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Construction recently kicked off for Oxbow, a multifamily community in Charlotte’s The Mill District. The $97.8 million project, consisting of 389 rental units and 14,300 sf of commercial space, sits on 4.3 acres that formerly housed four commercial buildings. The street-level retail is designed for boutiques, coffee shops, and other neighborhood services.
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In Gulf Shores, a city on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, a new $137 million high school broke ground in late April and is expected to open in the fall of 2026. Designed by DLR Group and Goodwyn Mills Cawood, the 287,000-sf Gulf Shores High School will offer cutting-edge facilities and hands-on learning opportunities.
The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.
Every building starts with a concept and a design. Architects are involved at every stage of the process, even after a design has been finalized, helping other building team members through the snares and missteps in the construction process. Building Design+Construction delivers news, trends, and research to the nation's largest architectural design firms.
New data from NCARB reveals that while the number of architects remains consistent, practitioners are looking to get licensed in multiple states.
Package delivery centers provide order and security for the mountains of parcels piling up at apartment and condominium communities.
Chicago’s newest multifamily development features an iconic CTA car on its amenity deck.
Despite currently being under construction, the building is the center of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the architect.
Quinn Evans Architects and Cho Benn Holback + Associates have similar portfolios with an emphasis on civic work.
Clark Nexsen’s Brian Turner explores the benefits and challenges of energy modeling and discusses how design firms can implement standards for the highest possible accuracy.
Moody’s Investor Service forecasts that closure rates for small institutions will triple in the coming years, and mergers will double.
Mental health issues no longer carry the stigma that they once did. Awareness campaigns and new research have helped bring our understanding of the brain—and how to design for its heath—into the 21st century.
We have been preaching “good design matters” for a long time, demonstrating the connection between the physical environment and employee satisfaction, individual and team performance, and an evolving organizational culture.
