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Architects

Innovations in addressing homelessness

Sasaki principal Brie Hensold and planner Gretchen Keillor recently attended an Innovation Lab …
Architects

BIG plans: Architecture isn’t Bjarke Ingels Group’s only growth path

Sometime late this year, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) expects to move its headquarters into 52,000 sf…
Codes and Standards

Technology is influencing parking requirement codes in new developments

Ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft are making it easier for cities to ease up on parking…
Cultural Facilities

The Shed, a multi-arts center on New York’s west side, moves forward in construction and funding

On May 24, The Shed, a non-profit cultural organization that’s backed by some of the heaviest…
Museums

The museum as workspace

What makes a good workspace?  Research shows that natural light is important, improving worker…
Codes and Standards

Better Buildings Challenge Partners on track to reduce energy usage by 20% in 10 years

According to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, on…
Industry Research

Project labor agreement mandates inflate cost of construction 13%

A study released today by the Beacon Hill Institute found that Ohio schools built under government-…
Multifamily Housing

Luxury residential tower is newest planned addition to The Star in Frisco

Plans for a 17-story residential tower have been announced for the Star in Frisco, a 91-acre mixed-…
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Duro-Last Duro-Bond Roofing System installed on New England warehouse

When one of New England’s premier manufacturing representative agencies purchased a new warehouse,…
Big Data

Data literacy: Your data-driven advantage starts with your people

Take a few minutes to think about the people you work with and how they approach solving problems…
Market Data

Design billings increasing entering height of construction season

After beginning the year with a marginal decline, the Architecture Billings Index has posted three…
Market Data

The top franchise companies in the construction pipeline

According to the recent Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the…
Mixed-Use

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects will develop mixed-use project on former site of Carlsberg Brewery

After closing its doors in 2008, the industrial site of the former Carlsberg Brewery production…
Industry Research

These buildings paid the highest property taxes in 2016

Ben Franklin is often attributed as saying only two things are certain in life: death and taxes.…
AEC Tech

A funny thing may happen on the way to AI

When we picture the future of technology, scenes from “The Terminator” or “2001: A Space Odyssey”…
Mixed-Use

45-story tower planned for Miami Worldcenter

Miami Worldcenter occupies 27 acres in the heart of downtown Miami and is one of the largest…
High-rise Construction

Goettsch Partners to design three-building Optics Valley Center complex

A new complex coming to Wuhan, China will provide nearly 3.4 million sf of space across three…
Architects

Queens Museum exhibit shows New York City as it could have been

Like some sort of Island of Misfit Toys, an entirely different New York City could be created…
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Tapered columns can slim down costs

Metal building system builders have an option to use straight columns or tapered columns to hold up…
Education Facilities

Educational design taking lessons from tech firms

Several years ago, my brother worked for a high-profile tech firm in the Bay Area. When I visited…