Building Types

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about innovations in...
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All renderings courtesy 3XN
3XN designed the project.

The video game company is currently valued at over $17 billion thanks to Fortnite, its massivel...
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The 800-unit NEMA Chicago, recently completed by McHugh Construction, is the city’s tallest rental tower, at 896 feet. Photo: Courtesy Crescent Heights

All photos: Benjamin Benschneider
LMN Architects designed the $187 million project.

Central Station at its opening in October 1914 and the revitalized hotel in 2020. Photo: VRX Studios

The under-construction Ohana Center for Health in Monterey, Calif., reflects a growing need for mental heathcare. Images: NBBJ
NBBJ is among the firms tapping into this trend.

A green wall frames a properly masked student resident at ōLiv Tucson, near the University of Arizona, which operated on a hybrid Covid-19 schedule until Thanksgiving, then was scheduled to go all virtual. Photo: Nathan Oppenheim
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, many college and university residences were completed in time...
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SOM designed the project.

The door manufacturer TruStile is moving into a new headquarters in Denver designed by Ware Malcomb, one of several projects the firm has completed over the past six or seven months. Image: Inside Out Studios
Its latest completion is an office/factory/warehouse combo for one of Marvin Window’s brands....

Polhemus Memorial Clinic in 1897 (photo: Courtesy BKSK Architects) and Polhemus Residences today (photo: Amy Barkow/Barkow Photo).

Sazerac House, home of the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. Photo: Katie Hartenstein, Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC
The 51,987-sf Sazerac House is an interactive cocktail museum, active distillery, corporate hea...
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All photos courtesy Skender
Perkins+Will designed the project.

Sales completions at end of Q3 were down over 41 percent from the same period a year ago.

Lobby of the Old Chicago Post Office, a Platinum winner in BD+C's 37th Annual Reconstruction Awards. Photo: Eric Laignel/Eric Laignel Photography, courtesy Gensler

The December 17 episode of BD+C's The Weekly is available for viewing on demand.

Illustration Heblo from Pixabay
What can the multifamily real estate sector expect from Biden and Company? At the risk of havin...
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Pictured: Arlington (Va.) Public Schools Heights Building Photo by Jim Tetro, courtesy Gilbane
This 70-page PDF features AEC firm rankings across 51 building sectors, disciplines, and specia...
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The new COOL DOG wash tub comes in 6 standard colors. Other colors can be specified. Photo: Courtesy Gyms for Dogs

The purpose of the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is to create greater interactions among researchers from a wide range of scientific fields. Images: Bruce Damonte
Its design encourages occupant productivity and well-being.

A conversation with Boingo Wireless about 5G, Wi-Fi 6, IoT, and the quickly evolving wireless l...
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This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from SMRT Architects and Engineer...
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Last September, Katerra, which specializes in modular solutions, launched its high-performance Kova Windows line, produced in its Tracy, Calif., facility. JLL found that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t had much impact on the industry’s adoption of modular construction. Image: Katerra
A new JLL report assesses which tech options got a pandemic “boost.”

5 infection control principles used in high-containment facilities.

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from Page & Turnbull and Grim...
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Photo: Gaëtan Bussy from Pixabay
HDR, Jacobs, and Turner head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest science and technology (S+...
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Clayco, Jacobs, and Ware Malcomb top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest industrial buildin...
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AECOM, Gensler, and Jacobs head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest convention center secto...
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AECOM, Gilbane, and PBK head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school facilities sec...
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Kimley-Horn, Mortenson, and Populous top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest sports facilit...
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