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NEW DEADLINE for Senior Living and Student Housing projects for "MULTIFAMILY Design+Construction" Fall issue

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NEW DEADLINE for Senior Living and Student Housing projects for "MULTIFAMILY Design+Construction" Fall issue

NEW Deadline for Submission: Wednesday, September 21, 2022.


By ROBERT CASSIDY, EDITOR, MULTIFAMILY DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | August 3, 2022
Image by rotekirsche20 from Pixabay

There is NO COST for submitting your project. Image by rotekirsche20 from Pixabay

The Fall 2022 issue (Nov/Dec) of MULTIFAMILY Design+Construction will feature two "roundup" articles on Senior Living and Student Housing projects. There is NO COST for participating!

Please follow the guidelines below for your submission.

NEW Deadline for Submission: Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Here’s what we need – please send as a Word document (preferred) or email text (not PDF):

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION —project name, location, # of units, type of units (studio, 1BR, 2BR, etc.), construction cost (or total cost), Developer or Owner firm, key AEC firms involved (architect, MEP engineer, structure/civil engineer, landscape architect, builder/contractor, important specialty subcontractors – e.g., sustainability consultant).

Note: Projects must have been completed in the last 18 months or so (please give approx. Occupancy Date or Construction Completion Date). Please do not submit projects that are still under construction.

2. HIGH-QUALITY HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS, 300 dpi, with brief CAPTIONS (25-50 words) describing what’s going on in the photo (“925-sq. ft. fitness center at Aloha Apartments with rowing equipment…,“ “Community center with infinity pool at Aloha…”).

We suggest 8-12 photos, a mix of Exteriors and Interiors, esp. interesting or unusual features ("geothermal system," "Uber waiting area," key amenities ("pooch exercise park," "pickleball courts"), important design elements ("wellness center," "outdoor community kitchen"). 

OK to have people in photos – preferably real people, not actors. Casual, candid, not posed.

Include VERTICAL photos (or horizontal photos that can be cropped for vertical use) for possible Cover consideration. Cover size: 8.5 inches wide X 10.75 inches high.

IMPORTANT: Please do not send photos via Dropbox. We do not have a Dropbox account. Please use another mechanism, or send photos in email batches up to 15MB.

3. PHOTO CREDITS for all images (no renderings!)

4. TELL US WHAT MAKES THE PROJECT SPECIAL Tell why MFDC readers would be interested in the project: special design aspects, interesting financing mechanism, client target group, community involvement, sustainability, unusual obstacles to overcome, etc.

5. SUBMITTER'S CONTACT INFO – include your mobile phone (in case we have questions).

Please send materials to: Robert Cassidy, Editor, MFDC – rcassidy@sgcmail.com.

Put "Senior Living" or "Student Housing" in the SUBJECT line.

Questions? Email me or text/call me at 773-220-3555.

 

 

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