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Architectural Record, December 2022

2022 December

In this issue, RECORD’s Continuing Education and building types make a study of art and culture projects in Taipei, France, and the U.S. House of the Month reveals a getaway in rural Ontario; Snapshot showcases a dramatic Czech lookout; A mountain-top park and cave-like restaurant-cum-residence showcase the craft of Japanese architecture, while a new museum at MIT explores the school’s history. The editors close 2022 with a series of their favorite design monographs, RECORD’s Products of the Year, an interview that reveals playwright David Hare’s Robert Moses fascination, a London music industry redevelopment, a tribute to Mike Davis, plus a preview of the next U.S. Pavilion in Venice.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Orange County Museum of Art

Arts & Culture Projects 2022

December 1, 2022

This month's cultural projects highlight innovative museums, performing arts centers, and libraries in Asia, Europe, and across the U.S. that challenge convention.

Taipei Performing Arts Center

At OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Center, Building as Public Performance

Three mute volumes float above the city, promising new possibilities for theater

Izzy kornblatt

December 1, 2022

The Rem Koolhaas-designed center embraces the visual chaos of Taipei.

Orange County Museum of Art

Morphosis’s Highly Sculpted Art Museum in Orange County Responds to its Urban Context

Costa Mesa, California

December 1, 2022

Thom Mayne's new museum in Costa Mesa, California, has a wrapper that warps, skews, and bends.

Charles Negre Library and Cultural Center

Beaudouin Architectes and Ivry Serres Foster Community with the Charles Nègre Cultural Center in France

Grasse, France

Andrew ayers

December 1, 2022

The cultural center and winner of l'Équerre d'argent—France’s most esteemed architecture award—gets up close and personal with its neighbors in a dense historic town in the south of France.

David Geffen Hall

Diamond Schmitt and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Reimagine David Geffen Hall

New York

James S. Russell, FAIA

December 1, 2022

A gut renovation upgrades the sound, circulation, and community engagement of Lincoln Center's primary concert venue.

Orange County Museum of Art

Arts & Culture Projects 2022

December 1, 2022

This month's cultural projects highlight innovative museums, performing arts centers, and libraries in Asia, Europe, and across the U.S. that challenge convention.

Yashima Mountaintop Park

Takashi Suo's Sinuous Pavilion Snakes Around its Mountaintop Site in Japan

Takamatsu, Japan

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 15, 2022

Takashi Suo crafts a dramatic mountaintop attraction clad with scaly stone shingles to revitalize an abandoned but treasured landscape in Japan.

Ube House and Restaurant

Junya Ishigami Unearths the Beauty of Building Below the Surface

Ube, Japan

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

December 13, 2022

The Tokyo-based architect digs deep to create a hybrid house and restaurant for an intrepid entrepreneur in Japan.

December 2022 Editor's Letter: Architecture with a Capital A, from California to Taipei

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Cathleen McGuigan

December 9, 2022

In this month's issue, innovative projects for arts and culture feed the senses.

Denmark Street

On London’s Rebuilt Denmark Street, the Band Plays On

Tim a

December 1, 2022

The historic center of London's music industry retains its character in a major redevelopment.

Cleveland Gallery SPACES to Produce “Everlasting Plastics” for U.S. Pavilion at 2023 Venice Biennale

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Fred A. Bernstein

November 1, 2022

Six designers and artists were commissioned for the U.S. installation on the theme of the impact of plastics at this year's architecture biennale.

Mulmur Hills Farm

Turkel Design Creates a Family Getaway at Mulmur Hills Farm in Ontario

December 12, 2022

Planned by the Boston-based firm largely over Zoom, the residential retreat sits comfortably within its rural context.

MIT Museum

Höweler + Yoon's Redesigned MIT Museum Pays Homage to the Institution's 50-Year History

December 13, 2022

A museum by Höweler + Yoon in Cambridge, Massachusetts, devoted to MIT’s history of innovation, was an exercise in collaboration.

Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses

Playwright David Hare Explains his Fascination with Robert Moses

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Cathleen McGuigan

December 5, 2022

The "Straight Line Crazy" writer on why he took on a quintessentially American figure for a play originally staged in London.

Architecture and Design Monographs

A Round-Up of New Design Monographs

December 15, 2022

A handful of new books document practices across the globe, covering a range of cultural and civic projects and urgent ecological and societal issues.

Guard Patrol

Snapshot: Mjölk Architekti's Whimsical Series of Lookouts Embody a Czech Town's Past and Present

Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Czech Republic

Pansy schulman

December 23, 2022

In the mountains of the Czech Republic, four timber-and-steel structures, collectively called The Guard Patrol, are inspired by figures in the crest of the popular resort town they overlook.

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Tribute: Mike Davis (1946–2022), L.A.'s Prescient Truth-Teller

Christopher Hawthorne

November 1, 2022

Former Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne reflects on the influence of the author and activist, who died last week of esophageal cancer.

Best Architectural Products of 2022

Best Architectural Products of 2022

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Sheila Kim Alice Liao Nigel Maynard Rita Catinella Orrell

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Products of the Year competition. Chosen by an independent jury of U.S.-based architects and designers, the 53 winners represent a selection of the world's top materials, systems, and furnishings.

Best Lighting Products of 2022

Best Lighting Products of 2022

Pendants | Recessed | Modular

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record’s annual competition presents the best new luminaires and fixtures of the year.

Best Kitchen and Bath Products of 2022

Best Kitchen & Bath Products of 2022

Fixtures | Appliances | Controls

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new fixtures, fittings, and appliances of the year.

Best Windows and Doors of 2022

Best Windows & Doors of 2022

Hardware | Systems | Accessories

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the fenestration elements of the year.

Best Building Envelopes of 2022

Best Building Envelopes of 2022

Cladding | Shading | Glazing

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new facade components of the year.

Best Furnishings and Textiles of 2022

Best Furnishings & Textiles of 2022

Seating | Storage | Fabrics

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new furniture and textiles of the year.

Best Outdoor and Landscapring Products of 2022

Best Outdoor & Landscaping Products of 2022

Lighting | Furniture | Textiles

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new products of the year for alfresco environments.

Best Building Systems and HVAC Products of 2022

Best Building Systems & HVAC of 2022

Heating | Air Purifying |Water Monitoring

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new systems management tools of the year.

Best Ceiling and Wall Products of 2022

Best Ceilings & Walls of 2022

Acoustics | Surfaces | Wallcoverings

December 8, 2022

Architectural Record's annual competition presents the best new materials of the year.

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