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Architects
A Frank Lloyd Wright building in Montana will soon be demolished, or will it?
While states in the Midwest such as Illinois and Wisconsin may be stippled with more Frank Lloyd…
University Buildings
Stephen F. Austin State University’s new STEM building breaks ground
A large, 52-foot dome planetarium acts as the focal point of a new 87,000-sf STEM building being…
Museums
Plans for the expansion and renovation of the Asian Art Museum in Seattle unveiled
For the first time since it was completed in 1933, Seattle’s Asian Art Museum is set to undergo a…
Codes and Standards
Santa Monica, Calif., passes historic net-zero ordinance
Santa Monica, California recently became the first city in the world to require net-zero energy…
Market Data
Architecture Billings Index rebounds after two down months
After seeing consecutive months of contracting demand for the first time in four years, the…
Museums
The Guggenheim Helsinki has one final chance to become a reality
Following in the footsteps of Richard Pryor before it, the Guggenheim Helsinki is exclaiming, “I…
Higher Education
Construction begins on the U.S. Naval Academy’s new cyber studies and computer science department building, Hopper Hall
A new six-story, 206,400-sf building is currently under construction on the U.S. Naval Academy’s…
Virtual Reality
Converting 3D model files to VR, with one click
Add to the growing list of tech companies that are integrating virtual reality into the…
Reconstruction Awards
BD+C's 2016 Reconstruction Award Winners
Building Design + Construction’s 33rd annual Reconstruction Awards honor 20 projects for standing…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Ennis Hall, Georgia College & State University
Built in the 1920s as a women’s dormitory on the campus of Georgia College & State University…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: QTS Chicago Data Center
This adaptive reuse converted the Chicago Sun-Times printing plant, which had been closed since…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: The Renwick Gallery of The Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Renwick Gallery (1859) was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr., as the original Corcoran…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is located in a flood zone on Cape Cod, which restricts its…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: The Masonic Temple
At the time of its completion, in 1928, the eight-story Masonic Temple in Glendale, Calif., was the…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building
The renovation of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building, built in the Beaux-Art style in…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Arc at Old Colony
Upon completion in 1894, the 17-story Arc at Old Colony became one of the tallest buildings in…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Noble Chapel
Colma, Calif., is known as the “City of Souls”: 1½ million people are buried there. In May 2013, a…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Bay Area Metro Center
The 525,000-sf Bay Area Metro Center, at 390 Main Street, San Francisco, was originally built by…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University
St. Catherines is a Rust Belt city in the province of Ontario. Last November, in response to local…
Reconstruction Awards
Reconstruction Awards: Marwen
Marwen is a nonprofit visual arts education center on Chicago’s Near North Side. Founded in 1987 by…
