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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. 

Nov 10, 2011

Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology opens doors

New Perkins School for the Blind Building is dedicated to innovation, interaction, and independence for students.

Nov 10, 2011

Skanska Moss to expand and renovate Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

The multi-phase terminal improvement program consists of an overall expansion to the airport’s footprint and major renovations to the existing airport terminal.

Tim Gregorski | Nov 10, 2011

Solar covered parking installed in Phoenix

SolarWing recently installed its pre-fab, solar covered parking product at the City of Phoenix…
Nov 10, 2011

Suffolk Construction awarded MBTA transit facility and streetscape project

The 21,000-sf project will feature construction of a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Ocean Avenue, an elevated plaza deck above Wonderland MBTA Station, a central plaza, and an at-grade pedestrian crossing over Revere Beach Boulevard

Nov 10, 2011

Thornton Tomasetti’s Joseph and Choi to co-chair the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s Outrigger Design Working Group

Design guide will describe in detail the application of outriggers within the lateral load resisting systems of tall buildings, effects on building behavior and recommendations for design. 

Drew Ballensky | Nov 9, 2011

New York’s iconic Macy’s flagship store to get $400 million renovation

Macy’s Inc. flagship store in New York’s Herald Square will undergo a $400 million renovation that…
Nov 9, 2011

Lincoln Center Pavilion wins national architecture and engineering award

The project team members include owner Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York; design architect and interior designer of the restaurant, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York; executive architect, FXFOWLE, New York; and architect and interior designer of the film center, Rockwell Group, New York; structural engineer Arup (AISC Member), New York; and general contractor Turner Construction Company (AISC Member), New York. 

Nov 9, 2011

Sika Sarnafil Roof Recycling Program recognized by Society of Plastics Engineers

Program leads the industry in recovering and recycling roofing membrane into new roofing products.

Nov 9, 2011

American Standard Brands joins the Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium

 

American Standard will collaborate with other organizations to build an industry-wide sustainability performance index.

Nov 8, 2011

Transforming a landmark coastal resort

Originally built in 1973, the building had received several alterations over the years but the progressive deterioration caused by the harsh salt water environment had never been addressed.

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