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Museums
MUST SEE: Zaha Hadid's latest museum project is built into a mountain
Fitting that a museum dedicated to legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner has been built into a…
Smart Buildings
Perkins+Will imagines new opportunity for Atlantic City
Casinos have been closing in Atlantic City, N.J., despite Governor Chris Christie’s visions to make…
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Steel Curtain Wall System is a Landmark for Justice in Butte County
In Chico, California, a new 67,433 square-foot courthouse rises out of the ground like the…
40 Under 40
10 reasons to attend BD+C’s Under 40 Leadership Summit this fall
Now in its fifth year, Building Design+Construction’s Under 40 Leadership Summit brings together…
Retail Centers
Fish-shaped shopping mall designed for odd plot of land in China
The design team at Kuan Architects is making the most of an oddly shaped plot of land.
The Chinese…
Performing Arts Centers
Vox Populi: Netherlands municipality turns to public vote to select design for new theater
Residents of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a municipality in the southern Netherlands, voted in favor of…
Multifamily Housing
Miami developers are designing luxury housing to cater to out-of-town buyers and renters
Miami’s real estate market has long been a magnet for foreign investors. But developers now report…
Green
MUST SEE: Dutch company to test using plastic waste for road construction
All kinds of recycled waste goes into public roads these days, including blast furnace slag, scrap…
Codes and Standards
New York City changing zoning rules to reduce shadows cast by high rises
For decades, the New York City’s zoning rules have made it hard to construct high-rise buildings…
Codes and Standards
ICC, ASHRAE outline roles to consolidate IgCC and 189.1
The International Code Council (ICC) and ASHRAE have come to the final agreement that outlines each…
Codes and Standards
Tennessee county considers local worker requirement on construction projects
Voters in Davidson County, Tenn., will decide on Aug. 6 whether the city will require construction…
Codes and Standards
New guide for installation of mineral fiber pipe insulation on chilled water systems
The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has issued a new publication, “…
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Nature in Design: The Biophilia Effect
When given a choice, many people express a preference for natural materials and other elements that…
Office Buildings
Office bust hits suburban Washington D.C.: metro area awash in vacant office buildings
There are 71.5 million sf of vacant office space in the Washington D.C. region. The national real…
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Bringing Comfort to Patients and Families Through Uses of Color
Bringing Comfort to Patients and Families Through Uses of Color
In children’s hospitals,…
Architects
CTBUH recognizes Parkroyal on Pickering as Urban Habitat Award winner
Singapore's Parkroyal on Pickering not only has tiers of greenery draped in its contours, but the…
Healthcare Facilities
David Adjaye unveils design for pediatric cancer treatment center in Rwanda
A 100-bed children’s cancer center is planned in Gahanga, a region south of the Rwandan capital…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
McKinney, Texas, dives into huge pool-and-fitness center project
Last September, Money magazine was the latest publication to rank McKinney, Texas, as the best…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
Japan announces new plan for Olympic Stadium
Last week, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the country was scrapping its plans for…
Green
NASA: U.S. headed for worst droughts in a millennium
The United States is primed for the worst droughts recorded in the last 1,000 years due to climate…
