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Bjarke Ingels Group designs a mass timber cube structure for the University of Kansas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and executive architect BNIM have unveiled their design for a new mass timber cube structure called the Makers’ KUbe for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. A six-story, 50,000-sf building for learning and collaboration, the light-filled KUbe will house studio and teaching space, 3D-printing and robotic labs, and a ground-level cafe, all organized around a central core.




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Education Facilities

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 13, 2017

Harlem Renaissance: A vacant school provides much-needed housing and a clubhouse for children

Word that PS 186 might be demolished brought out the preservationists, whose letter-writing campaign gained the support of the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

Education Facilities | NAC Architecture | Oct 3, 2017

The growing demand for early childhood education

When the design of early learning centers is grounded in the science of developmental psychology and education, these educational environments can address multiple domains of development that positively stimulate young children's physical and cognitive growth.

Laboratories | Sep 12, 2017

New York City is positioning itself as a life sciences hub

A new Transwestern report highlights favorable market and regulatory changes.

Education Facilities | Aug 3, 2017

School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University merges faculty, professionals, and academic programs

CannonDesign designed the facility, which features a 197-seat presentation hall and various control rooms.

Government Buildings | Jul 26, 2017

Spector Group unveils new law enforcement center for Nassau County

The center will serve as a regional training center for all Nassau County Police personnel.

Education Facilities | Jul 14, 2017

Youth education center in Baltimore gets first students

Students learn environmental skills, natural resource management, urban agriculture, and water quality monitoring.

Cladding and Facade Systems | Jul 14, 2017

Angular observatory uses zinc panels to gain unobstructed view of night sky

The observatory’s pattern of lock-seamed zinc cladding alternates between the irregular site topography and the building’s geometry. 

Sustainability | Jun 28, 2017

Mohawk College will have one of the region’s first net-zero energy institutional buildings

The project’s net-zero goals led to the development of a new curtain wall system.

Green | Jun 15, 2017

45-meter spiraling tower lets you walk above the trees

A 600-meter treetop path culminates with a 45-meter-tall spiraling observation deck.

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