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Hotel Facilities
SCAU unveils concept for a Ferris wheel hotel in Paris
Ever feel that a five-minute ride on a Ferris wheel just isn’t long enough? Or that it really is so…
Building Materials
U.S. Naval Research Lab develops transparent aluminum
As glass curtain wall and floor-to-ceiling windows increasingly become staples in today’s built…
Healthcare Facilities
Hospital designers get the scoop on the role of innovation in healthcare
“Innovation” was the byword as 175 healthcare designers gathered in Chicago for the American…
Museums
George Lucas museum design by MAD Architects finally gets green light
Designboom reports that Chicago’s city council has finally approved the construction of the Lucas…
Curtain Wall
Curved glass curtains will give Washington, D.C., office building more views and floor space
The 2050 M Street building in Washington, D.C., will be covered with curtains of curved glass.
The…
University Buildings
Yale completes Singapore campus
The Yale-NUS College in Singapore has been completed. It is the 314-year-old university's first…
Multifamily Housing
Labor City: The Qatari complex for 70,000 migrant workers opens
The Russian Times reports that a $825 million housing project to accommodate around 70,000 workers…
Designers
DBIA announces 2015 Project of the Year
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) announced the 2015 Project of the Year and National…
Contractors
ABC, AIA & NAHB: Residential, nonresidential construction growth expected in 2016
Economists from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), American Institute of Architects (AIA),…
Office Buildings
Emotional intelligence and design
In 1990, two psychologists offered the first formulation of a concept they called “emotional…
BIM and Information Technology
How virtual and augmented reality can shape architecture and design
One of my colleagues recently shared a New York Times blog post by Strauss Zelnick, a Chief…
Windows and Doors
Pop-out window concept offers 'more sky' for multifamily dwellers
Ever look out of a window in a big city apartment? You don’t really get much of a viewing range.…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
MJA Studio proposes converting Australian stadium into giant surf pool
The Subiaco Oval, a 43,000-seat stadium in Subiaco, Western Australia, broke ground in 1908 and has…
Architects
NCARB: Interactive tool helps architects prep for exam
A tool to assist architects in transitioning from the current licensing exam to the new version…
Contractors
ABC: September's nonresidential spending slip no cause for concern
Nonresidential construction spending fell in September for the first time in eight months, the U.S…
Healthcare Facilities
Final funding comes through to complete over-budget and behind-schedule Denver VA Medical Center
Last December, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, a tribunal within the General Services…
sponsored Building Team
Recruiting for cultural fit
Turnover caused by poor cultural fit can cost an organization between 50 to 60 percent of a person’…
Energy-Efficient Design
Energy Department’s Building Technology Office seeks public input
The Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) has released its draft Multi-Year…
Architects
China Accord: Design firms sign pledge to tackle climate change
A meeting of 52 key Chinese and international architecture and planning firms yielded the China…
sponsored M/E/P Systems
In it for the long run – Why comprehensive O&M services are a must
Today, clean energy is becoming a requirement, not just a suggestion, as more states implement…
