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Sustainable Design and Construction
Here comes the sun: A primer on sustainable building orientation
Architects rarely start with a completely blank canvas when designing a new building. One element…
Codes and Standards
Apple spars with Cupertino, Calif., mayor over strained city infrastructure
The construction of Apple’s new $5 billion campus in Cupertino, Calif., has raised tensions over…
Big Data
City planners find value in data from Strava, a cyclist tracking app
City planners have found a wealth of information that they didn't even need to cobble together…
Senior Living Design
Fresh take on senior living design: developer La Posada and three: living architecture team to create Nakoma Sky
Lisa Israel, CEO and President of La Posada, and Joni Condi, COO and Senior VP of La Posada, are…
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The incredible long-lived metal roof
There’s good news about metal roofs. According to recent research—a metal roof can last at least…
Brick and Masonry
Preventing and treating distress in brick veneer cavity walls [AIA course]
Masonry construction is one of the oldest methods of creating built structures. However, the…
Office Buildings
Can you make a new building as cool as a warehouse?
Yes. Yes, we certainly can. Seriously. We cannot find any more old warehouse buildings to renovate…
Codes and Standards
Safety Stand-Down yields proposals to boost construction safety
OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down during the week of May 2nd prompted a focus on construction…
Events Facilities
Santiago Calatrava designs 'falcon in flight' pavilion for UAE at Dubai Expo
In a competition of nine architecture firms and 11 submitted proposals, the United Arab Emirates…
AEC Tech
Is the nation’s grand tech boom really an innovation funk?
In a world with self-driving cars, holographic gaming, drone-delivered pizza, AI computers,…
Building Tech
3 things to consider for computation in the business of design
Design Intelligence’s 2015 Technology Trends and Innovation report cited that firms anticipated a…
Codes and Standards
EcoDistricts unveils sustainable neighborhood framework
The non-profit organization EcoDistricts has launched EcoDistricts Protocol, a process-based…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
NBA’s Atlanta Hawks to build new practice center with attached medical facilities
As recently as the early-1990s, NBA teams would practice at local college gyms. Just imagine, high-…
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On New York City’s bulletin on lot line requirements – and how it applies everywhere else
Today’s buildings use glass extensively in the envelope for its ability to provide clear views and…
Cultural Facilities
Pod-shaped cable cars would be a different kind of Chicago SkyLine
Two architecture firms proposed a plan to connect Chicago’s Riverfront to Navy Pier via a hanging…
Healthcare Facilities
Infographic: The greening of healthcare
As a growing number of hospitals continue to look for ways to decrease operating costs and increase…
Big Data
The Center for Neighborhood Technology has launched the largest source of transit data in the country
Data is one of those broad, overarching commodities (and it is just that, a commodity) that is of…
Steel Buildings
10 building projects win top steel engineering and architecture awards
Ten structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2016 Innovative…
The Gourd, San Antonio, Texas
Owner*: Overland Partners, San Antonio
Architect*: Overland Partners, San Antonio
Structural…
Emerson College Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Owner: Emerson College, Los Angeles
Owner’s Rep: Silverman Associates, Newton, Mass.
Architect:…
