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High-rise Construction

Timber high-rise residential complex will tower over Stockholm waterfront

Swedish practice Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has released designs for high-rise residential…
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Natural weather testing ensures high quality products

Valspar has a motto, “Test, test, and test again.” This approach is paramount in creating coatings…
Sports and Recreational Facilities

Another plan for renovating Houston’s Astrodome blends public space and history

An advisory panel of developers, architects, business leaders, and other land-use experts has…
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Designers turn a struggling mall into a hub of learning and recreation

What do you do with a struggling shopping complex? If you’re Nashville, you turn it into a…
Multifamily Housing

High tech automation is one new condo development’s calling card

New technologies are driving the marketing behind a $350 million luxury condo community that’s…
Windows and Doors

Emerging trends in windows, doors, and storefronts [AIA course]

Does anyone on your Building Team have a master’s degree in fenestration? Consider this credential…
Multifamily Housing

Multifamily for Millennials: Understanding what Gen Yers want in apartment design

Each generation is different than the preceding one, often in surprising ways. Unlike their parents…
Higher Education

Hong Kong university building will feature bioclimatic façade

Designs for a new school campus for Hong Kong’s Technological and Higher Education Institute (THEi…
Religious Facilities

Is nothing sacred? Seattle church to become a restaurant and ballroom

A Seattle-based real estate developer plans to convert a historic downtown building, which for more…
Government Buildings

SOM leads planning for Egypt’s new $45 billion capital city

As an attempt to uplift Egypt’s economic prowess, the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi …
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Brightening Young Minds with Color

Education is changing, and school design is changing with it. The old-fashioned classroom, filled…
BIM and Information Technology

Drones for AEC: How every stage of a building project can benefit from drone technology

As a designer at SRG, I’m used to looking at the world from above, at least the part architects get…
BIM and Information Technology

Skanska hosts three-week 'hackathon' to find architect for Seattle tower development

To select an architect for our latest Seattle commercial development project – a tower called 2…
Healthcare Facilities

Can advanced elevator technology take vertical hospitals to the next level?

Moving inpatients, outpatients, materials and supplies, visitors and staff within acceptable ranges…
K-12 Schools

Budget woes may lead to moratorium on school projects in Alaska

The Alaska Legislature is considering a bill to suspend the state’s reimbursement funds for local…
Green

6 myths holding back green building

Green building has not gotten as much traction as it should, given its many benefits, writes Lance…
Healthcare Facilities

New Joplin, Mo., hospital built to tornado-resistant standards

The new Mercy Hospital Joplin in Missouri was designed to withstand winds of up to 250 mph. The $…
Sports and Recreational Facilities

Populous design wins competition for UK's most sustainable arena

Populous has been selected to design the new £90 million Bristol Arena. According to ArchDailythe…
Energy Efficiency

Sealing the deal: An easier way to dike air leaks in buildings

Energy efficiency has become such a common goal for new construction these days that it’s easy to…
Healthcare Facilities

Grumman/Butkus Associates releases 2014 hospital energy and water benchmarking survey results

Grumman/Butkus Associates (G/BA), a firm of energy efficiency consultants and sustainable design…