The 190,000-sf Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, which opens next month on the campus of the University of Southern California, will provide research and lab space for the Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Medical schools. This is the largest building on campus, and its construction required more than 50,000 yards of soil to be exported, 4.5 million pounds of concrete and rebar for poured-in-place floors and walls, and 2,000-plus steel embeds for a suspended clean room plenum leel and exterior masonry. Image: USC
University Buildings | October 12, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The building is designed to maximize recruitment and interaction of scientists and researchers.
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Sponsored Content | October 20, 2017 | Vitro
The most striking elements of the 29-story tower are two conical incisions carved from its northeast corner.
Office Building Design | October 20, 2017 | CallisonRTKL blog | Rashard Willingham
Exploring potential innovations for the co-working industry.
Codes and Standards | October 20, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Documents are structurally different from 2007, 2008 versions.
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Giants 300 | October 20, 2017 | BD+C Staff
WSP, Walter P Moore, and ME Engineers top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest sports sector engineering a...
T-Mobile Arena. Photo: Courtesy Populous, Jeff Goldberg
Giants 300 | October 20, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Populous, HOK, and HKS top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest sports sector architecture and AE firms, a...
Abundant daylighting, triple-pane windows, and sound attenuation measures are among the wellness-focused features at the 21W20 luxury condo development in New York City’s Flatiron District. Courtesy Gale International.
Greenbuild Report | October 19, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
As the competition for renters and buyers heats up, multifamily developers look to health and wellness for an edge....
Courtesy UNStudio
Mixed-Use | October 19, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The 63-story tower will house a Mandarin Oriental hotel, residences, and restaurants.
The headquarters of the Dairy Farmers of America is an example of a new breed of suburban corporate campuses that complement an emerging growth corridor—in this case, Kansas City, Kan.—that already included retail, restaurants, and residential. The 110,000-sf building was designed with an eye toward recruitment and retention. HOK was the design architect for the office; JE Dunn Construction built it. Photo: Michael Robinson.
Giants 300 | October 19, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Is the shift toward attracting younger workers too much or not enough?
Codes and Standards | October 19, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The deadline is March 16, 2018.
Sponsored Content | AEC Tech | October 19, 2017 | Steven Burns |
For firms looking to propel their architectural design services to new heights and levels of sophistication, a consol...
The 2,315-sf, third-floor penthouse at the Sanctuary. “The space is art itself,” says the new owner, a real estate lawyer/developer. “I’m still discovering new angles and vantage points from which to enjoy my home. Living in a 120-year-old church on Capitol Hill is a truly unique experience.” PHOTOS: © ERIC TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Multifamily Housing | October 19, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Once there were 857 churches in the District of Columbia. Now there are 856. One of them became an award-winning cond...
Sponsored Content | Designers | October 18, 2017 | Bill Bridgeman |
The CDC targets the bathroom as the most dangerous room in the house. Architects can use principles of Universal Desi...
Sponsored Content | Metals | October 18, 2017 | Star Building Systems |
Star metal building systems have once again demonstrated their durability in extreme weather events.
Giants 300 | October 18, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Turner Construction Co., Structure Tone, and Holder Construction top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest ...
Codes and Standards | October 18, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Florida, Texas, rise in ACEEE state energy efficiency scorecard.
Clippership Wharf, a 478-unit mixed-use redevelopment in Boston whose construction began this year, will elevate the first floors of its buildings 24 feet above the Boston city baseline. A 1,400-foot-long public Harbor Walk will be 14 to 16 feet above sea level. Courtesy Lendlease Development.
Greenbuild Report | October 18, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma expose the necessity—and limitations—of resilient design and construction measures.
BIM and Information Technology | October 18, 2017 | Autodesk
Autodesk’s investment in Project Frog creates a common data environment, streamlines design and engineering processes...
Resiliency | October 18, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Convincing people to relocate can be a psychological hurdle.
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Great Solutions | October 17, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
A new proposal leverages driverless cars to free up almost all of Manhattan’s Park Avenue and Broadway for pedestrian...
Photo: Wright Heerema Architects
Giants 300 | October 17, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, WSP, and Thornton Tomasetti top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest office sector engineering and...
Photo: Davis Architects
Giants 300 | October 17, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gensler, Jacobs, and HOK top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest office sector architecture and AE firms,...
Codes and Standards | October 17, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Open-source apps include enhancements for urban-scale modeling.
Walls and Partitions | October 16, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Vista Air is available in several mounting options and cladding materials, including metal, wood, and glass.
Heller Manus Architects
Resiliency | October 16, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
An array of guidelines and standards coming from all kinds of sources are jockeying for position to stamp their impri...
A growing number of businesses are outsourcing their vital IT infrastructure to mega-co-location facilities like the newly built 550,000-sf, 62MW Aligned Energy Phoenix data center. The energy-efficient facility is designed to achieve an annualized power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.15. Courtesy of Aligned Energy.
Giants 300 | October 16, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Look for mission-critical construction to double in the next few years.
Codes and Standards | October 16, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Will allow AIA to make updates more frequently as insurance market changes.
Photo: Arni Saeberg
Sustainability | October 16, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The geothermal power plant in Hellisheidi, Iceland was outfitted with a Climeworks DAC module.
Perkins+Will has written the design controls for the redevelopment of a 28-acre surface parking lot in San Francisco into a mixed-use waterfront community called Mission Rock, which would have a mesa running through it to handle sea levels that are projected to rise as high as 66 inches by 2100, compared to 24 inches today. Courtesy Perkins+Will.
Resiliency | October 13, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Projects like these, where resilience is central to their design and construction, are becoming more commonplace.
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