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The Building Design+Construction editors bring you all things related to the AEC market, from the latest design tools to green building trends.

BD+C editors include David Barista, Editorial Director; Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor; John Caulfield, Senior Editor; and Quinn Purcell, Managing Editor.

MIT’s Simmons Hall, designed by Steven Holl
Big Data

In the age of data-driven design, has POE’s time finally come?

When Steven Holl’s iconic Simmons Hall opened on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology some 15 years ago, the building’s provocative design—which earned it the...
Jan. 5, 2018
How to start a negotiation: Begin as you mean to continue
Architects

How to start a negotiation: Begin as you mean to continue

You know you are going to engage in a negotiation at some point, whether it involves making a bid pitch, getting assigned to a new project, or negotiating the terms of your next...
Nov. 6, 2017
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Sustainability

Embracing the WELL Building Standard: The next step in green

Did you turn off the lamp on your desk today before you left the office? Did you remember to reach down and turn off the power strip your computer was plugged into? When you got...
April 19, 2017
Rendering: Panoramic Interests
Architects

ULI report looks at growing appeal of micro unit apartments

New research from the Urban Land Institute suggests that micro units—typically larger than a one-car garage, smaller than a double—have staying power as a housing type that appeals...
Dec. 17, 2014
Hadid Image
Architects

Zaha Hadid's 'gravity defying' Issam Fares Institute opens in Beirut

After eight years of deciding a design for the Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut, the building’s inauguration took place last week. The building is full...
June 12, 2014
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Architects

David Adjaye’s housing project in Sugar Hill nears completion

The $80 million affordable housing project in the Sugar Hill district of New York City is nearing completion. Led by British architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates, this ...
June 11, 2014
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Architects

Bill signing signals approval to revitalize New Orleans’ convention center corridor

Governor Bobby Jindal’s signature on House Bill 788 gives final approval to the Ernest N. Morial Exhibition Hall Authority to begin executing bold plans for the Convention Center...
June 11, 2014
Architects

New York City considers new construction standards for hospitals, multifamily buildings

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration has proposed new building codes for hospitals and multifamily dwellings in New York City to help them be more resilient in the event of...
June 19, 2013