Tribute: Balkrishna Doshi (1927–2023) | Architectural Record

Balkrishna Doshi, the Indian architect whose myriad accolades include the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, died on January 24 at the age of 95 in Ahmedabad. What follows is a personal remembrance honoring the life and work of the celebrated Modernist. Source: Tribute:… Continue reading

Back in Print, Second Edition of “African Modernism” Surveys Architecture Across the Continent | Architectural Record

Back in Print, Second Edition of ‘African Modernism’ Surveys Architecture Across the ContinentReview: ‘African Modernism. The Architecture of Independence: Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia,’ edited by Manuel Herz with Ingrid Schröder, Hans Focketyn, and Julia Jamrozik The book examines more than 100 architectural works and presents… Continue reading

Balkrishna Doshi, Modernist Indian Architect, Is Dead at 95 – The New York Times

Balkrishna Doshi, an architect who helped bring modernism to his native India, at first collaborating with Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn and then developing his own approach to building in his country, died on Tuesday at his home in Ahmedabad, India, which he designed and named Kamala House,… Continue reading

Offices from the past help us imagine the workspaces of the future | Financial Times

The best of these buildings (many still under threat) have lasted because they are beautiful. In The Office of Good Intentions, the architect Florian Idenburg and co-author LeeAnn Suen take a wider view of work, including cult sites such as Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti in the Arizona desert, the… Continue reading

Kevin Daly and Productora’s Houston Endowment Headquarters Takes Cues from the City’s Shaded Oak Canopies | Architectural Record

Throughout Houston, live oak trees extend their gnarly branches and evergreen leaves over sidewalks and lawns, providing welcome shade in a hot, humid climate. Having gone to graduate school at Rice University in Houston, Kevin Daly was familiar with the trees and the protective canopy they provide. So… Continue reading

Review: ‘The Office of Good Intentions,’ by Idenberg & Suen

In olden days, offices grew as the world shrank. Sunset-free empires and vast trade networks released oceans of paperwork that in turn created a demand for record-keepers, copy-makers, storage systems, evolving technologies of communication, and the real estate to accommodate them all. Offices became the material manifestation of… Continue reading

SANAA Creates a New Landmark for Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales | Architectural Record

The reimagined Art Gallery of New South Wales incorporates cascading glass pavilions and World War II-era bunkers. Source: SANAA Creates a New Landmark for Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales | Architectural Record… Continue reading

Iwan Baan | Arquitectura Viva

While architectural photography is typically known to showcase isolated buildings and pristine environments, the work of Iwan Baan (Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1975) goes beyond this approach of reproducing artificially perfected environments. The book Momentum of Light is a collaborative publishing project that graphically documents the photographer’s travels in the… Continue reading

Las Vegas helps us understand how virtual environments fall short

A few months ago, I visited Las Vegas for the fourth time. Not much has changed: It is still a battleground of corporate brands vying for attention. Do you want to buy a Prada bag in Venice, see a concert from hologram Michael Jackson, or try one of… Continue reading

Vitra Design Museum – Iwan Baan

21.10.2023 – 03.03.2024 Iwan Baan is one of today’s leading photographers of architecture and urban design. His images document the growth of global megacities and portray buildings by prominent contemporary architects including Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, and Zaha Hadid. The first large retrospective of the Dutch photographer’s work… Continue reading

RECORD Editors’ Top 10 Projects from 2022 | Architectural Record

RECORD editors have chosen some of the notable projects from the pages of the magazine in 2022. From around the world, the selection—which includes arts and culture centers, a library, an urban bridge, a climate-sensitive residence, a synagogue, and a stadium—reflects a rich diversity of form, materials, and… Continue reading

Masterful photos. The soul of photographic subjects in 3 books | Salone del Mobile

Kazuyo Sejima Ryue Nishizawa Sanaa1987-2005 Vol.1 / 2005-2015 Vol.2 / 2014-2021 Vol. 3 He started to experiment with a camera given to him by his grandmother when he was 12, was the very first recipient of the coveted Julius Shulman Award in 2010 and now, at the age… Continue reading