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on May 14,2013 in Feature

When it comes to durability, a 50-year building design ideally should include 50-year coatings. Many building products consume substantial amounts...

on April 03,2013 in Feature

It is hard to talk about restoration without talking about sustainability. This two-hour interactive online course discusses the role that...

on July 13,2012 in Feature

Insulation, ceiling panels, sunshades.

An integral part of the balance of light and mass in many Modernist buildings, s
on May 10,2012 in Feature

This AIA CES Discovery course explores the special reconstruction questions posed by Modern-era buildings.

Strongwell’s products were used by Plas-Tech Ltd., a Hawaiian fabricator, for an
on March 22,2012 in Feature

MGA Architecture plans to add five more trellis systems on the neighboring building. 

on March 12,2012 in Feature

Retrofitting our existing commercial buildings is one of the key steps to overcoming the economic and environmental challenges we face.

Building owners must plan ahead for roof replacement to avoid emergency leak rem
on January 31,2012 in Feature

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online exam.

Rental Renaissance, The Rebirth of the Apartment Market
on January 03,2012 in Feature

Across much of the U.S., apartment rents are rising, vacancy rates are falling. In just about every major urban area, new multifamily rental...

Glass balconies BD+C December 2011
on December 10,2011 in Feature

Operable glass balcony glazing systems provide solution to increase usable space in residential and commercial structures. 

on November 11,2011 in Feature

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online exam. 

on November 08,2011 in Feature

Originally built in 1973, the building had received several alterations over the years but the progressive deterioration caused by the harsh salt...

The new outer envelope of the A.J. Celebrezze Federal Building serves as a therm
on October 12,2011 in Feature

An aged federal building gets wrapped in a new double wall glass skin.

on May 18,2011 in Feature

The former Winchester Repeating Arms Factory in New Haven, Conn., is the new home of PepsiCo’s Biology Innovation Research Laboratory.

on May 18,2011 in Feature

Interior and exterior renovations and updates will make the Detroit Cobo Center more appealing to conventioneers. A new 40,000-sf ballroom will...

on May 18,2011 in Feature

Historic Carnegie Hall in New York City is in the midst of a major $200 million renovation that will bring the building up to contemporary...

on March 11,2011 in Feature

The 12-year-old Edgewood Retirement Community in Andover, Mass., underwent a major 40,000-sf expansion and renovation that added 60 patient care...

on March 11,2011 in Feature

A former Hollywood Video store in Omaha, Neb., was renovated and repurposed as the SAC Federal Credit Union, Ames Branch. Architects at Leo A Daly...

on March 11,2011 in Feature

Faculty House, a 1923 McKim Mead White building on Columbia University’s East Campus, could no longer support the school’s needs, so...

on February 11,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

(FER) studio, Inglewood, Calif., converted a 115-year-old former dry goods store in Louisville, Ky., into a 10,175-sf mixed-use commercial...