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James Gauer

James Gauer

James Gauer, an architect and author based in Chicago and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, is a contributing editor at RECORD.
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Food Hall at the Center For Care and Discovery
Record Interiors 2025

DAAM and Figure’s Hospital Food Hall Elevates Dining at the University of Chicago Medical Campus

Chicago
James Gauer
James Gauer
April 9, 2025
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The two firms turn a narrow retail space into a welcoming eatery.
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Cannady Hall
Architects on Architects

Karamuk Kuo’s First U.S. Building Unites the Rice School of Architecture

Houston
James Gauer
James Gauer
January 15, 2025
One Comment
Clad in glass and terra-cotta panels, the Swiss firm’s Cannady Hall builds helps to build community by foregrounding transparency.
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Hill in Front of the Glen

Design Vanguard 2024: HW Studio

Morelia, Mexico
James Gauer
James Gauer
June 28, 2024
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Informed by what he calls ‘essentialism,’ Mexican architect Rogelio Bores prioritizes formal precision and an intimate connection with clients.
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U.S. Embassy in Mozambique
In Focus

New Standards Shape a Series of New Embassies and Consulates Representing the U.S. Abroad

James Gauer
James Gauer
June 1, 2024
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As global diplomacy evolves, complexes in Mozambique, Italy, Sri Lanka, and Qatar reflect stringent demands for both security and sustainability.
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Astronaut Training Facility for Virgin Galactic
Record Interiors 2024

BA Collective Designs a Celestial Astronaut Training Facility for Virgin Galactic

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
James Gauer
James Gauer
April 8, 2024
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Lustrous finishes and aerodynamic forms create an otherworldly training facility for space tourists.
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Eight-Seventy-Five North Michigan Avenue - Unit 8404
Record Interiors 2024

Vladimir Radutny Architects Transforms a Top-Floor Apartment in a Chicago Landmark

Chicago
James Gauer
James Gauer
April 8, 2024
No Comments
The 2020 Design Vanguard's makeover of an 1,800-square-foot unit honors the Hancock Center's distinctive exoskeleton with striking structural elements.
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320 South Canal Street

A Glass-Enclosed Entry for a Chicago Office Tower Eschews Glare

Chicago
James Gauer
James Gauer
September 29, 2023
No Comments
One Lux Studio worked with Goettsch Partners to design a lighting scheme that creates a luminous backdrop for the city.
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World of Volvo

Mass-Timber "Trees" Support the World of Volvo Experience Center

James Gauer
James Gauer
June 1, 2023
One Comment
The carmaker gears up to showcase its brand with a sculptural, glass-enclosed structure topped with a cantilevered, timber-framed roof.
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Mass-Timber Exhibition in Chicago Barks Up the Right Tree

Review: ‘REFRAMED: The Future of Cities in Wood’ at the Chicago Architecture Center through October 2023
James Gauer
James Gauer
May 10, 2023
One Comment
A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center showcases an array of technologies and designs seeking to go beyond minimizing the negative environmental impact of construction.
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Enso House II
Record Houses 2023

HW Studio's Mies-Inspired House in the Mexican Desert Draws Lines in the Sand

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
James Gauer
James Gauer
April 3, 2023
One Comment
A minimalist house in local stone stretches out on the desert landscape.
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