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In ‘Between the Building and the Street,’ Antonello Boschi Examines the Phenomenology of Facades

Review: ‘Between the Building and the Street’ by Antonello Boschi

Lorenzo Degli Esposti

October 29, 2024

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A new book explores the often-overlooked realm between architecture and urban space.

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In ‘Flux,’ Ila Berman and Andrew Kudless Take on the Parametric Project

Review: ‘Flux: Architecture in a Parametric Landscape’ by Andrew Kudless and Ila Berman

Nader Tehrani

October 28, 2024

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The near-encyclopedic collection traces the evolution of computational design in architecture over three decades.

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Albert Narath Unearths the Rich History of Solar Adobe Architecture

Review: ‘Solar Adobe: Energy, Ecology, and Earthen Architecture’ by Albert Narath

Katharine Logan

October 18, 2024

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Exploring forgotten 1970s experiments with passive solar design in the American Southwest, the book reveals timely lessons for sustainable architecture.

The Met Tackles Paul Rudolph in Rare Architecture Exhibition

Suzanne Stephens

October 14, 2024

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The compact ‘Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is the first major retrospective exhibition of the modernist architect.

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Line of Discontent: Saudi Arabia's Linear Folly

Enrique Ramirez

October 10, 2024

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Historian Enrique Ramirez looks to the long history of linear cities to understand Saudi Arabia's desert experiment.

‘Megalopolis’ Arrives as a Cinematic Artifact of an Outdated Conversation About Urbanism

Dante A. Ciampaglia

September 30, 2024

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Four decades in the making, Francis Ford Coppola’s $120 million opus finally hits theaters but misses the mark.

‘Rabble Rousers’ Champions Community Activist Frances Goldin and Grapples with the Past, Present, and Future of Urban Development

Dante A. Ciampaglia

September 24, 2024

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A September 25th screening of the documentary during New York’s Architecture & Design Film Festival will include a filmmaker Q&A moderated by RECORD contributing editor Cliff Pearson.

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The Editors Round Up Notable Books on All Things Domestic

RECORD Editors

September 12, 2024

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Eleven new titles explore residential design—from sustainable strategies and building materials to historical accounts and monographs by seasoned architects.

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Shingled No More: The Demise of East Hampton’s Otto Spaeth House

Suzanne Stephens

September 11, 2024

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The loss of a 1955 Modernist gem demonstrates that preservation cannot rely on the kindness of strangers, even of the super-rich.

Iwan Baan Surveys the Curious Likeness of Two Capitals of Power and Play in ‘Rome–Las Vegas’

Excerpt: Rome–Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses, by Iwan Baan

August 26, 2024

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The new book of photography, featuring essays by RECORD contributing editor Izzy Kornblatt and others, comes 50 years after the publication of ‘Learning from Las Vegas.’