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Multifamily Housing
Merriman Anderson/Architects designs affordable housing complex out of shipping containers
The Lomax Container Housing Project is an apartment complex made of shipping containers set to…
Architects
Perkins&Will and AIA set stage for industry adoption of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (J.E.D.I) programs
Perkins&Will and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) today released best practices for…
Codes and Standards
New guide for skylight selection, daylighting design released
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released a new document for guidance in…
Higher Education
Amid pandemic, college students value on-campus experience
This past fall, as students were returning to campus, we sought to understand the emotional…
Esports Arenas
6,000-seat eSports arena begins construction in Shanghai
A new 6,000-seat eSports arena is under construction in Shanghai for Edward Gaming (EDG), a…
Cities should be planned for people before cars. Here's how it can be done.
Throughout the world and especially in America, modern cities are operating from a mentality…
Mixed-Use
3XN and IttenBrechbühl to design a wooden tower in Switzerland
3XN and IttenBrechbühl have won an international competition to design Tilia Tower, a 278-foot-…
Data Centers
The Weekly show, Jan 21, 2021: Data centers in a pandemic world, and LGBT certification for AEC firms
This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about:
• LGBT…
Codes and Standards
California considers statewide ban on natural gas heat, hot water in new homes
The California Energy Commission is considering a statewide ban on the use of natural gas for…
Multifamily Housing
Abandoned Miami hospital gets third life as waterfront condo development
In the 1920s, the King Cole Hotel helped put Miami Beach on the map as a popular tourist…
Mixed-Use
Union Square’s first ground-up development in two decades completes
300 Grant Avenue, a 70.000-sf mixed-use project, has been completed, making it the first new…
Developing a new open space in your downtown community? Here are 5 key ideas to consider
One of the major global trends that we’ve seen during the last 50 years has been the steady shift…
Codes and Standards
Steel industry, labor urge Biden to retain steel tariffs
Four domestic steel industry associations and the United Steelworkers union have urged President-…
High-rise Construction
Casablanca Finance City Tower becomes Morphosis’ first project in Africa
The 25-story Casablanca Finance City Tower has become the first project to be completed in the…
Market Data
Architecture Billings continue to lose ground
Demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms took a pointed dip last month, according…
Sustainability
Buildings as carbon banks
In 10 years, the world will have reached a tipping point where the negative impacts of climate…
Codes and Standards
2021 Solar Investment Tax Credit will remain at 26%
The 2021 Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) was scheduled to step down to 22% this year, but will…
Market Data
2021 construction forecast: Nonresidential building spending will drop 5.7%, bounce back in 2022
Slowing demand at architecture firms last year is expected to contribute to a projected 5.7%…
Codes and Standards
Thomas Jefferson University launches the Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities
Thomas Jefferson University recently launched the Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities to …
Multifamily Housing
$100 million affordable housing development under construction in Santa Clara
St. Anton Tasman, a new 100% affordable-housing community situated on 1.22 acres at 2233 Calle…
