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Retail Centers
Miami retail structure’s honeycomb façade fluctuates between opacity and transparency
The Verge Building, a planned 8,400-sf retail structure located in Miami’s Design District, is…
Data Centers
Operational wellness was an objective for a new 911 call center near San Antonio
Earlier this week, the $40 million, 80,527-sf Bexar Metro Regional Operations Center, a 911 call…
Urban Planning
Streets as storytellers: Defining places and connecting people
As an urbanist, I strongly identify with Kahn’s description of streets as primarily a “PLACE.” More…
Products and Materials
Acrylic-infused wood flooring brings durability for commercial spaces
New product line brings wide-plank wood floors to any commercial space, with a twist.
While made…
Industrial Facilities
Ridge breaks ground on two industrial buildings at Charleston Logistics Center
Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., has recently…
Codes and Standards
New tallest tower west of the Mississippi built to stringent seismic standards
The soon-to-open Wilshire Grand, at 1,100 feet, is now the tallest building west of the Mississippi…
Cladding and Facade Systems
FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns, may be covered in the same cladding as Grenfell Tower, AP reports
FirstEnergy Stadium, where the Cleveland Browns play their home games, may be covered in the same…
Codes and Standards
Chicago rises to the top of U.S. cities in percentage of LEED or Energy Star office buildings
Chicago now boasts highest percentage of certified LEED or Energy Star office buildings among the…
Office Buildings
SGA uses virtual design and construction technology to redevelop N.Y. building into modern offices
A 121,059-sf, nine-story building located at 287 South Park Avenue in New York City’s Gramercy Park…
Retail Centers
L.A.’s Promenade at Howard Hughes Center receives a new name and a $30 million cash injection
Laurus Corporation, a L.A.-based real estate investment and development firm, purchased the…
sponsored Products and Materials
Building community with every structure
From schools to churches, YMCAs to hospitals, ice arenas to community centers or anything in…
sponsored Fire-Rated Products
London fire shines spotlight on fire prevention, protection and education
It has been a month since news of the tragic Grenfell Tower Fire in London shook the entire world…
Multifamily Housing
Student housing trends: The transformation of co-living in college
Several months ago we wrote about the new emergence of innovative co-living solutions: development…
Augmented Reality
Mortenson develops AR app for community engagement during construction of UW computer science building
Mortenson Construction has been in the vanguard of AEC firms using virtual reality as a tool for…
Codes and Standards
Economic impacts of climate change will jump over next two decades
Climate change-induced higher sea levels combined with storm surge will likely increase the average…
Designers
5 laws every designer can live by
The word design has evolved to have many different meanings in the last decades. It seems there is…
Multifamily Housing
KTGY-designed Elan Menlo Park nears completion
Elan Menlo Park is a 146-unit luxury apartment community nearing completion in Menlo Park, Calif.…
sponsored Architects
Introducing StrXur by Bluebeam
Back in 2013, BD+C offered Bluebeam a chance to sponsor a blog. Bluebeam in turn asked if I wanted…
Office Buildings
James Corner Field Operations, designers of the High Line, creates rooftop amenity spaces for three Dumbo office buildings
Three Dumbo office buildings have been updated with new rooftop amenity spaces designed by James…
Codes and Standards
Energy modeling yields accuracy within 4%, says new study
In a recently released study, the Weidt Group found that the average energy consumption of…
