Quarterly Lighting Section: Illuminated facades do more than increase nighttime visibility of buildings; they lend meaning to the urban fabric. This month, we look at several projects that represent a dramatic melding of architecture and lighting design.

Plus much more in our lighting archive.

Pictured: AGC Quality Manufacturing Training Center; Photo © Taisuke Ogawa

Buildings for Cars: Architectural efforts applied to parking structures typically are limited to complying with building codes – but there are a few exceptions. View slide shows of 12 projects by architects such as Shuhei Endo, Archimania, Henriquez Partners, Office dA, among others.

Pictured: Citroën C42; Photo © Phillippe Ruault

We present a mix of striking projects, including a kinetic office and retail building by Shigeru Ban, a fiery theater by UN Studio, a quartz-like tower by Krueck & Sexton, and Austrian tram stations by Zaha Hadid.

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: Nordpark Cable Railway; Photo © Thomas Mayer

Quarterly Interiors: We highlight interiors projects related to the museums featured in this month's Building Types Study section. Read about David Adjaye’s vision for a Manhattan gallery, Hartman-Cox’s restoration of a historic building in Washington, D.C., and FG Stijl’s design of four restaurants in the BMW Welt.

Record Interiors 2007: Six interiors by designers and firms including Ryuji Nakamura, John Pawson (Our lady of Novy Dvur, pictured), and Asymptote are featured in this year’s Record Interiors. The featured spaces reveal an eye for drama with a delicate touch, characterized by a pale and nuanced palette. You’ll also find seven Web-exclusive interiors, including slide shows and architect portraits.

Pictured: Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture; Photo © Bryan Becker

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.”