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7 emerging design trends in brick buildings

Fired clay brick continues to evolve with new color blends, textures, and architectural shapes that…

'Solar orchid' pods will serve as floating restaurants, retail shops in Singapore's harbor [slideshow]

In an attempt to reunite the nation of Singapore with its harbor, SPARK Architects has designed the…

A climate-controlled city is Dubai's newest colossal project

They have the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. They have the iconic Burj Al Arab, the…
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Channel glass illuminates science at the University of San Francisco

Project: University of San Francisco, John Lo Schiavo, S.J. Center for Science and…

How to keep an employee from jumping ship

As the economy continues to recover, employee turnover is projected to rise as well.  “Companies…

Nothing fixes a bad manager

Companies seem to try everything imaginable to fix their workplaces, says Gallup Chairman and CEO…

Gehry edits Canadian skyscraper plan to be 'more Toronto'

With his signature, outlandish, and dramatic forms, people usually either love or hate a Frank…

Clark Institute to open newly-renovated campus designed by Tadao Ando, Selldorf Architects

The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown opens its expanded and reconceived 140-acre campus on July…

First Look: Qatar World Cup stadium design references nomadic heritage

Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have released images of the second stadium design,…

SHoP designs what would be Brooklyn's tallest building

Brooklyn is about to have a 70-story building–towering well over any other existing developments in…

The doctor is in the firehouse: New clinic to be built in California fire station

In Hayward, Calif., the city has just broken ground on a new and unique project: a fire station…

Emerging trends in commercial flooring

Rectangular tiles, digital graphic applications, the resurgence of terrazzo, and product…

Grimshaw's 'kit of parts' design scheme selected for Qatar sports facilities program

Grimshaw Architects has been selected as the winner of a competition held by The Qatar Olympic…

Peter Zumthor's LA art museum plan modified with bridge-like section across main thoroughfare

After his design drew concerns about potential damage to LA's La Brea Tar Pits, Peter Zumthor has…

China's wild circular skyscraper opens in Guangzhou [slideshow]

Much like OMA's daring design scheme for the CCTV Headquarters building, China's latest skyscraper…

Hyper-speed rendering: How Gensler turns BIM models into beauty shots in seconds

Seven seconds. That is all it took for Gensler’s Mark Bassett to generate a geometrically accurate…

Sochi's 'kinetic façade' may steal the show at the Winter Olympics

When the Sochi Winter Olympics kick off next month (Feb. 7-23) in Russia, the temporary pavilion…

7 ways to cut waste in BIM implementation

More than two decades into the building information modeling movement, AEC firms are still…

Winning design by 3XN converts modernist bathhouse to university library

Denmark-based architecture firm 3XN's design won the architectural competition for Mälardalen…

$1 billion master planned development in California clears key hurdle

Plans for a new section of the proposed $1 billion La Entrada master-planned community in Coachella…