Building Design & Construction - August 1, 2006

Back in 2002, before the Building Team working on the design of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn., even began concept drawings for the 197,000-sf neo-classical symphony building, the architects, engineers, planners, owner representatives, and construction professionals took a trip to Europe for inspiration.

• Departments
• Industry Data
• R.S. Means Cost Comparison: Light Commercial Buildings
• R.S. Means Cost Comparision: K-12 Schools

• Editorial
• Bird Flu Pandemic: Have a Plan?

• Features
• Brick Construction
• Dancing Bricks
• Building Technology
• What Specifiers Look for in Windows and Doors
• Interior Solutions
• Fashion Statement
• Museums
• Diamond in the Rockies

• Industry Data
• Stalled K-12 Market Gets a Boost During 2006-07 Fiscal Year
• Multifamily Gets a Boost From Weakened Single-family Market
• Shop Till They Drop: Retail Construction Keeps Booming

• News and Trends
• News Briefs
• Home on the Range for Aggie Architecture School
• Trash to Treasure for Traveling Museum
• Gensler Study Links Office Design with Worker Productivity
• Clarificiation
• Technology Eliminates Need for One-way Mirrors
• On The Drawing Board
• Texas to Get Another W
• Another Condo Tower Under Way in the Windy City
• Working on the Edge
• Hospital Adapts Retail Design Principles
• California Library Encourages City, School Collaboration
• Visual Arts Center Will be Front Door to Campus Arts Village
• Nokia Theatre Jump Starts L.A. Entertainment District
• Open-air Corridor Links Stadium to Skyline
• Ultra-Luxury Condominium Going up in San Diego
• Church to Feature World's Largest Electrochromic Window
• JetBlue Breaks Ground on Crew Lodge
• Delaware Community Developed on Waterfront
• Office Condos Aim to Shorten Work Commute
• Chicago Blue Cross Blue Shield to Build a 24-story Addition Atop its 33-story Headquarters

• The Professional's Choice
• Interface modular carpet tiles

• Thought Leaders
• Harvard's Leith Sharp: 'You can green your campus'