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Architects

Every building starts with a concept and a design. Architects are involved at every stage of the process, even after a design has been finalized, helping other building team members through the snares and missteps in the construction process. Building Design+Construction delivers news, trends, and research to the nation's largest architectural design firms. 

Jul 18, 2012

Green expert Kats joins GreenWizard as an advisor

Kats' role is to help further expand GreenWizard’s impact in the sustainable construction industry.

Jul 18, 2012

Construction employment stagnates in June

Lack of hiring in construction combined with job growth elsewhere threatens to create skilled-labor gap once contractors are ready to hire again.

Jul 18, 2012

Legat & Kingscott relocates architecture/interior design office

Move enables the architecture/interior design firm to better serve its expanding clientele.

Jul 18, 2012

Alcoa appoints Hunter Architectural Manager

Hunter to operate with the goal of driving specification, new product adoption and overall demand for the Alcoa BCS North America product range.

Jul 17, 2012

AIA and Architecture for Humanity select Disaster Response Grant recipients

Awards help each group implement their locally driven preparedness project in the second half of the year.
 

Jul 17, 2012

KM/Plaza changes name to Plaza Construction

Lands new projects including the Perry South Beach Hotel and Dadeland Mall Kendall Wing Expansion.

Jul 17, 2012

Dr. Phillips Charities Headquarters Building receives LEED Silver

The building incorporates sustainable design features, environmentally-friendly building products, energy efficient systems, and environmentally sensitive construction practices.

Jul 16, 2012

BD+C Under 40 Leadership Summit scheduled

Attendee registration for U40 Summit II now open.

Jul 16, 2012

Construction spending at 2 ½ year peak

Construction economist Ken Simonson says that four private nonresidential categories each posted 12-month spending increases of more than 25%: power and energy construction, 35%; hotels, 29%; educational and manufacturing, 27% apiece.

Jul 16, 2012

Chen named design director at Heery

Chen comes to Heery from his own firm, Mark Chen Architect, a design and planning consulting firm, based in New York City, whose recent work includes large-scale planning studies for mixed-use projects.

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