From a Brazilian Chapel to an Arkansas office building to a New York concert hall, the six projects in this month’s portfolio show designers revisiting, updating, and rethinking existing structures from a range of perspectives..

Plus, view past Project Portfolios, with multimedia features including videos and interactive walk-throughs, and links to the people and products behind the projects.

Pictured: Alice Tully Hall; Photo © Iwan Baan

We examine nine Private School projects, including the Oslo International School in Norway, the Wheeler School in Rhode Island, and the Saint Matthew's Parish School in California.

Pictured: Oslo International School / Photo © Ivan Brody

Lighting for office environments: A trio of egalitarian and sustainable work places in Madrid, New York, and Dallas efficiently lit by an abundance of daylight, along with an energy-wise mix of electric options.

Plus much more in our lighting archive.

Pictured: Cofra Group/Good Energies; Photo © Eduard Hueber/ArchPhoto

Three firms devise transitions for their clients’ spaces—a Chicago furniture showroom, a Washington, D.C. office, and an Arizona yoga studio—via unique spatial arrangements, material choices, and contextual references, as well as the subtle integration of light and color. 

Pictured: Yoga Deva; Photo © Bill Timmerman

Engineering News-Record, RECORD’s sister publication, recently published a special feature on “Progressive Project Delivery,” including an opinion piece observing that “Architects Move Belatedly to the Light” and another column, “Could Big Change Happen here?” that warns: “new methods of project acquisition [in Britain]… should send shudders down the spines of American architects and engineers.”