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They also drew from the lobby's verticality and patterns, fluting the travertine for wainscoting that mimics its marble grills and borrowing the polygonal forms on its ceiling and floors to shape custom tables and rugs. BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,056 RECORD INTERIORS RISING 50 STORIES above New York's Fifth Avenue, opposite the Plaza Hotel and Central Park, the 1968 General Motors Building, designed by Edward Durell Stone, was notably controversial when it was built, causing the demolition of McKim, Mead & White's Savoy- Plaza Hotel (1927) and interrupting a graceful cluster of early 20thcentury chateau-style structures with a modern steel-and-glass skyscraper (one that would house an automobile showroom) clad in faceted white stone. "We really wanted to bring the monumental tone-on-tone materiality of his lobby up to the second floor, but with a warmer, more enveloping color palette amenable to a hospitality setting", says Garrett Rock, lead designer. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the architectural design of the Empire Stores in Brooklyn, New York City, designed by Studio V and S9 Architecture.

The article discusses how improved lighting technologies such as LEDs (light emitting diodes), sensors, and wireless systems have impacted lighting design in buildings. Examples highlighted include Northeastern University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex in Boston, Massachusetts designed by architectural firm Payette, the R/GA Office in New York City designed by the firms Foster + Partners and Tillotson Design Associates, and the Swedish Medical Center Behavioral Health Unit in Seattle, Washington designed by ZGF Architects.

The article reviews the architectural design of the house Casa Caldera in San Rafael Valley, Arizona that was designed by Cade Hayes and Jesús Robles of DUST.

The article discusses the use of bold materials and colors in interior architecture. The author focuses on projects by four architecture firms including the University of Naples Metro Station in Naples, Italy, designed by industrial designer Karim Rashid, the Tsvetnoy Central Market in Moscow, Russia, designed by architecture firm Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS), and a Lotte department store in Seoul, South Korea, designed by architects Edward Lam and Deborah Moss.

The article evaluates the use of interior lighting in the architectural design of several buildings at the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Novartis in Basel, Switzerland, including the Fabrikstrasse 15 building, designed by architect Frank Gehry of the firm Gehry Partners, and the Square 3 building, designed by the firm Maki and Associates.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Jerome Robbins Theater, designed by architecture firm WASA/Studio A, and the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, designed by the H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture firm, both buildings located at 450 West 37th Street in New York City.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Lincoln Restaurant pavilion and lawn at the Lincoln Center performing arts center in New York City, designed by architects including Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, and Charles Renfro of the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

The article reviews the architectural design of Steinway Hall in New York City.

The article presents information on the architectural design of the Bradley & Diegal Salon in Boston, Massachusetts, which was designed by architectural firm Studio Luz Architects. Various aspects of the design are discussed including skylights, mirrored partitions, and the use of T8 fluorescent lights and LED lights. Other topics include window walls, light boxes, and the use of daylight.

The article discusses the architectural design of a 14-block mixed use development called Teachers Village, which as of 2013 has begun construction in Newark, New Jersey, and was designed by the architect Richard Meier and his architectural firm Richard Meier & Partners.

The article evaluates the interior design and lighting of the Char No. 4 restaurant and bar, which is located in Brooklyn, New York City, and was designed by the architects Maria Berman and Bradley Horn of the architectural firm Berman Horn Studio (BHS).

The article evaluates the architectural design of The World School in New York City that was designed by the architectural firm Perkins Eastman and Bonetti/Kozerski Studio.

An introduction is presented in which discusses various topics in this section of the issue including the architectural designs of a photography studio, law office and test kitchen.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the permanent memorial for the Twin Towers site in Manhattan, New York City, that was designed by the architect Michael Arad of the firm Handel Architects, in collaboration with the lighting designer Paul Marantz.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Milan, Italy, that was designed by the architecture firm King Roselli Architetti.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, designed by the architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa.

An introduction is presented to a series of architectural reviews of buildings and structures that were awarded the thirteenth annual Good Design is Good Business Awards from the periodical "Architectural Record."

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Mercy Corps World Headquarters building in Portland, Oregon, designed by architects Thomas Hacker, Will Dann, and David Keltner of the firm THA Architecture.

The article discusses the exterior lighting of the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The lighting was done by the architectural firms Fisher Marantz Stone (FMS), Emaar Properties, and Speirs and Major Associates (SaMA). The architectural design of the Burj Khalifa is discussed as it relates to its lighting. The firms utilized halogen lights, video projectors, and stroboscopes.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Yale Steam Laundry Condominiums in Washington, D. C., designed by John Ronan.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Poniente Beachfront in Benidorm, Spain, designed by Carlos Ferrater of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona, Spain.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Indemann Observation Tower in Inden, Germany, designed by the architectural firm Maurer United Architects.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, designed by the architectural firm Asymptote Architecture.

The article reviews the architectural design of The Wright restaurant, located in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, designed by Andre Kikoski Architect.

The article discusses the architectural design of the Nordwesthaus marina in southwestern Australia, which was designed by architect Dietmar Eberle of the architectural firm Baumschlager Eberle and sits at the base of Lake Constance. A discussion of the amenities and features of the facility, and of its use of light emitting diodes is presented.

The article discusses an effort by the DuPont company to display the possibilities offered by its product, Corian. The product is often used in kitchens and bathrooms, but can be adapted for purposes including lighting, retail displays and exterior cladding. Dupont has opened studios in Milan, Italy, New York City, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to showcase designs that use Corian as well as other DuPont products including Zodiaq, Tyvek and SentryGlas.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Pio Pio restaurant in New York City, by architect Sebastian Mariscal.

The article introduces reviewed interiors projects which use an architectural rather than a design approach. These include a Latin American restaurant in a New York City building by Sebastian Mariscal, a location for the Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon, Portugal by Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena, the Performance Capture Studio in California devised by Lorcan O'Herlihy and Stephen Kanner, transparent walls crafted by architectural firm SANAA, TannerHects firms' renovation of space for The Energy Foundation in San Francisco, California, and JFAK firm's renovation of the Caltech Graduate Aerospace Laboratories.

An introduction to articles about the architectural design of schools is presented.

The article reviews the interior decoration of the Ofita building in Madrid, Spain, designed by King & Miranda.

The article profiles architect Matteo Thun, who was hired to design a concept shop for fashion retailer Hugo Boss. Thun used a cross-hatched structure to manipulate the way light is spread throughout the building, which was formerly a food market. Thun describes the ways that he re-used the space's existing materials.

A preface to articles about restaurant architecture is presented.

the article presents an overview of the impact that lighting can play in the architectural design of a building. A discussion of the lighting that was used in the design of a corporate cafeteria in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a British night club called 24 London and the Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico is presented.