December 2012

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Fulcrum

Curved columns round out design of national insurance headquarters

The major multi-phase renovation of the headquarters of a Fortune 500 insurance carrier in the northern suburbs of Chicago included the addition of several radius columns supplied...
Dec. 10, 2012
Rheinzink

Metal panels cap new admin building for winery in Sonoma County

Williams Selyem is the first new winery constructed from the ground up in Sonoma County, Calif., in nearly 10 years. Designed by D.arc Group and Patrick Mervin Associates, the...
Dec. 10, 2012
Nora 6568

Rubber flooring stands up to needs of student, staff at career center

The 132,000-sf Hollenstein Career and Technology Center, Fort Worth, Texas, houses 10 different specialized career training academies. Cosmetology is among the available applied...
Dec. 10, 2012
Flexible

Flexible materials make a splash at multi-location church

Life Church, the second largest church in the U.S., has 15 locations throughout five states. A “wave wall” is included in the design of every new building and is retrofitted into...
Dec. 10, 2012
Wausau

University of Delaware chooses one window brand for three new projects

Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. was chosen for three new projects on the University of Delaware’s campus, in Newark, each featuring Wausau window systems as part of the university...
Dec. 10, 2012

Cal Poly recreation center shines under steel roofing panels

The 165,700-sf Cal Poly University Recreation Center at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif., opened in June to students, faculty, and the community...
Dec. 10, 2012
Syntheon

Thermal-efficient wall panels make waves at Alaskan aquatic facility

The Dimond Park Aquatic Center in Juneau, Alaska, has strict temperature requirements. The lap pool is maintained at 82°F, the leisure pool at 89°F, and the 20-person sauna at...
Dec. 10, 2012

Locally sourced cypress offers durability for design center at AIA North Carolina

Construction on the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture and Design was recently completed in Raleigh. The southern and northern...
Dec. 10, 2012
Sefar

Colored glass partitions transmit light, promote corporate identity

A prominent feature of the interior of Wascosa’s headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland, is a glass partition system in the rail transport company’s orange and gray corporate colors...
Dec. 10, 2012
The Yale School of Medicine West Campus, WB-24 Laboratory, New Haven, Conn., a renovation project that resulted in the delivery

AIA: Laboratory design, building for breakthrough science

Whether in the corporate sector or in the academic realm, scientific research is a complex and highly competitive field. Because decisions of where and how to direct research ...
Dec. 10, 2012
Bim Models (as In The Above Project) Have Evolved To A Level Of Information Beyond That Required For Production Of 2 D Documents

BIM becomes VDC

For many of us who have participated in the rapid growth of BIM, It is tempting to see it as just one more technology development in the project delivery process, but its real...
Dec. 10, 2012
Douglas Durst

The owner’s perspective: high-rise buildings

Nina Rappaport: How is your company organized, and what is your philosophy about development? Do you have a mantra or some basic guiding principles? Douglas Durst: We do have ...
Dec. 10, 2012
Classroom Exterior 0

Greenzone pop quiz

At Greenbuild 2012, Building Design+Construction sponsored the fabrication of a modular, energy-efficient classroom, which was displayed outside the North Hall of the Moscone ...
Dec. 9, 2012
The classrooms exterior cladding consisted of fiber cement boards of varying colors and textures from Nichiha. An abundance of

Modular classroom building makes the grade

At Greenbuild 2012, education and sustainability took center stage with the arrival of the SAGE modular classroom, designed and built by a team from Oregon. The demonstration ...
Dec. 9, 2012
This Free Form Floating Ceiling Uses Aluminum To Add Drama To Healthcare Think Tank

14 great solutions

Welcome to the third installment of Building Design+Construction’s “Great Solutions,” highlighting 14 innovative technologies and products that you can put to work in your next...
Dec. 9, 2012