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Record Interiors 2024

Vocon and MdeAS Architects Polish Up Eero Saarinen’s ‘Black Rock’ CBS Building in New York

New York

April 8, 2024

The firms were charged with updating the building’s common areas while retaining the unapologetic midcentury swagger of Saarinen’s sole high-rise.

The Reimagining of New York’s Brawniest Buildings are Showcased at the Latest Edition of Record on the Road

RECORD Editors

April 1, 2024

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Rick Cook of COOKFOX Architects and Herzog & de Meuron’s Philip Schmerbeck presented a trio of ‘industrial strength’ adaptive reuse projects to a packed house at Brickworks Design Studio.

Designers Bring a Cinematic Approach to a Boutique Hotel in Asheville

Clifford A. Pearson

March 29, 2024

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Storytelling drives the conversion of a long-abandoned former cereal factory into the Radical, a buzzy destination in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

Case Study: Glass & Glazing

Kohn Pedersen Fox Revamps a New York Lobby with Art Nouveau–Inspired Glazing

New York

Matthew Marani

March 21, 2024

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The firm modernizes its 1989 office tower with a sinuous glass entrance.

Hamburg’s Famed Alsterschwimmhalle Makes a Splash Following Refurbishment

Tim Abrahams

March 8, 2024

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The “Swimming Opera”—a large aquatic center topped by a landmark-listed concrete shell roof—reopened late last year after the completion of a major enhancement by gmp Architects with Schlaich Bergermann Partner.

In Munich, a Skyline-Shaping 1980s High-Rise Gets a Climate-Efficient Upgrade

Tim Abrahams

February 29, 2024

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Overseen by HENN, the two-phase renovation of the landmark-listed HVB headquarters was executed with surgical precision and a keen eye toward energy efficiency and waste reduction.

LNAI Architecture Unwraps a 1960s Office Building and Reinvents It as a New Kind of Workplace

Clifford A. Pearson

February 22, 2024

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An aging, low-slung Bay Area office complex is stripped down and resuscitated with a beguiling new facade and lushly planted central courtyard.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Marcelo Spina & Georgina Huljich

RECORD Editors

February 21, 2024

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Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich, co-founders of Los Angeles–based Patterns, join the podcast to discuss the Victory Wellness Center project in North Hollywood and the influence of technology on their firm.