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May 02,2013

From the Great Pyramids of Giza to the U.S. Interstate Highway System, this infographic outlines interesting facts about some of the world's most...

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May 02,2013

 

Steven Holl Architects celebrates the completion of the Campbell Sports Center, Columbia...

May 02,2013

A nationwide group of Building Information Modeling users, known as the BIMForum, is seeking industry input on a proposed set of standards...

May 02,2013

Italian innovators Andrea Sesta and Daniela Galvani hope to create a worldwide database of abandoned facilities, ripe for redevelopment, with...

May 01,2013

A new book from LEGO master builder Warren Elsmore offers instructions for creating scale models of buildings and landmarks with LEGO.

May 01,2013

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are among the major tech companies investing heavily to build state-of-the-art data centers.

May 01,2013

More than 350 companies urge rejection of special interest efforts to gut key parts of Energy Independence and Security Act

April 30,2013

Designed specifically for hospitals, nursing homes, child care centers, and other healthcare facilities where infection control is a concern, the...

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April 30,2013

The Wood Innovation Design Center (WIDC), Prince George, British Columbia, will exhibit wood as a sustainable building material widely available...

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Va. Photo: Paul Warchol
April 29,2013

The Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn and the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., are among projects named 2013 IDEAS2 winners by the American...

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April 26,2013

Apple will delay the construction of a secondary research and development building on its "spaceship" campus in an attempt to drive down the cost...

April 26,2013

ArchDaily's Rory Stott yesterday posted an interesting exploration of progressive parking strategies being employed by cities and designers. The...

April 26,2013

Theater set designer Johanna Mårtensson built a model cityscape out of bread only to watch it decay.

April 25,2013

DLR Group and the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University have collaborated on a research project to evaluate the effect...

April 24,2013

All regions and building sectors continue to report positive business conditions

April 24,2013

North Carolina lawmakers have introduced state legislation that would restrict the use of national green building rating programs, including LEED...

April 24,2013

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants cool roofs added to the city’s building code. He is also asking the Department of Water and Power (...

April 23,2013

Milliken recently debuted a flexible fabric that allows for concrete installations on slopes, in water, and in other hard to reach places—without...

Charles David Keeling Apartments, La Jolla, Calif., by KieranTimberlake. Photo:
April 22,2013

The AIA's Committee on the Environment selected its top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and...

April 19,2013

DPR Construction has purchased Atlanta-based Hardin Construction Company. The companies are combining operations in the Southeast and Texas...