Artist Cabins for the Hambidge Center in Georgia
Situated in a rain-dominated stretch of Appalachia, Antinori Village features dogtrot-like lodgings that step down a steep slope in connected pairs.
Hamburg’s Controversial Elbphilharmonie Debuts its 10th-Anniversary Season in Triumph
In the 2010s, the Herzog & de Meuron-designed concert hall hit the headlines due to delays and ballooning costs. A decade after completion, it is hailed as a resounding success.
A Loose Canon of ‘Antifascist Architecture’ Takes Aim at Capitalist Practice
The book sets out to define the term but the "connection between architecture and antifascism—between built fabric and political orientation—remains a mystery.”
Snapshot: Jakob+MacFarlane Designs a Colorful Vertical Village on the Belgian Coast
Taking the region’s vernacular houses and stacking them, the Community House in Knokke-Heist provides 100 units of much-needed housing.
TEN Arquitectos Alternates Geometries to Realize a Sprawling Residence in Central Mexico
In the city of Morelia, the hilltop Casa Pilar was designed for a widow, her expansive trove of art, and her late husband’s impressive car collection.
‘Scattered Steel’ is the First Comprehensive Account of Public Art Made from Ground Zero Wreckage
A new book explores questions about the ways communities process grief, in part, through architectural form.
A Four-Year Visa Limit Is a Problem for Five-Year Architecture Students
‘We’re budgeting zero international students moving forward,’ says one dean of the new rule established by the Department of Homeland Security that is set to go into effect on September 15.
Kenzo Tange’s Demolition-Bound ‘Boat Gym’ in Takamatsu City, Japan, is Spared from the Wrecking Ball for Now
Activists hope that the plight of the building, even if ultimately razed, raises awareness over the preservation of modern architecture in Japan.
Dietmar Feichtinger Completes Seine-Spanning Foot Crossings in Mantes-la-Jolie, France
The Paris-based Austrian architect is a featured speaker at RECORD’s upcoming Sustainability in Practice conference in Chicago.
DESIGN:ED Podcast: Lisa Iwamoto & Craig Scott
Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott of IwamotoScott join DESIGN:ED to discuss the San Francisco–based firm's work in Chengdu, China, and architectural education in 2026,.
Urzúa Soler Arquitectos Envisions a Two-Volume House for a Dramatic Lakeside Site in Chile
This vacation home is embedded into a bluff with concrete retaining walls, allowing its two parallel timber volumes to project toward the lake as if suspended above the landscape.
Kwong Von Glinow Reimagines a Century-Old Manse North of Chicago to Create a Series of Lived-In Galleries
In Highland Park, the 2022 Design Vanguard firm refashions a stately 1915 estate designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw to accommodate a young family and a sizable art collection.
RECORD Editors Recommend New Books on Residential Architecture
Our picks include a showcase of small-space living solutions and a survey of well-known architects' own abodes, from Alvar Aalto to Peter Zumthor.
Join RECORD on September 23 in Chicago for Two Signature Events
Both the Sustainability in Practice conference and the Women in Architecture Awards will be held at Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
In Situ Studio Leans into Curving Plans and Ribbonlike Surfaces for the Design of an Abode in Raleigh
This North Carolina residence nestles into the contours of the Piedmont hills, achieving privacy on a pie-shaped lot by balancing openness and opacity.
The Lucas Museum Set for September 22 Opening
The futuristic, MAD Architects-designed complex dedicated to narrative art first broke ground at Exposition Park in Los Angeles in March 2018.
In Vancouver, D’Arcy Jones Architects Designs a Surprising Split-Level Residence
Populating an awkward site, Brick House delivers a more sculptural form and a richer spatial sequence than are typical of an urban lot.
In Peru’s Coastal Desert, Leggett & Cahuas Designs a Fully Open-Air and Off-Grid Retreat from Modern Life
At first glance, the concrete-block Casa Cerro Negro looks like retaining walls lining a ravine, and then perhaps some sort of land-art installation.
Editor's Letter: September 2026
From an open-air subterranean dwelling to art-filled estates, the comforts of home run the gamut in this year's Record Houses.
Architect and Urban Designer Steven Peterson Dies at 85
With wife and partner Barbara Littenberg, in 1978 Peterson established a New York architecture and urban design practice best known for its plans for the World Trade Center site.
An All-Season Colorado Residence Designed by CCY Architects Melds with its Spectacular Mountain Setting
Orri Mountain Retreat was designed by the firm in close collaboration with the clients, who were seeking a house “in seamless dialogue with nature.”
Two Black Gables in Minnesota Marshland Turn Constraint into Character
On a sloping site west of Minneapolis, Imprint Architecture turned an HOA's prescribed gables, a tight budget, and a narrow material palette into a house defined by restraint and charred cedar.
Designing for the Next 100 Years
What does it mean to create architecture that remains relevant, resilient, and beautiful for generations? Thoughtful material choices, lasting performance, and timeless design can create homes prepared for the next century.
In New York's Hudson Valley, a Diminutive Shelter Made of Straw Offers a New Way of Building
All Straw House—a collaboration among LTL Architects, Guy Nordenson and Associates, and others—is the outcome of several years of investigation, design, and construction.
Wingårdhs Reinvents a Regional Vernacular with a Novel Wall System
Located outside of Gothenburg, this residence with a prefabricated hemp-lime wall system offers a modern take on the farmhouse typology of southwestern Sweden.
Literally of Its Place, a Belgian Farmhouse Is Made of Soil Excavated On-Site
Topped with a planted roof, Toop Architectuur's experimental MICO is built of unfired brick.
A Bay Area House Takes Cues from the Site’s Distinctive Topography
Designed by San Francisco’s Schwartz and Architecture, the Meander reads less as one structure than a wood-clad trio of angled rectangular forms likened to boulders in a landscape.
Record House 2026 Honorees
Our Record Houses program returns for a late-summer celebration of excellence in residential design with eight featured projects, all located in the Americas.
Continuing Education: Biogenic Materials
In this special section, RECORD showcases houses that offer low-carbon—and carbon-sequestering—plant- and earth-based alternatives to conventional construction materials.
Architect and Educator Elia Zenghelis, 89, Has Died
The Athens-born architect was a co-founder with Rem Koolhaas, Zoe Zenghelis, and Madelon Vriesendorp of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
Aydelott Program Announces Latest Round of Travel Awards for Architecture Students
Former RECORD editor in chief Robert Ivy joined the program, one of the largest travel grants of its kind, this year as trust advisor and consultant.
Chybik+Kristof’s Scarlet-and-Silver Horácká Arena Rises in the Czech City of Jihlava
The 5,650-seat multifunctional venue is jacketed in brightly colored perforated panels, earning it instant-landmark status.
Architect Barton Myers Dies at 91
Born in Virginia and later based in California, Myers made his mark early in his career in Canada with projects like Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre.
In Fire-Ravaged Spokane, a Public Middle School Focused on Building Community Stands Strong
Designed by NAC Architecture, Pauline Flett Middle School emphasizes the importance of place.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Appoints Christopher R. Taylor as New President and CEO
The nonprofit stewards four landmark Wright sites in the Chicago area, including two inscribed as part of a larger collective UNESCO World Heritage site.