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Raymond Pan, an award winning archtect and urban planner, is leading the design lab initiative at HMC Architects. Image: HMC Architects
The goal is for project team members to collaborate earlier to inspire innovation.
The Seattle restaurant Willmott's Ghost is inside Amazon Spheres, the three-domed complex that is equal parts workspace and botanical garden. Image: Aaron Leitz
The Seattle eatery nests inside the conservatories on Amazon’s massive campus.
More than 150 AEC professionals attended the Women in Design+Construction conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif., last November. Photo: BD+C See a photo slideshow from the 2018 WIDC event.
The 2019 Women in Design+Construction event will take place November 11-13, 2019, at the Fairmont...
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As firms begin to adopt the practices and mindset of Silicon Valley tech and advanced manufacturi...
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Chervon HQ in Naperville, Ill. Photo: © Dave Burk, courtesy HED
ID has a strong reputation for data center design with locations in Boston in Dallas.
During his 60-year career, Arata Isozaki has been credited with facilitating dialogue between East and West, reinterpreting global influences within architecture, and supporting the development of younger generations in the field. Photo: The Hyatt Foundation
The Japanese architect, city planner, and theorist is known for his deep commitment to the “art o...
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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the project.
Amazon has decided to withdraw its plans to build a second headquarters campus in New York City, stating that it did not think it could find common ground with the deal's political opponents. Image: Pixabay/Amazon
The tech giant walks away from a deal, succumbing to opposition over huge tax breaks.
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The BD+C editorial team is on a mission to track and evaluate the latest tech tools and...
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But the AEC industry’s “culture” impedes greater acceptance, according to a recent National Insti...
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This is the first in a series by Lance Hosey, FAIA, on how automation is disrupting design and co...
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Despite the positive indicators for the market, AEC professionals remain largely cautious when it...
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Design-build, especially as part of P3 agreements, is steadily becoming the preferred contractual delivery method for nonresidential construction. Image: FMI
FMI paper provides clues to what makes these contracts click (or not).
The 12x60-foot Net Zero Jobsite Trailer debuted in November at the Greenbuild show in Chicago. It features a super-insulated shell and many of the comforts of a traditional office workspace. Photo: ©2018 Ballogg Photography
As AEC firms scramble to upgrade their offices to maximize occupant wellness and productivity, Pe...
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Natural disasters have been driving insurance payouts for property and casualty damages through the roof, leading insurers to reassess their coverage strategies. Image: USI
A new report on the property and casualty market foresees modest rate hikes for construction proj...
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The ability of EC firms to capture, understand, and apply from all kinds of sources—including their job sites—is critical to their being able to deliver buildings for smarter cities in the future. Image: Deloitte Consulting
A new paper from Deloitte Consulting advises companies to revise their strategies with an eye tow...
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Architects can download a copy of the toolkit online.
Design firms know that just having a website and a blog aren’t enough, but social media complicat...
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The two cities already had the greatest number of Amazon employees outside of Seattle.
The Gold Medal honors an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on...
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A 21-foot-long shipping container houses a mobile additive manufacturing “toolbox” that includes two Panasonic robots that can 3D print, weld, cut, and polish. The unit’s transportability to jobsites could make it ideal for producing bespoke spare parts in the field. Courtesy of Autodesk
Prototype mobile 3D printing shop aims to identify additive manufacturing applications for constr...
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The award recognizes a firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at leas...
read moreFollowing exciting current work, new commissions, and upcoming opportunities, global architecture...
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The Johnson Controls headquarters-Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China, is designed to encourage collaboration among departments and employee well-being. Image: Gensler
Its report spans the globe for trends that are impacting virtually every type of building.
If there’s one issue that every contractor is familiar with, it’s the challenge of finishing the...
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The construction industry is lagging behind others when it comes to digital transformation. Some...
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Here’s how seasoned operators meet the new demand for homes, offices and new locations without dr...
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Total nonresidential spending stood at $762.7 billion in August, an increase of 8.4% compared to...
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One of Bristlecone Construction’s recent projects is Ogden Street Flats, a 29-unit, $8.4 million apartment building in Denver that will integrate an existing 1930s auto shop with the new five-story structure. Bristlecone will complete the concrete and framing, and provide General Contracting Services. Rendering: Range Design and Architecture
Bristlecone Construction brings self-performing expertise in concrete and framing.
Upcycle, an 81,000-sf office building in Austin, Texas, reused 95% of what had been a recycling warehouse. Adaptation is one of six areas where Gensler's new report on the impact of design on the built environment focuses its recommendations. Image: Gensler
The firm showcases its own recent projects as demonstrations for what can work in six areas.
