The Nature of Design Firms From a Five-Decade Veteran
Pal John Parman shares some insights from a long career in architecture.
Ten modernist architecture highlights in London’s Metro-land
Modernist architecture in the northwestern suburbs of London,
The Agency Scope Of Work Is Reimagining the Talent Pipeline for Creatives of Color
It’s not just about hiring more people of color. It’s about building a new infrastructure.
In Search of a New Vernacular Redux
Aaron Betsky on John Yeon, Triangle Modernism, and the difficulty of building an architecture of its place.
Educating Architects in a Post-Pandemic World
What the future of architectural education in the current university system might be.
AIANY speaks out against designing places of incarceration
The AIANY has announced a series of social justice-related initiatives.
Richard Rogers: An Appreciation
We may not soon see another Centre Pompidou or Lloyd’s, but Rogers’s influence will be long-felt.
Wayne Thiebaud’s Water City gets refresh at landmark modernist building in Sacramento
Rehabilitation of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Headquarters building.
The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II
Three artists, a curator and a writer came together to discuss the pieces that have not only best reflected the era, but have made an impact.
Designer Rush Jackson on Making Work that Expands and Shapes the Black Cultural Lexicon
Jackson’s practice centers on providing design services to Black, Brown, and queer initiatives and communities.
Commentary: Designing to Divest
Pal Garrett Jacobs co-authors this month’s Commentary in Architectural Record.
The Iconoclast Remaking Los Angeles’s Most Important Museum
Will the new LACMA building be Peter Zumthor’s masterpiece or a fiasco?
The Demolition of LACMA: Art Sacrificed to Architecture
The East Campus will soon be a bowl of dust.
The Humble Revolution: Kengo Kuma’s Fight Against “Arrogant, Alienating” Architecture
“Architecture should not be the protagonist of the environment,” argues Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.
Mid-century Uruguayan Graphic Design Proves that Creativity Flourishes With Limitations
Gráfica Ilustrada del Uruguay showcases rare work from the ’60s through the ’80s that mixed expressive illustration styles with polished design.
Does the Long Road to Licensure Impede Diversity in the Profession?
The quest for equity has resurrected a recurring debate over the elaborate, years-long licensure process
Three Architects Discuss Whiteness and Racism in the Built Environment
As part of that ongoing conversation to explore racism in the profession and the built environment, RECORD convened a panel of three professionals in practice and education.
Architecture Firms Begin to Grapple with Discrimination
In the aftermath of Floyd’s death, many firms and AIA groups expressed solidarity with Back Lives Matter and vowed to make changes. What has evolved since then?
A Note on Buildings and BLM
Most of us who work in the architectural community are motivated by beauty and the idea of good works. And most of us are white. Indeed, only two percent of