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How an amenity strategy can attract the workforce you need

As you craft an amenities strategy, here are five design ideas to consider that reflect how the "work to live" mentality drives the next generation workplace.
Feb. 26, 2025
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The Comprehensive Plan Update for Moorhead, Minnesota, included a review of best practices and current trends for mobility, housing, jobs, resiliency, arts and culture, and parks and open space

What is a comprehensive plan? 6 steps to help your city

The pace of change in our communities is faster than ever, and change is happening whether we are ready for it or not. Here are six steps to get on the right path as you think...
Feb. 24, 2025
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7 reasons to decarbonize K-12 and higher education buildings

By choosing lower-carbon materials, educational leaders can shrink their operational and embodied carbon footprint, create healthier spaces, and free up money in the budget to...
Feb. 21, 2025
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By integrating AI into MHCs, clinics are becoming smarter, more efficient, and better equipped to address health disparities. Image © Gresham Smith

The role of AI and mobile health clinics in expanding access to care

Modular interiors, resource optimization, and AI-powered planning tools enable MHCs to evolve alongside the communities they serve.
Feb. 19, 2025
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Top 70 Medical Office Building Construction Firms for 2024

PCL Construction Enterprises, Clark Group, Lendlease, Swinerton, Choate Construction, and CG Schmidt top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest medical...
Feb. 18, 2025
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Top 60 Medical Office Building Engineering Firms for 2024

Jacobs, Salas O'Brien, IMEG, KPFF Consulting Engineers, RMF Engineering, and Specialized Engineering Solutions top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Feb. 18, 2025
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Top 130 Medical Office Building Architecture Firms for 2024

Stengel Hill Architecture, CannonDesign, SmithGroup, HGA, E4H Environments for Health Architecture, and Gensler top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Feb. 18, 2025
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Top 50 Outpatient Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

Jacobs, IMEG, TLC Engineering Solutions, KPFF Consulting Engineers, RMF Engineering, and Specialized Engineering Solutions top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Feb. 17, 2025
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Old motels offer adaptive reuse answer to workforce housing crisis

Two Nashville projects provide 170 units of affordable housing.
Feb. 17, 2025
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The state of affordable housing construction in 2025

In its latest multifamily report, Yardi Matrix analyzes affordable housing deliveries in major markets, the factors that influence development of tax-credit properties, and why...
Feb. 17, 2025
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Corgan research report explores evolving renter expectations

In a survey of nearly 1,500 multifamily renters, Corgan finds that architects and designers will soon face a "new reality" in working with developers.
Feb. 11, 2025
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Student housing preleasing starts out strong in January 2025

Preleasing reached 47% in December 2024 for the Yardi 200 schools, ahead of 39.7% in December 2023
Feb. 6, 2025
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Redefining healing: 9 themes informing cancer center design

Intentional design that adapts to the latest advancements while balancing the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of patients, families, and staff can make all the difference...
Feb. 10, 2025
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Memorial Health System's Athens Medical Campus, Athens, Ohio, designed using modular off-site construction

Offsite construction solutions for healthcare

What is the difference between offsite construction and other modular construction, and how can they benefit healthcare facilities?
Feb. 5, 2025
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Top 75 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms for 2024

Turner Construction, Brasfield & Gorrie, McCarthy Holdings, JE Dunn Construction, DPR Construction, and Robins & Morton top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Jan. 21, 2025
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Image by SAMUEL GABRIEL from Pixabay

Top 70 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms for 2024

Jacobs, WSP, AECOM, BR+A Consulting Engineers, IMEG, Smith Seckman Reid, and Affiliated Engineers head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest hospital ...
Jan. 21, 2025
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Campus forward: Key drivers shaping the future of higher education

To create thriving spaces, we must continually understand the forces that shape their use
Jan. 23, 2025
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Rendering courtesy HGA and Snøhetta

UC San Francisco breaks ground on $643 million research and academic facility

Designed by HGA and Snøhetta, the nine-story, 323,000-sf Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB) emphasizes social interaction and natural light, with views...
Jan. 7, 2025
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The Importance of Interior Design in Higher Education Environments

Improve learning in college and university classrooms through next-level design elements
Dec. 19, 2024
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2024 Giants 400 Report: Ranking the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms

A record-high 602 AEC firms submitted data for BD+C's 2024 Giants 400 Report. The final report includes 137 rankings across 25 building sectors and specialty categories.
Dec. 17, 2024
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The project features 27 unique canyons made from over 20,000 3D-printed parts created with 35 3D printers

DA BUREAU unveils the world's largest 3D-printed restaurant interior

The architecture studio debuts with the world’s largest 3D-printed interior elements, highlighting a sustainable design that transforms recycled plastic into canyon-like formations...
Feb. 4, 2025
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Contractors scramble to incorporate AI into their operations

Race is on to use technology to boost efficiency, performance.
Jan. 15, 2025
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LSU professor advances the case for modern earthen buildings

Inspired by the way mud dauber wasps build their nests, one assistant professor began to consider the ways we could build sustainable homes using their techniques.
Jan. 8, 2025
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Automated Architecture uses robotic micro-factories to build homes

