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Giants 300 Multifamily Report

Multifamily housing starts dropped to 100,000 in April—the lowest level in several decades—due to…

Insulation on target

In the building team's quest to reduce energy costs, insulation is becoming an important…

Sweet Sounds

In the lobby of the Philadelphia Academy of Music, the lights flicker as the crowd sets out to…

K-12 Schools Report

High schools led the growth in K-12 construction spending during the last year with peak…

A bottom-line building

The success of a multi-tenant, speculative office building is dependent on the developer's…

Putting the Metal to the Petal

Design for the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine is…

Great Solutions: BIM/Information Technology

HKS used its ARCHengine virtual environment to allow season ticket holders to see different views…

Using Wood for Sustainable Design + Construction

Summary: Wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource. Today, even more focus…

Designing Brick Walls for High-Wind Regions

Brick walls may look sturdy, strong, and ready to take on the fiercest storms that Mother…

Handcrafting the Census Bureau's Hardwood Veil

Jim Whitaker will never forget the day he first met Maurice Rhude. It was early 2004…

The softer side of Sears

Built in 1928 as a shining Art Deco beacon for the upper Midwest, the Sears building in…

Creative Juxtaposition

Surrounded by history, the residents of Cambridge, Mass., understand the importance of…

Something Old, Something New

A respectful marriage of old and new elements earned a Merit Award in BD&C's 21st Annual…

Single-code saga

More than a quarter century ago, the American Institute of Architects called for a single…

Concrete Puts the Waves In Aqua

Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio/Gang/Architects in Chicago, began planning the design of Aqua, her…

Gold Award: Building in America's Last Frontier

It was a typical winter day in south central Alaska. Temperatures reached a blustery low of…

10 Rules for Designing Vapor Barriers

Improper use of vapor barriers is one of the leading causes of moisture-related issues in…

Bold Bioscience

What happens when you group 600 biologists, clinicians, engineers, chemists, physicists, and…

Positive Prognosis

There is a tide in the design and construction of hospitals, which, taken at the flood, could…

Building on Tradition

The 107-year-old Hearst Corporation, one of the world's largest diversified communications…