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Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, centerpiece of innovation hub, opens

The recently opened Michigan Central Station in Detroit is the centerpiece of a 30-acre technology and cultural hub that will include development of urban transportation solutions. The six-year adaptive reuse project of the 640,000 sf historic station, created by the same architect as New York’s Grand Central Station, is the latest sign of a reinvigorating Detroit.




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Top 45 Parking Structure Engineering Firms for 2023

Walker Consultants, Kimley-Horn, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and Walter P Moore head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest parking structure engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in the 2023 Giants 400 Report.  

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Transportation & Parking Facilities

Green | Jul 16, 2015

7 parking facilities first to earn Green Garage Certification

The new program rates parking structures based on 48 elements of operation, from water reuse to bicycle parking to car sharing options. 

Transit Facilities | Jun 15, 2015

Success through teamwork for landmark California project

The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) is the Grand Central Station of the future

Jun 15, 2015

Choose the Right Material for the Right Job

Failure to heed a plumbing designer’s advice can result in lost time and money as Tim Burns…
Transit Facilities | Jun 9, 2015

BIG releases golden-roof plan for transport hub in Swedish city

“Like a continuous thin sheet, the roof is gently lifted at its four corners, wrapping the city's vehicular infrastructure in multiple layers of public program and urban spaces,” said Ingels.

Transportation & Parking Facilities | May 20, 2015

Federal Highway Administration releases guide for protected bike lanes

The guide consolidates lessons learned from practitioners designing and implementing separated bike lanes across the U.S.

High-rise Construction | Gensler | May 6, 2015

Parks in the sky? Subterranean bike paths? Meet the livable city, designed in 3D

Today’s great cities must be resilient—and open—to many things, including the influx of humanity, writes Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen. 

Building Team Awards | Apr 10, 2015

14 projects that push AEC teaming to the limits

From Lean construction to tri-party IPD to advanced BIM/VDC coordination, these 14 Building Teams demonstrate the power of collaboration in delivering award-winning buildings. These are the 2015 Building Team Award winners.

Building Team Awards | Apr 10, 2015

Anaheim’s soaring intermodal hub

Anaheim's Regional Transportations Intermodal Center is the largest ETFE project in North America.

Building Team Awards | Apr 9, 2015

Nation's first LEED-certified bus depot

A bus garage in Harlem shows that even the most mundane of facilities can strut its environmentally sensitive stuff.

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