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The Building Brains Coalition is meant to bridge the AEC and brain science communities.
Designers

Designing for brain health now has an advocacy group

HKS, Perkins&Will, and Corgan are members of the new Building Brains Coalition.
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Top 60 Outpatient Facility Construction Firms for 2024

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Top 50 Outpatient Facility Engineering Firms for 2024

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Top 110 Outpatient Facility Architecture Firms for 2024

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Affordable Housing

The state of affordable housing construction in 2025

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Healthcare Facilities

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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Sponsored

Streamlining Construction Procurement: Benefits of Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting streamlines project delivery through expedited, cost-effective public procurement, improving efficiency and reducing owners’ administrative burdens.
Feb. 17, 2025
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Office Buildings

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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Photo courtesy Miller Hull
Urban Planning

Reenergizing the urban core with catalyst placemaking strategies

Miller Hull shares case studies that represent the firm’s approach to urban renewal, and explains the design conditions needed to attain lasting value from these catalyst developments...
Feb. 14, 2025

Giants 400 Rankings

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Image by Tung Lam from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 50 Laboratory Construction Firms for 2024

Whiting-Turner Contracting, Suffolk Construction, Skanska USA, STO Building Group, Truebeck Construction, and Hensel Phelps top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Feb. 6, 2025
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Image by SAMUEL GABRIEL from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 50 Laboratory Engineering Firms for 2024

Affiliated Engineers, Burns & McDonnell, Vanderweil Engineers, Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group, WSP, and Salas O'Brien top Building Design+Construction's ranking of...
Feb. 6, 2025
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Image by M. Richter from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 100 Laboratory Design Firms for 2024

HDR, Flad Architects, Gensler, HOK, SmithGroup, DGA, and Payette top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest laboratory architecture and architecture/engineering...
Feb. 6, 2025
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Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 100 Apartment and Condominium Construction Firms for 2024

Suffolk Construction, Summit Contracting Group, Clark Group, The McShane Companies, JE Dunn Construction, and Brasfield & Gorrie top Building Design+Construction's ranking of ...
Feb. 5, 2025

Multifamily Pro+

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MFPRO+ Research

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

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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Image by Christa Mahler from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 65 Apartment and Condominium Engineering Firms for 2024

Kimley-Horn, AECOM, WSP, Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group, Langan, and Thornton Tomasetti top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest apartment...
Feb. 5, 2025
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Image by Valentin J-W from Pixabay
Giants 400

Top 160 Apartment and Condominium Architecture Firms for 2024

Arcadis North America, Gensler, Humphreys & Partners Architects, KTGY, SCB, AO, and AE7 top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest apartment building and...
Feb. 5, 2025

Healthcare Facilities

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Healthcare Facilities

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
Modular Building

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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Image by djedj from Pixabay
Giants 400

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
Giants 400

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

Education Facilities

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Higher Education

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
Higher Education

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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Sponsored

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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Giants 400

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

AEC Tech Innovation

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3D Printing

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

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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AEC Innovators

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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AEC Innovators

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

Office+Workplace

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Apartments

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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Government Buildings

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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Adaptive Reuse

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
Streetsense
Indoor and outdoor pools are among the lifestyle amenities being offered by SoMA, a 1,320-apartment tower in New York City.
Multifamily Housing

America’s largest office-to-res conversion poised to open in New York City

The 32-story SoMA is part of a goal to add half-million housing units in a decade.
Jan. 31, 2025

Cultural Facilities

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Giants 400

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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Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Image by Ichigo121212 from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Architects

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

Retail Buildings

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Retail Centers

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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Photo by Polina Tankilevitch, Pixels
Giants 400

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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Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay
Giants 400

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
Giants 400

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

Hotel Facilities

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Courtesy HKS
Adaptive Reuse

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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Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Image by StockSnap from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay
Giants 400

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

Sports Facilities

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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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Image by Pexels from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Image by Alexander Fox | PlaNet Fox from Pixabay
Giants 400

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
Sports and Recreational Facilities

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

Airport Facilities

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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Giants 400

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
Giants 400

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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Image by Time from Pixabay
Giants 400

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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Airports

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