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June 05,2013

In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council is offering free LEED certification to the...

June 03,2013

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during April 2013 was estimated at a seasonally...

May 21,2013

Tile of Spain consultant and ceramic tile expert Ryan Fasan presented his "What's Trending in Tile" roundup at the Coverings 2013 show in Atlanta...

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May 02,2013

 The University of California, Davis has selected emerging New York-based practice SO-IL to design a new campus’...

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...

April 26,2013

"The Competition," a new documentary produced by Angel Borrego Cuberto of Madrid, focuses on the efforts of five 'starchitects' to capture the...

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

Richard Meier, Thom Mayne, Steven Holl, Hugh Hardy and Robert A.M. Stern are among the prominent architects who on Monday called for the Museum of...

April 17,2013

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last week released preliminary plans for its $300 million Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...

April 11,2013

Just 12 years old, the museum designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien will be taken down to make way for MoMA expansion.

March 22,2013

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

Frank Gehry's model for the Eisenhower Memorial.
March 15,2013

AIA opposes House bill cutting Eisenhower Memorial funding.

World's first LEGO museum planned in Denmark
March 03,2013

Bjarke Ingels Group and Ralph Appelbaum Associates will team up with the LEGO Group to design the physical home for The LEGO House, the world's...

A view of Loring Park, Minneapolis. Credit: Dan Wick
February 25,2013

Charlotte, Denver, and Milwaukee are among 10 U.S. cities ranked recently by the conservation organization American Forests for having quality...

Brasfield & Gorrie breaks ground on New College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta
February 14,2013

General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie is scheduled to kick off construction on the new College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta. With...

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s new wing voted Boston’s 'most beautiful new bu
February 08,2013

Bostonians voted the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's new wing the ...

George W. Bush Presidential Center among award-winning roofing projects honored
February 06,2013

Winners of the 2012 Contractor Project of the Year Competition were announced this week by Sika Sarnafil. The annual competition highlights...

April 06,2012

The four-story, 65,000-ft property will feature 102 hotel rooms, including 14 studio suites.

Several physical details of the Hoover Dam provided inspiration for the design o
March 29,2012

The Smith Center will be the first major multi-purpose performance center in the U.S. to earn Silver LEED certification.

Total design, construction and fit-out for the building addition will generate 1
March 05,2012

The building has been designed by SaylorGregg Architects and will apply for LEED Silver certification.