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Museums
Rippled facade defines Snøhetta’s San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion design
To call to mind the waters of the bay, the renovated San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)…
Resiliency
Connecticut to develop new code standards for resiliency
Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy has directed state agencies to develop new building code…
Mixed-Use
A man-made lagoon with a Bellagio-like fountain will be the highlight of a mixed-use project outside Dallas
In late April, a public-private partnership with the city of Rowlett, Texas, officially broke…
Virtual Reality
NBBJ to develop virtual reality productivity platform
The architecture and design firm NBBJ announced that it has formed a partnership with a startup,…
Healthcare Facilities
How improving emergency department design leads to greater hospital efficiency
Improving both throughput and the physical environment in the Emergency Department (ED) is a top…
Wood
Anders Berensson Architects designs 40-story wooden skyscraper for Stockholm
If a city wanted to replace the amount of cars in its city center while, at the same time,…
Market Data
ABC: Quarterly GDP growth slowest in two years
Real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded only 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted annual rate during…
Contractors
OSHA issues advisory to protect workers from Zika virus
New rules, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and…
High-rise Construction
bKL Architecture proposes world’s third tallest tower for China
The Chicago-based design firm bKL Architecture unveiled a concept for a megatall tower in Shenzhen…
Cultural Facilities
Studio Dror designs geodesic dome to pair with the Montreal Biosphère
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Expo 67, a seminal World’s Fair in Montreal. One of the…
sponsored Coatings
Building a Habitat with Paint: The Polk Penguin Conservation Center
A monolithic tabular iceberg rises inside the Detroit Zoo, sparkling brightly in the sun. Although…
Codes and Standards
New research finds 30 measures to significantly cut energy use
New research funded by ASHRAE found that applying 30 specific energy savings measures, like chilled…
Green
Top 10 green building projects for 2016
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have…
University Buildings
SmithGroupJJR’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Building named 2016 Lab of the Year
The University of Illinois’s new Electrical and Computer Engineering Building has been named R&…
Retail Centers
How retailers can create spaces to appeal to Millennial shoppers
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once said “All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base…
Codes and Standards
Florida gives developers more time to install first responder radio signal systems
New Florida building code legislation will allow building owners to postpone for several years a…
sponsored Curtain Wall
Constructing an energy-efficient and secure global defense building
The striking exterior of the BAE Systems facility can be seen for miles. The company’s complex is…
Architects
Notable architects design mini-golf holes for London Design Festival
The London Design Festival launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for one of the craziest…
Drones
The Tremco SkyBEAM UAV is the first to be approved by the FAA for nighttime commercial operation
Drones can often times be unfairly judged. When people hear the ominous buzzing of a rotary wing…
Codes and Standards
San Francisco becomes first big U.S. city to require solar panels on new buildings
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to require new construction that is…
