Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.
All renderings courtesy Woods Bagot, mir.no.
October 08, 2014 | BD+C Staff
First look: Woods Bagot unveils plans for new Christchurch Convention Center

The locally-inspired building is meant to serve as a symbol of the city's recovery from the earth...

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October 08, 2014 | Design-Build Institute of America
Denver transit project wins design-build Project of the Year honor

The Denver Union Station Transit Improvement Project is among 25 projects honored by the Design B...

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Infographic: John Burns Real Estate Consulting
October 07, 2014 | John Burns Real Estate Consulting
Analysis: Student loans will cost housing industry $83 billion in 2014

More than 410,000 single- and multifamily home sales will be lost in 2014 due to student loan deb...

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Photo: Xisama via Wikimedia Commons
October 07, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Economic gains are rallying rents in Raleigh, N.C.

The greater Raleigh, N.C., market appears to be getting back on its feet again, which is good new...

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October 07, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Structured, not stirred: The architecture of cocktails [infographic]

In this downloadable graphic, technologist Shaan Hurley dissects 37 cocktails and analyzes their...

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Photo: Norma Gmez via Wikimedia Commons
October 06, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Moshe Safdie: Skyscrapers lead to erosion of urban connectivity

The 76-year-old architect sees skyscrapers and the privatization of public space to be the most p...

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Photo: Spacecaptain via Wikimedia Commons
October 06, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Houston's office construction is soaring

Houston has 19 million square feet of office space under construction, 54% more than a year ago,...

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October 06, 2014 | AIA
Design activity at architecture firms finally back to pre-recession levels: AIA report

Gross billings at architecture firms have increased by 20% since 2011, according to a new report...

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Illustration: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
October 06, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Retelling an old story: Why women are underrepresented in architecture

Women account for more than half of the U.S. population. But even with significant gains over the...

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Photo: James G. Howes via Wikimedia Commons
October 03, 2014 | BD+C Staff
New survey tracks Americans’ attitudes towards transit use

A record 10.7 billion rides were taken on public transit in the United States last year. And a na...

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The Sydney Opera House was 1,357% over budget and completed 10 years past deadli
October 02, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Budget busters: Report details 24 of the world's most obscenely over-budget construction projects

Montreal's Olympic Stadium and the Sydney Opera House are among the landmark projects to bust the...

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Rendering of new office for NAC|Architecture, Los Angeles. Courtesy of NAC|Archi
October 02, 2014 | NAC|Architecture
Long-time competitors NAC|Architecture and Osborn merge

The combined firm has offices in California, Colorado, and Washington, and offers a wide range of...

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Renderings courtesy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
October 02, 2014 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
Philip Johnson's iconic Crystal Cathedral to be modernized, made 'intrinsically Catholic'

Johnson Fain and Rios Clementi Hale Studios have been commissioned by the Roman Catholic Diocese...

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Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C., designed by EYP. Phot
October 01, 2014 | EYP
EYP, WHR Architects merge, strengthening presence in education, healthcare, energy sectors

The merger unites 530 professionals to better address some of the most critical issues facing our...

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September 30, 2014 | Stephen Powell and Magnus Nilsson, CBRE Healthcare
The Big Room concept: Using Building Team collocation to ensure project success

Implementing collocation via the Big Room concept will remove silos, ensure a cadence for daily c...

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Century Villages at Cabrillo in Long Beach, Calif., is one of 11 projects select
September 30, 2014 | USGBC
USGBC, Bank of America name recipients of 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program

Eleven projects have been selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods grant program. Eac...

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The 200-meter mixed-use high-rise will be located near Jrn Utzon's iconic Opera
September 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff
With its 'stacked volumes' scheme, 3XN wins bid to design high-rise in Sydney

By dividing the 200-meter building into five separate volumes and placing atria throughout each v...

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Renderings courtesy Snhetta
September 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Snøhetta releases final plan for terraced central library in Calgary

The competition-winning New Central Library is now in the final design stages, after two years of...

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Renderings courtesy Atelier Jean Nouvel
September 25, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Jean Nouvel unveils plans for National Art Museum of China

Of the design, Nouvel describes it as inspired by the simplicity of “a single brush stroke.” 

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September 24, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Must see: Semi-submerged hotel planned for Qatar's man-made island

Plans for a new hotel in the Persian Gulf are taking Dubai’s Palm Islands concept to a whole new...

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Images courtesy Biomuseo. Photo: Fernando Alda
September 24, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Frank Gehry's first building in Latin America will host grand opening on Oct. 2

Gehry's design for the Biomuseo, or Museum of Biodiversity, draws inspiration from the site's nat...

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Photo: Samuel Boisvert via Wikimedia Commons
September 24, 2014 | AIA
Architecture billings see continued strength, led by institutional sector

On the heels of recording its strongest pace of growth since 2007, there continues to be an incre...

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Photo: Epicgenius via Wikimedia Commons
September 23, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Third phase of New York’s High Line redevelopment opens

The $35 million Phase 3, known as High Line at the Rail Yards, broke ground September 20, 2012, a...

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September 23, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Designing with Water: Report analyzes ways coastal cities can cope with flooding

The report contains 12 case studies of cities around the world that have applied advanced flood m...

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September 22, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editors
Open plenum vs. dropped ceiling: The debate over life cycle cost

While suspended, lay-in ceilings have long been the norm in commercial design, the open-plenum ce...

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September 22, 2014 | Julie Higginbotham, Senior Editor
Sound selections: 12 great choices for ceilings and acoustical walls

From metal mesh panels to concealed-suspension ceilings, here's our roundup of the latest acousti...

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September 19, 2014 | Smithsonian Institute
Smithsonian Institution opens LEED Platinum lab facility

The Charles McC. Mathias Laboratory will emit 37% less CO2 than a comparable lab that does not me...

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September 19, 2014 | International Interior Design Association
8 hot healthcare projects win interior design awards

Winners of IIDA's 2014 Healthcare Interior Design Competition include Perkins+Will, AECOM, Buffal...

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September 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Final designs unveiled for DC's first elevated park

OMA, Höweler + Yoon, NEXT Architects, and Cooper, Robertson & Partners have just released the...

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September 17, 2014 | American Builders
Atlanta Braves break ground on mixed-use ballpark development

SunTrust Park will be constructed by American Builders 2017, a joint venture between Brasfield...

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