At the intersection of architecture and technology lies Automated Architecture, a London-based startup aimed at building better homes.
Jan. 8, 2025
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Achieving 'eudaimonia' in the office: Designing spaces for flourishing

The Eudaimonia Machine aims to design spaces that facilitate this state of flow, allowing individuals to immerse themselves in their work.
Feb. 17, 2025
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Office-to-residential conversions hit record high in 2025

A record-breaking 70,700 apartment units are set to emerge in 2025 from office conversions.
Feb. 5, 2025
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Trump may sell much of federally owned office space to private entities

As much as three-quarters of leased federal office space could be canceled.
Feb. 4, 2025
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Indoor farms are another option for office conversions

Office-to-farm conversions not only provide a new purpose for empty buildings, but they also address another challenge that came to light during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb. 4, 2025
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Top 60 Cultural Facility Construction Firms for 2024

Clark Group, Turner Construction, Whiting-Turner Contracting, Gilbane Building Company, Alberici-Flintco, and Holder Construction top Building Design+Construction's ranking of...
Jan. 6, 2025
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Top 50 Cultural Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

AECOM, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Arup, Thornton Tomasetti, WSP, and Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Jan. 6, 2025
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Top 100 Cultural Facility Architecture Firms for 2024

Populous, Gensler, Page, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, HGA, and Quinn Evans top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest cultural facilities sector architecture...
Jan. 6, 2025
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How the restoration of Notre Dame inspires a new era of human-driven design

Five years after it was engulfed in flames, we are getting the first glimpses of the restored interior of Notre Dame—radiant from the scrupulous cleaning and meticulous restoration...
Dec. 11, 2024
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Housing on mall properties continues to grow in popularity

The fastest growing use of repurposed mall spaces is apartment complexes.
Dec. 17, 2024
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Top 70 Retail Engineering Firms for 2024

Kimley-Horn, Henderson Engineers, Jacobs, EXP, and AECOM head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail building engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2024...
Dec. 16, 2024
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Top 90 Retail Construction Firms for 2024

Whiting-Turner Contracting, PCL Construction Enterprises, STO Building Group, ARCO Construction, and Turner Construction top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail building...
Dec. 13, 2024
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Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay

Top 140 Retail Architecture Firms for 2024

Gensler, Arcadis North America, Core States Group, MG2, WD Partners, and Nelson Worldwide top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail sector architecture and architecture...
Dec. 13, 2024
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Historic Salt Lake City Union Pacific Railroad Station transformed into luxury hotel

The original 48,500-sf Union Pacific Depot, built in 1908, was meticulously preserved, honoring the station’s historical significance while introducing a new eight-story guestroom...
Jan. 13, 2025
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Top 80 Hospitality Facility Construction Firms for 2024

Suffolk Construction, PCL Construction Enterprises, Swinerton, Whiting-Turner Contracting, and STO Building Group top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Dec. 18, 2024
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Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

AECOM, Jacobs, EXP, IMEG, Kimley-Horn, and Langan top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality facilities sector engineering and engineering/...
Dec. 18, 2024
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Top 120 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2024

Gensler, HKS, WATG, DLR Group, Cooper Carry and JCJ Architecture top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality facilities sector architecture ...
Dec. 18, 2024
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Top 50 Sports Facility Construction Firms for 2024

Turner Construction, JE Dunn Construction, Gilbane Building Company, PCL Construction Enterprises, and Whiting-Turner Contracting head Building Design+Construction's ranking of...
Dec. 20, 2024
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Top 60 Sports Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

Alfa Tech, ME Engineers, AECOM, Coffman Engineers, and Thornton Tomasetti head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest sports facility engineering and engineering...
Dec. 20, 2024
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Top 120 Sports Facility Architecture Firms for 2024

Populous, Gensler, HOK, Perkins&Will, and HNTB Corp. head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest sports facility architecture and architecture/engineering...
Dec. 20, 2024
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The 25,000-seat Etihad Park will be Major League Soccer's first all-electric stadium. Image credit: HOK

New York City’s first soccer-only stadium breaks ground

The 25,000-sf Etihad Park is a centerpiece for a larger redevelopment plan.
Dec. 10, 2024
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Top 60 Airport Facility Construction Firms for 2024

Hensel Phelps, Turner Construction, Holder Construction, The Walsh Group, Clark Group, and ARCO Construction Companies top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Jan. 2, 2025
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Image by Gerald Friedrich from Pixabay

Top 70 Airport Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

AECOM, Jacobs, Burns & McDonnell, Arup, Mead & Hunt, and WSP head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest airport terminal and airport facilities engineering...
Jan. 2, 2025
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Top 70 Airport Facility Architecture Firms for 2024

Gensler, Corgan, PGAL, HOK, HNTB, and Page top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest airport terminal and airport facilities architecture and architecture...
Jan. 2, 2025
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5 lessons learned from designing Salt Lake City’s new aviation hub

HOK’s Matt Needham, Alan Bright, and Claire Moore joined Salt Lake City International Airport’s Mike Williams to discuss SLC’s Terminal Redevelopment Program.
Jan. 2, 2025