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In the fourth quarter of 2014, investment in nonresidential structures increased 2.6%. Photo credit: Associated Builders & Contractors
Real gross domestic product expanded 2.6% during the fourth quarter of 2014, following a 5% incre...
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Hot to Cold: an odyssey of architectural adaptation takes visitors on a journey across the globe to explore the forces that shape our cities and buildings. Photo credit: BIG
The Hot to Cold exhibit encompasses 60 of BIG’s recent projects captured by Iwan Baan´s masterful...
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When a physical block is moved, its interface "twin" does the exact same thing. Screenshot from Lego X.
With the Lego X system, users can transfer the forms they’ve created with legos into real-time di...
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The system sits at the edge of a building's roof, generating wind and solar energy. Images courtesy of Anerdgy.
The system was designed to take advantage of a building's air flow and generate energy even if it...
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NAHB's forecast shows multifamily starts reaching 358,000 units in 2015, or only 1.7% more than last year. Photo: Estormiz via Wikimedia Commons
New-home purchases, which recovered strongly in 2014, indicate that homeownership might finally b...
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Renderings courtesy Foggo Associates.
The much delayed high-rise development at London’s 60-70 St. Mary Axe resembles a can of ham, and...
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The American Institute of Architects reported the December ABI score was 52.2, up from a mark of...
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Photo: Terence Wiki via Wikimedia Commons
Investors bet big time on demand for rental properties over homeownership in 2014, when sales of...
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Rendering courtesy Tesla
Tesla Motors’ “gigafactory,” a $5 billion project on 980 acres in Sparks, Nev., could annually pr...
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The building components were prefabricated piece by piece using a printer that is 7 meters tall,...
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The Dutch practice NL Architects designed a proposal for a chain of hotels shaped like a rock cut...
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The 270-meter tower, dubbed the No. 1 Undershaft, will stand next to the city's "Cheesegrater" bu...
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Renderings courtesy Holm Architecture Office
New York-based HAO has released designs for the proposed Bolong 3D Movie Museum & Mediatek in...
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Nearly 100 years after Antoni Gaudí’s death, Chile will begin constructing a chapel using his des...
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After more than 15 years of work, the nonprofit design group Architecture for Humanity has closed...
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On Jan. 14, 2015, developer Carpenter & Company and executives from the Four Seasons broke gr...
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Minneapoliss Target Field Station opened last May 17. The $82.5 million hub is the western terminus of the new Green Line, whic
You can catch a train at Minneapolis’s new Target Field Station. You can also share in an experie...
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Hot Box, by Michaela MacLeod of Polymtis Architecture and Nicholas Croft, was one of five winning submissions.
Five winning designs have been unveiled for lifeguard stands that will double as public space art...
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Photo: Shmuel Spiegelman via Wikimedia Commons
A study released by the New York Building Congress shows that construction costs in Manhattan hav...
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All photos courtesy Andrew Pielage Photography
Artist Adam Reed Tucker used 180,000 LEGO pieces and 420 hours of work to recreate Frank Lloyd Wr...
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Construction input prices dipped 1.4% during the final month of 2014 and are down nearly 1% on a...
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Perched on the highest peak between Vilnius' historic quarter and downtown, the Vilnius Beacon wi...
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The illustrations are Federico Babina's abstract interpretations of the styles of famous architec...
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Holl designed the campus’ north side to be a pedestrian-centered cultural hub on a lively landsca...
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28th Street Apartments, Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. Photo: Eric Staudenmaier
Bjarke Ingels' Danish Maritime Museum and William Rawn's Cambridge Public Library are among the w...
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Calatrava reveals that he wanted to retain the “tiny home” feel of the original church building t...
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The U.S. construction industry added 48,000 jobs in December, including 22,800 jobs in nonresiden...
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The financial sector has almost no presence in the new tower, with creative and media companies,...
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Photo: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The report identifies several barriers to investment in such retrofits, such as the costs and com...
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