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Architecture of 2008

Elmpark by Michael Moran.          London,UK

As commercial construction falls deepper into recession, it seems fitting that the winners of this year's Business Week/Architectural Record awards show the payoffs of investing in smart design. Of course, all of 2008's champions were completed and occupied before panic seized the global financial markets. But...more

 
Poly Intl. Plaza: Office Condos by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Guangzhou, China

 

Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards For Landscape Design

The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian’s Coop- er-Hewitt, National Design... more

Seattle City Hall Plaza by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol. Seattle, WA

The new Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, with its elegant glass can- opy, was designed by the world ren- owned architectu- ral firm Foster & Partners. It is a signature element of...more Awards

 
Robert & Arlene Kogod Courtyard by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol. Washington,D.C.

 

Wall House by FAR Frohn & Rojas.    Santiago de Chile, Chile

Record Houses 2008

For more than 50 years, RECORD has presented an annual collection of projects from around the globe that represent exemplary residential de- sign. For our 2008 Record Houses

awards program, we took a new approach: we loo- ked for built, sin- gle family dwel- lings that not only were aesthetically striking, but also employed innova- tive strategies for achieving... more Residential

  
Rolling Huts by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Mazama, WA

New Product Showcase
   
A-Tech Industries
Manufacturing the highest level of energy efficient, esthetically pleasing sunrooms, curtain wall and store front systems
Boffi USA
Our kitchen models a?? created by world famous architects to harmonize function- ality with an evolved modern design.
Neoporte Modern Door
The LINEA system is the latest addition to the Neoporte line, featuring precision machined rolling hardware.
Allsteel
Adept dividers & desking units work with Allsteel panel systems to lighten office aesthetic, improving planning flexibility.
Pink Inc.
Stretch your imagination and budget with lightweight and creative fabric solutions.
DesignLush
An innovative collection of custom upholstery, contemporary furniture, modern lighting and unique home accents.
Acoustical Solutions
The goal of noise reduction in large open rooms is to add sound absorption materials to reduce reverberation or echo.
Architectural Grilles & Sunshades
Aluminum Sunshades - Sun Control devices are used to limit heat gain, prevent glare and distinguish building.
Inscape
Planna – Winner of Interior Design “Best of Year” product award


Syndecrete
A cementitiuous composite using natural minerals and recycled materials 1/2 the weight of concrete and twice as strong.

Boon Edam Tomsed
The Boon Edam Crystal TQ is made almost entirely of glass—the door wings, the sidewalls and even the ceiling.
Global Security Glazing
Glazing products for projects requiring bullet resistant, attack resistant and blast resistant glazing.
Corbin Russwin
Access 600 RNE1 is housed in a smaller size trim, but there is nothing small about the security features inside.
Honeywell
The EBI R400 release will help you get the most from your building through reduced energy and operational costs. 
Columbia Equipment
All Columbia shelters are made of custom aluminum extrusions specifically designed to their intended purpose.

Innovators

LUIS BARRAGAN
(1902-1988)

"I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery."

Luis Barragan was one of Mexico’s most influential 20th century architects.

Famed for his mastery of space and light, he reinven- ted the International Style as a colourful, sensuous genre of Mexican modern- ism. Luis Barragán was born in Guadalajara, Mex. His professional training was in... more Barragan Foundation Design Museum

San Critobal, Mexico, D.F. 1968

EZRA STOLLER
(1915-2004)

"I photograph it from the point of view of what they were trying to say."

Esto is the definitive source for images of contemporary architecture and... more

It was Stoller’s architect’s eye and discipline that moved him to capture on film the structure and spirit, body and soul of the icons of Modern architecture, from Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute in La... more ASMP

TWA Terminal at JFK Airport, New York, NY