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Architects Manit and Sonali Rastogi of New Delhi and Pune, India-based firm Morphogenesis designed their New Delhi home as a platform to address the changing lifestyle of a modern Indian family. The house multitasks as a home for three generations, a busy workspace, a cultural hub, and an oasis.
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We examine ten North American college and university projects, including a sculpture studio and gallery complex at Yale University and a laboratory at Arizona State University. Though they have varied programs and diverse solutions, all focus on providing the best environments for study, research, and social interaction.
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RECORD’s photo galleries contain thousands of images submitted by our community of readers. On a biweekly basis, we present a top-ten list of our favorite contributions to the galleries, which feature everything from residential and green projects to architects’ drawings and architectural photography.
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Six architect-client teams proved that good design is good for business, which, these days, means more than increased revenue. From a theater to a headquarters to a small city, these projects add to a company's profile, change a corporation's direction or culture, help retain employees, and give back to their communities.
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If you haven’t visited our video library, you’re missing dozens of clips designed to inform, inspire and, yes, entertain you: Interviews with leading architects. Building tours hosted by top designers. Episodes of Good Design Is Good Business. And much more.
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The U.S. Green Building Council’s annual expo comes to Boston November 19-21, and RECORD’s sister publication, GreenSource magazine, has sent a team of reporters to cover the tradeshow—from new products to plenary sessions to parties. Read blog posts, browse the Greenbuild photo gallery, and sign up for daily email dispatches from the event.
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Despite fast communication speeds, modern companies face challenges of trust and control with off-site workers. Each case is different, but the balance can be adjusted with the use of technology and an understanding of the cultural barriers created by geographic separation.
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This month, RECORD profiles four standout projects, ranging from a Brazil museum by Álvaro Siza and a library building by Giancarlo Mazzanti to university buildings by Dominique Perrault and Junya Ishigami.
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American architects and engineers are discovering the advantages of chilled beams, a mechanical device that provides cooling and heating. The energy-saving technology has been popular in Europe for more than a decade.
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Designed to evoke a particular aura—or many—each of these hospitality venues is defined by its lighting scheme. All share a similar program whereby a blank palette of surfaces becomes a canvas on which electrically generated light “paints” color and pattern.
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Bucky Lives!
Michael Sorkin examines the legacy of Buckminster Fuller.
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Meet Scalar Architecture, a four-person firm based in New York and Barcelona that brings European ideas about scale to local and global clients. We also re-introduce you to a young entrepreneur, Ben Uyeda, whose company Free Green is challenging accepted business models by giving away free home plans.
RECORD presents its first-ever Holiday Gift Guide, featuring ten design-oriented objects selected by our Products editor. This month, we also highlight the latest seating designs from the Promosedia chair show, a collection of the newest green materials, and a list of eight new product-related Web sites to bookmark.
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In our quarterly roundup of residential projects, we explore HGA Architects’ artist housing in Washington, D.C., supportive living in Toronto by architectsAlliance, low-income housing by Kanner Architects in Santa Monica, and a senior living project in San Francisco by Kwan Henmi and Anne Fougeron.
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Photo © Desroches PhotographyIn our newest Web-only feature, GreenSource explores innovative solutions to the challenges presented by designing for sustainability. This month, we profile San Francisco firm Anshen + Allen’s solution for designing a hospital room that both aids recovery and saves energy.
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Our annual survey of remarkable interiors includes 14 projects for which materials matter: A downtown Milwaukee bar by Johnsen Schmaling Architects, a minimalist Beijing restaurant by CL3, one of Tokyo’s latest Bathing Ape (BAPE) boutiques by Wonderwall, and a list of other projects that pair striking details with impeccable execution.
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RECORD’s photo galleries contain thousands of images submitted by our community of readers. On a biweekly basis, we present a top-ten list of our favorite contributions to the galleries, which feature everything from residential and green projects to architects’ drawings and architectural photography. |
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In our ongoing series of Newsmaker interviews, we speak with people making headlines in the architecture world. New this week: A conversation with Lawrence W. Speck about the homeless outreach center he designed for Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas.
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