Building Design & Construction 04/01/2006 Table of Contents

April 2006

MIPIM Awards: Honor Six International Projects

	Dennis Thompson: 'We want to be easy to work with' Vision Technology's VT-480/16 digital video recorder People/firms BD&C Online Poll Watergate's newest residents will need deep pockets News briefs Pritzker prize goes to Brazil's Mendes da Rocha Economic downturn? Fugetaboutit! A commitment to communicate pays off for Skanska Earn AIA/CES credits! Manufacturing spending growth slows to 10% in '06 Last call for BD&C's annual Giants 300 survey Healthcare spending grows faster in 2006–07 Industry Data
Awards Program	MIPIM Awards: Honor Six International Projects
Cladding	Weathering The Storm In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, Building Teams are turning to advanced flood-mitigation techniques to protect structures from water damage.
Concrete	Concrete Innovation Novel research and a high-strength admixture reduce the need for beams and supports in a new L.A. condo tower.
Hospitality Facilities	The Inn Thing Seven Radical New Trends in Hotel Design Hoteliers and hotel design experts are questioning some ancient tenets of the hotel industry. For starters, they're asking: Do guests really need a bathtub?
Interior Architecture	Let There be Light, not Heat Why are Whole Foods, McDonald's, Macy's, and Hyatt Hotels using fiber-optic lighting systems? Because they save energy and don't transmit heat.
On The Drawing Board	Massive New Jersey Development Will Have Offices, Stadium Former Department Store to Get A Mixed-Use Makeover Studio Gang Plans Its First High-Rise Tower in Chicago Tallest Building in Virginia Planned for Virginia Beach Nation's Capital Will Get Yet Another Office Building Rhode Island Skyscraper Close to Breaking Ground Cesar Pelli Adds A Little Red to His Green and Blue Series Another Flexible Office Building Breaks Ground in D.C. Rehabilitation Center for Wounded Veterans Taking Shape at Fort Sam Houston
Workspace/Solutions	Office vacancy rates continue to decline

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