Architectural Record

Architectural Record is a monthly magazine from the United States focused on architecture and interior design. Released by BNP Media, it is often referred to as "The Record" of architectural history. For over 125 years, Architectural Record has attracted readers from the fields of architecture, engineering, and design by highlighting impressive architectural achievements from around the world. The magazine includes news, opinion pieces, critiques, and sections for continuing education, providing a comprehensive range of content. One of its standout features is the stunning, high-quality photographs that enhance the showcased projects, making the magazine appealing to a wider audience as well.

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Squire & Partners Revitalizes London's Midcentury Office Complex Space House through ‘Investigative Archeology’

5 days ago | architecturalrecord.com | Chris Foges

Architects & Firms Squire & Partners’ renovation of Richard Seifert & Partners’ Space House gives new luster to one of the most distinctive Modernist office buildings in central London. Stylish and energy-efficient interventions demonstrate that a sensitive approach to recent heritage can deliver what’s valued by today’s tenants, while at the same time aiding the reappraisal of the tower’s architect.
Yael Melamede’s ‘Ada: My Mother the Architect’ is a Portrait of a Celebrated Designer Told Through a Familial Lens

6 days ago | architecturalrecord.com | Dante Ciampaglia

Architecture NewsOpinion An unscientific survey of the Internet Movie Database shows nearly 100 feature-length architecture documentaries released since 2000. About 10 are focused on woman architects; fewer are dedicated to a single subject. On that score alone, Ada: My Mother the Architect, Yael Melamede’s film about Ada Karmi-Melamede, is worth our attention.
A Timber-and-Steel Office Tower by Pickard Chilton Takes Root on Seattle’s Eastside

6 days ago | architecturalrecord.com | Rachel Gallaher

ProjectsArchitectural TechnologyArchitect Continuing EducationBuildings by TypeTall Building Projects Architects & Firms The first time that architect Anthony Markese visited the Bellevue, Washington, location for the Eight—a 25-story, mixed-use office tower commissioned by Skanska Commercial Development—it wasn’t the project site that caught his eye, but a towering redwood tree on the corner, two blocks to the west.
In Manhattan, CetraRuddy Transforms an Aging Office Building into Much-Needed Housing

1 week ago | architecturalrecord.com | Joann Gonchar

ProjectsArchitectural TechnologyArchitect Continuing EducationBuildings by TypeAdaptive Reuse and RenovationMultifamily Housing ArchitectureResidential ArchitectureTall Building Projects New York has a housing problem. This may not be news, but the numbers are still stunning. A recent report by the think tank Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) cites a 2021 analysis that found the city needed an additional 560,000 housing units by 2030.
Thaden School in Bentonville, Arkansas, Wins 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

1 week ago | architecturalrecord.com | James Gauer

Architecture News On Monday evening, May 5th, the winner of the 2025 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) was announced in Chicago. The ceremony took place, appropriately enough, in Crown Hall, Mies van der Rohe’s elegant essay in transparency, located on the campus he designed for the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Zaha Hadid Architects Crafts a High-Tech Tower for Hong Kong

1 week ago | architecturalrecord.com | Andrew Ayers

Standing out from the crowd is all about the company you keep. If your immediate neighbors are generic housing towers, attracting attention is easy in Hong Kong. But when you’re located between Central and Admiralty, with I.M. Pei’s twistingly triangulated Bank of China and Paul Rudolph’s “look-at-me!” Lippo Centre right next door, not to mention Foster + Partners’ fabled HSBC headquarters just opposite, the competition is far more daunting.
May 2025 Editor’s Letter

1 week ago | architecturalrecord.com | Josephine Minutillo

Architecture NewsEditorial Entrata libera. When I began going to Milan’s Salone del Mobile, the city’s annual design extravaganza, some 25 years ago, you’d find that saying posted outside most showrooms and exhibitions. The phrase, literally translated as “free entrance,” is generally understood to mean “everyone is welcome.” And, indeed, those early years of attending the furniture fair were magical ones.
A Soaring Atrium Anchors NBBJ’s New Cambridge Headquarters for Moderna

2 weeks ago | architecturalrecord.com | David Sokol

ProjectsBuildings by TypeTall Building Projects In the Kendall Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, manufacturing centers that were active through World War II have since been replaced by home bases for technology, pharmaceutical, and research firms.
New Lighting Products Debut at Euroluce in Milan

2 weeks ago | architecturalrecord.com | Josephine Minutillo

Architecture ProductsProducts by TypeLighting & Electrical The biennial lighting show was on view during the 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile. All photos courtesy the manufacturers Column Founded in 2014 in Vancouver, A-N-D is both a design studio and manufacturer. Original collections are conceptualized, built, and assembled in-house.
Studios Architecture Plants a High-End Amenity Space in Midtown Manhattan

3 weeks ago | architecturalrecord.com | Dante Ciampaglia

ProjectsBuildings by TypeInterior DesignCommercial When the Durst Organization began a top-to-bottom reimagining of 825 Third Avenue in 2019, it knew amenities would be crucial to luring—and retaining—corporate tenants. The 40-story office tower, designed by Emery Roth & Sons and completed in 1969, is located on a utilitarian stretch of Midtown Manhattan where it’s tough to detect a sense of community.