Get inspired! Brick’s adaptability has made it the premier building material for centuries even as styles come and go. Nothing says “classic” like brick, but nothing says “innovative” like brick either. Check out some examples of how fired clay brick remains a major presence in the 21st Century designer’s palette.
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“Shorter Than the Day,” by contemporary artist Sarah Sze, is one of four permanent art installations at the 850,000-sf LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall. The joint venture design and construction team included: HOK, Skanska USA, Walsh Construction, and WSP USA. Photo: Nicholas Knight
Engineers | November 25, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Strategic acquisitions are also fueling growth objectives.
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Fibonacci House, a 3D-printed structure using Laticrete 3D printing mortar. Photo: Twente Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing | November 27, 2020 |
MATTHEW CARLI, KHO VERIAN, AND IAN COMISHIN
The Fibonacci House, which we have named after Leonardo Fibonacci, the medieval Italian mathematician, illustrates...
Indiana Toll Road's LEED Gold Administration and Operations Building. Photo courtesy SmithGroup
Government Buildings | November 25, 2020 |
SMITHGROUP
New LEED Gold facility consolidates operations for tollway authority.
“Shorter Than the Day,” by contemporary artist Sarah Sze, is one of four permanent art installations at the 850,000-sf LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall. The joint venture design and construction team included: HOK, Skanska USA, Walsh Construction, and WSP USA. Photo: Nicholas Knight
Engineers | November 25, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Strategic acquisitions are also fueling growth objectives.
Indiana Toll Road's LEED Gold Administration and Operations Building. Photo: Courtesy SmithGroup
Government Buildings | November 25, 2020 |
SMITHGROUP
New LEED Gold facility consolidates operations for Indiana tollway authority.
Stanford's Morphogenesis architectural mesh display responds to the human touch through an interactive system. Photo: Gabe Border
University Buildings | November 25, 2020 |
GKD METAL FABRICS
Stanford University's ...
Photo: fauxels from Pexels
Architects | November 24, 2020 |
David Barista, Editorial Director
Positions of passivity and cost-cutting run counter to the key lessons from AEC leaders who successfully navigated...
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Codes and Standards | November 23, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Organization assesses sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets.
Photo: Erol Ahmed
November 23, 2020 | VIATechnik's The Edge | Danielle Dy Buncio, VIATechnik, CEO
There has been a fundamental shift in how human beings live, work, and play. The built environment must shift in re...
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Codes and Standards | November 23, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contirbuting Editor
Contributes toward LEED v.4.0 and v.4.1 materials and resources requirements.
Renderings courtesy HOK
Healthcare Facilities | November 23, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The project will be New Jersey’s first comprehensive cancer center.
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Market Data | November 23, 2020 |
AGC
This news comes even after 36 states added construction jobs in October.
Airports | November 20, 2020 |
Populous
Survey data points to achievable solutions for airports around the globe.
Smart and Resilient Cities | November 20, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
The November 19 episode of BD+C's The Weekly is available for viewing on demand.
Allen Hall at Western Carolina University promotes a vibrant experience for its 612 freshmen occupants. Our design team worked closely with the precast manufacturer, Metromont, to support a social atmosphere and create open, welcoming entries and inviting commons spaces. Photo courtesy Vannoy Construction.
University Buildings | November 20, 2020 |
Peter Aranyi
A variety of material solutions are emerging to accelerate construction timelines, and precast concrete has become...
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Codes and Standards | November 19, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Concept aims for car-free living.
Renderings courtesy BIG
Transportation & Parking Facilities | November 18, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The project is located in West Virginia.
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Codes and Standards | November 18, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Berkeley Lab examines results of commissioning across building types.
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Market Data | November 18, 2020 |
AIA
The pace of decline during October remained at about the same level as in September.
A rendering of Tallhouse, a 35,000-sf mixed-use residential building in Roxbury, Mass., devised by Generate Technologies to be built with mass timber. Images: Generate
Sustainable Design and Construction | November 17, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Hybrid designs reconcile metropolitan growth and lower CO2 emissions.
All images: The Middleton Group
Office Building Design | November 17, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The Middleton Group is designing the project.
Codes and Standards | November 17, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Advocates envision idle offices re-zoned to alleviate housing crisis.
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Market Data | November 17, 2020 |
AIA
New study outlines how building product manufacturers can best support architects in climate action.
Photo: Mike Pertucci
Retail Centers | November 17, 2020 | VIATechnik's The Edge | Anton Dy Buncio, Co-Founder & COO, VIATechnik
The demise of retail brick and mortar is overstated and unwarranted - we see digital transformation offering brick...
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Codes and Standards | November 16, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
American Concrete Institute document contains guidance on codes for structural concrete.
Renderings: Design Distill for Reed Hilderbrand/Trahan Architects
Museums | November 16, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Reed Hilderbrand and Trahan Architects designed the project.
All photos: Adam Hunter | LMN Architects
Laboratories | November 16, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
LMN Architects designed the project.
All photos: Virgin Hyperloop
Transportation & Parking Facilities | November 13, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The pod achieves Hyperloop travel at speeds over 1000km/hour.
The Omniverse platform is derived from Pixar's widely adopted Universal Scene Description, onto which Nvidia can apply multiple GPUs. Image: Leeza Soho - Zaha Hadid Architects
AEC Tech Innovation | November 13, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Nvidia’s Omniverse will go open beta later this year.
Daylighting | November 13, 2020 | Abundance: The Paladino Blog |
Daylight modeling is a tool to examine how daylight interacts with a building, and how that natural light behaves w...
Long Beach, Calif.’s new Civic Center includes the 93,500-sf Billie Jean King Main Library, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 2019. Photo: Benny Chen| Fotoworks
Government Buildings | November 13, 2020 |
By John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Federal contracts are proceeding, but states and cities are delaying, deferring, and looking for private investment...
