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Architectural Record | 
| Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
List Price: $96.00
Buy New: $49.00
You Save: $47.00 (49%)
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 377
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B000065ALD
Release Date: April 5, 2002
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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Product Description
Essential to the profession for more than 110 years, Architectural Record provides a compelling editorial mix of design ideas and trends, building science, business and professional strategies, exploration of key issues, new products and computer-aided practice.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Pay attention to your own needs June 20, 2005
ArchiZona (Phoenix, USA)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I asked a friend of mine who is an architecture student to recommend a good magazine for me--a casual reader. He suggested Architectural Record (AR) immediately. I followed his lead and started buying AR from bookstores. After reading about one year, I got some opinions on the pros and cons of this magazine and would like to share them with prospective readers/subscribers. Please note that my evaluation is from a layperson's point of view. It might not work for professionals.
I think the goal of AR is to keep people updated about what's happening in the architectural communities around the world, to present the latest works, and to reveal some patterns or trends in today's design. Based on this mission, I think AR does a great job.
But if architecture is only your hobby, AR might be too much for you. At least we are not making a living with it and do not have to know everything about it. Chances are that only a small part of the content in each issue might interest you. Nevertheless, as what I mentioned, AR is a good and serious architecture journal. So the key question is not whether to read it or not, but how to read it wisely or read which issue(s).
Fortunately, several clues can provide us with good suggestions. Each issue of AR has a special section called "Building Type Study" which focuses on one type of building (such as library, museum, bridge, office building, etc.). You can choose the right issues by skimming through the this section. Moreover, each year AR has a special issue called "Record Houses" featuring about 10 residental projects carefully selected around the world. If you are into residential architecture, you don't want to miss them.
Unless you are a hardcore architecture fan and would like to know all about it, amateurs like me can choose the right issues to read and get the information I need. I think this is the right or smart strategy to take advantage of this quality magazine.
That being said, I am not quite comfortable about the large volume of advertisements in the magazine (though I know it might be necessary).
 they will not ship you the magazine March 1, 2006
Ernest W. Hartner (usa)
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
Still waiting for my first shipment... I ordered it in december, and I still have not recieved anything.
I don't even know who to contact to complain.
No Magazine yet and No Service that cares!!!!! March 22, 2006
J Scott (knoxville, TN)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Order the magazine directly from publisher if you want to get it... I'm in my second attempt via Amazon's magazine dept to find out where the magazine is. Ordered in December and should have received it at latest on Feb 6. Today is Mar 22.
Just got off the phone with synapse mag svc, they're going to have someone call me in 3-5 business days to complete a "customer service action form". Them I'm sure there'll be another several days wait for them to find out they screwed up, fix the problem and tell me I'll get my magazine in 6-8 weeks.
If I ever get the magazine, maybe I'll review it here next time.
 The Architectural Record, Record November 28, 2002
Donald Silbernam (Chicago, IL USA)
6 out of 23 found this review helpful
Architectural Record displays great photography including very exotic and intriguing designs. Reading this magazine is very enjoyable because of its easy layout, and of couses because of what it contains. Architectural Record is truly worth giving 5 stars. My personal favorite architect of all times must be Frank Lloyd Wright. To know that he wrote in this magazine, is so truly encouraging to me.
AR is truly the best October 20, 2005
Luis A. Torres (Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
Record can be a very provocative magazine that might encourage a person to actually go out and try 'Architecture'. Luckily I am an Architecture Major, but for those who are simply browsing to see which mag they are going to get into next. Trust me you definately want to read this one. It motivates your body, it stimulates the designer inside of each and every one of us; as well as it encourages us to stop by a building and look at it as more than wood or steel put together with nails, but a form of relieving the designers that we all are. You'll learn to appreciate the home that you live in and as well bring out the dream house that we always wanted to life in some instances. From Corbu to FLW to Gerhy or from 'Falling Waters' to the 'Disney Concert Hall' AR will represent the best and only the best. This way we know what is good and what is not. So trust me if it is not in this magazine, it's not what you want to go out and see.
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