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Free Generative Design – A brief overview of tools created by the Grasshopper community
It is no secret that we’ve been critical of the recent framing of “generative design” as a…
Codes and Standards
Updated ASHRAE standards focused on ventilation design, air quality in residential applications
ASHRAE has released updated editions of its standards for ventilation system design and acceptable…
Mixed-Use
Chicago’s first citizenM hotel to be part of Sterling Bay’s mixed-use Michigan Ave. development
Chicago’s first citizenM hotel is set to rise as part of Sterling Bay’s mixed-use development at…
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Museum of the Moving Image facade
The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., is a one-of-a-kind destination celebrating…
Codes and Standards
Real estate professionals say coworking is not a flash in the pan
A majority of corporate real estate professionals polled at CoreNet Global Summits in North America…
Reconstruction Awards
The University of Chicago Harris School at the Keller Center
Extreme sustainability was the chief goal for the reconstruction of Edward Durrell Stone’s Kellogg…
Market Data
Office construction lifts U.S. asking rental rate, but slowing absorption in Q3 raises concerns
A rising tide of new office projects may be skewing the national average rental rate upward and…
Urban Planning
Culdesac Tempe will be the country’s first from-scratch, car-free neighborhood
Culdesac, a developer that specializes in building car-free neighborhoods from scratch, operates…
Market Data
Architecture Billings Index rebounds after two down months
Following a two month decline in demand for design services, architecture billings got a bounce in…
Reconstruction Awards
Let there be light: Union Station Great Hall
Originally completed in 1925, Chicago’s Union Station was designated a landmark in 2002 and listed…
Codes and Standards
Utility’s proposal threatens California’s rooftop solar mandate
A proposal by Sacramento Municipal Utility District could undercut California’s mandate requiring…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
HKS designs Team Vitality’s new Paris HQ
Team Vitality, a French eSports organization, has recently opened its new HKS-designed Paris…
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Shipping containers recycled for use as self-storage units, covered by colorful insulated metal panels
GreenSpace Holdings LLC is focused on constructing “cost-reducing self-storage solutions with an…
Redefining lost urban spaces: 5 ways to turn a laneway into a “lanescape”
Have you ever noticed a laneway that wasn’t living up to its potential? Does a laneway in your…
Reconstruction Awards
Temporary quarters: Senate of Canada Building
Canada’s Parliamentary complex, in Ottawa, is undergoing a massive 10-year restoration that…
Codes and Standards
Number of LEED commercial building projects surpasses 100,000
LEED reached another milestone recently when the certification program surpassed 100,000 commercial…
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Demand for advanced, USA-made fire rated glazing “RAISES THE ROOF”
In the last couple of months, SAFTI FIRST has embarked on an ambitious, $8M expansion to upgrade…
Multifamily Housing
Over 400 micro units spread across two communities under development in Austin
Transwestern Development Co. has acquired a 0.56-acre site and a 1.6-acre site in Austin, Texas…
Sustainable Design and Construction
Word of the Year: "climate emergency," says the Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford Word of the Year 2019 is climate emergency. (Isn't that two words?) That news comes from…
Reconstruction Awards
Springfield Technical Community College: Goodbye to 'the shuffle'
Springfield, Mass., the site of America’s first armory, served as the center of U.S. military…
