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Security and Life Safety
What’s the balance between security and freedom of movement in buildings?
The recent mass shooting at an L.G.B.T. nightclub in Orlando, Fla., once again raises emotional…
Movers+Shapers
GREEN GIANT: Jerry Yudelson is revamping the green building movement
Jerry Yudelson is on a mission. He wants to get architects, engineers, contractors, and property…
Urban Planning
Swedish ‘Timber Town’ proposal from C.F. Møller provides a unique blend of nature and city
Why does nature always need to be at odds with the built environment? Shouldn’t we have a way by…
Retail Centers
Zaha Hadid and Gensler among finalists for Sunset Strip billboard design competition
After reviewing a pool of nine applicants, the City of West Hollywood named four finalists in a…
3D Printing
By 2021, 3D concrete printing is projected to be a $56.4 million industry
The construction industry has promised big things when it comes to the implementation of 3D…
Market Data
Transwestern: Market fundamentals and global stimulus driving economic growth
The U.S. economy continues to show slow, steady progress despite fears of a global economic…
Movers+Shapers
VERTICAL INTEGRATOR: How Brooklyn’s Alloy LLC evolved from an architecture firm into a full-fledged development company
Control. It’s what most architects dream of. But designers rarely, if ever, get total control of…
Office Buildings
Let's not forget introverts when it comes to workplace design
Recently I’ve been working on a project for a group of people who spend their days staring at and…
BIM and Information Technology
Autodesk and Trimble will share APIs to develop products that improve user workflow
Responding to customers who have been pushing them for greater workflow efficiencies when using…
sponsored Ceilings
New Sempra Energy headquarters offers employees a quiet place to work
When Sempra Energy began drawing up plans for its new $165 million corporate headquarters in…
Multifamily Housing
San Francisco voters approve tougher affordability requirement on new housing development
San Francisco voters recently approved a ballot measure that will require residential developments…
University Buildings
Renovated Drexel University academic building will welcome students with front porch
Large cantilevered terra cotta screens will create a “front porch” for the expansion to Drexel…
sponsored Transit Facilities
HRT Transit Center: The Ambience of a Park in an Efficient Bus Terminal
When three concepts were presented for a new bus terminal and transfer station to serve the…
sponsored High-rise Construction
Marilyn Monroe’ tower adds curves to the Toronto skyline
“North American cities need something more organic, more natural, more human,” said Ma Yansong, a…
Building Team
BD+C launches Women in Design+Construction Conference
The editors of Building Design+Construction magazine are teaming with nearly 30 leading women AEC…
Coatings
Sherwin-Williams color forecast identifies 40 hot colors for 2017
Sherwin-Williams has released four new color palettes.
A team of design and color experts…
University Buildings
Universities infuse tech features into learning, living, and shopping spaces
Experts from design/planning firm Gresham, Smith and Partners recently posted an intriguing series…
Movers+Shapers
THE DISRUPTORS: The Millennial generation is imposing its will on design
What makes Millennials tick? Lots of businesses, AEC firms included, would like to know the answer…
BIM and Information Technology
The race to digitize the globe with 3D imagery
Urban designers and planners frequently consult 3D imagery from Google Earth and other online…
Concrete
American Concrete Institute releases new Guide to Shotcrete
The American Concrete Institute released a new publication for concrete industry professionals —…
