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Washington Dulles International Airport
March 29,2013

WTTW Chicago, in partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians, has produced "10 Builidngs That Changed America," a TV show set to air...

March 29,2013

Construction on multiple projects in Guangdong Province—including the 660-m Ping'an Finance Center—has been halted after inspectors in Shenzhen,...

James H. Clark Center - Bio-X Stanford University
March 27,2013

Construction market analysts from RSMeans offer construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets.

March 26,2013

An Australian architect is exploring the benefits of augmented reality in the design and construction process.

March 22,2013

A soaring opera center in Hong Kong and a multi-tower music center in Calgary are among the latest cultural projects.

March 22,2013

The DOE'S Building Technologies Office this morning put out a call to the AEC industry for expert reviewers for its new energy-efficiency...

March 21,2013

Turner Construction Company announced that the First Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential...

March 20,2013

The American Institute of Architects reported the February ABI score was 54.9, up slightly from a mark of 54.2 in January. This score reflects a...

Singapore's CREATE facility is Lab of the Year 2013. Courtesy Perkins+Will.
March 15,2013

Singapore CREATE R&D campus takes top honor in Lab of Year competition, sponsored by R&D Magazine.

March 15,2013

The Texas Division of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has promoted Ben Johanneman to vice president of operations for the Houston office....

March 14,2013

Shawmut Design and Construction, located at 560 Harrison Avenue in Boston, has announced the promotion of Randy Shelly to Vice President of the...

Photo: U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, N.Y./courtesy GSA.gov
March 13,2013

The March 2013 report from RSMeans offers construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets. Building types...

Bullitt Center will open this spring. Photo: John Stamets
March 12,2013

Superefficient Seattle office building is designed to meet the ambitious goals of the Living Building Challenge.

Hunters Point South, Phase 1. Rendering courtesy SHoP Architects
March 06,2013

With the construction of Hunters Point South, New York City will get its first large new housing development for middle-class...

New TED videos describe a wide variety of creative approaches to urban issues.
February 28,2013

Thought leader TED has released eight new videos from winners of its 2012 TED Prize: the City 2.0. The prize went to 10 winners involved in...

The New York Modular Construction Summit will be co-hosted by the Modular Buildi
February 28,2013

The New York Modular Construction Summit will be co-hosted by the Modular Building Institute and Pratt Institute School of Architecture on May 16...

Green roofs will be a hallmark of Samsung's Silicon Valley complex.
February 28,2013

Samsung Electronics' new 1.1 million sf San Jose campus will support at least 2,500 sales and R&D staff in the company's semiconductor and...

Lend Lease builds world's tallest timber apartment building
February 28,2013

Construction giant Lend Lease recently put the finishing touches on Forté, a 10-story apartment complex in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria Harbour...

2012 Brick in Architecture Winner: Ogden International School of Chicago. Photo:
February 28,2013

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entry submissions for its 2013 Brick In Architecture Awards—with a new Renovation/Restoration...

Residents of energy-efficient complex will reap the benefits of hydropon farm.
February 27,2013

The New York City Housing Authority has opened Arbor House, a 124-unit LEED Platinum complex in the Morrisania...