Design plans submitted to San Francisco for the largest mass timber office building in North America
A rendering of an office building in San Francisco that will be built with mass timber components. Mass Timber could be on the verge of gaining broader acceptance in the U.S. as a result of imminent building code changes and increasing supply. Images: Brookfield Properties and Design Distill
Wood | December 11, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Suppliers of engineered wood products are suddenly scrambling to keep up with demand.
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Photo: Connie Zhou
Reconstruction Awards | December 12, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The hangar that once housed the Spruce Goose is adapted to meet a tech giant’s workplace needs.
Renderings courtesy HOK
University Buildings | December 12, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The facility will be named after longtime donor to the University of Florida and the University Athletic Association...
Coronel Apartments, East Hollywood, Calif., designed by KFA Architects and built by Westport Construction. Photo courtesy KFA Architects
Multifamily Housing | December 11, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Editor, Multifamily Design+Construction
From a prefab high-rise in Denver to a seaside village in Oxnard, Calif., these projects highlight the innovative mul...
A rendering of an office building in San Francisco that will be built with mass timber components. Mass Timber could be on the verge of gaining broader acceptance in the U.S. as a result of imminent building code changes and increasing supply. Images: Brookfield Properties and Design Distill
Wood | December 11, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Design plans submitted to San Francisco for the largest mass timber office building in North America
Suppliers of engineered wood products are suddenly scrambling to keep up with demand.
Jin Young Song, AIA, Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo, and Founder of DIOINNO Architecture PLLC, demonstrates his SIMS (Snap-Interlock Module System) design concept, which took the $20,000 Grand Prize in the 2019 Forge Prize competition. Photo courtesy AISC
Architects | December 10, 2019 | BD+C Staff
This annual steel design competition will recognize three Finalists ($10,000 each) and one Grand Prize Winner ($20,00...
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Codes and Standards | December 10, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Focus is on energy savings and demand flexibility.
Photo: Smithsonian Institution
Reconstruction Awards | December 10, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
The new enclosed FossiLab gives visitors a glimpse into the exacting work of Smithsonian scientists and preservationi...
All images courtesy Apis Cor
3D Printing | December 10, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Apis Cor 3D printed the building.
Life Fitness is adding interactive content to its exercycles for hotels and health clubs, but will it sell to apartment building owners?
Multifamily Housing | December 09, 2019 | Rob Cassidy |
The battle goes on.
Jonathan Moody (left), newly named CEO of Moody Nolan, with his father, Curt Moody, founder of the firm.
Architects | December 09, 2019 |
New four-member Executive Team also named.
727 West Madison, Chicago, designed by FitzGerald Associates Architects with interiors by Morgante Wilson Architects for Fifield Cos. and F&F Realty.
December 09, 2019 |
The Student Housing ProCONNECT event took place on November 10-12, 2019, in Denver.
Multifamily Housing | December 09, 2019 | BD+C Staff
2½-day event connects attendees with vendors—and each other.
Building Team | December 09, 2019 | Steve Kenat, GBBN
The following case studies illustrate some of the ways we’ve helped our clients navigate different tax credits.
Koloa Landing, Hawaii. One of Layton Construction's signature projects.
Contractors | December 09, 2019 |
Merger will expand both firms’ geographic reach and services.
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Codes and Standards | December 09, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses.
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Livingston Place at Southern, in the District of Columbia, is reserved for seniors age 60 and above who require assistance with two or more activities of daily living.
December 06, 2019 |
Florence, Italy's city leaders have approved the sale of land for a new soccer stadium, which one achitect's design proposal envisions in the shape of a stone, with cladding that matches the local team's colors. Images: Pierattelli Architetture
Sports and Recreational Facilities | December 06, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The owner of Fiorentina, the soccer team, wants to move into a new facility by 2023.
December 06, 2019 | Cannon Design Blog | Trevor Calarco
Colleges and universities across the United States are facing unprecedented challenges related to funding in both ope...
Photo: David Mitchell
Reconstruction Awards | December 06, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A dormant, 1960s-era flight center is converted into a snazzy hotel and conference facility.
Wooden accents in the staircase offset the mostly white space and help to define programmatic elements. Photos: Cory Klein Photography
Reconstruction Awards | December 06, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Senior living clubhouse becomes a modern library in central Ohio.
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Codes and Standards | December 06, 2019 |
Thirteen states or cities have adopted effective measures; some restricting development in vulnerable areas.
All photos: Modus Studio
Wood | December 06, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
A design collaborative led by Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Modus Studio, Mackey Mitchell Architects, and OLIN designe...
The Innovation Academy in Alpharetta, Ga., will be set up to prepare high school students to become leaders in a knowledge economy. Images: Cooper Carry
Education Facility | December 05, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The design firm Cooper Carry combined three of its practice studios to collaborate on this project.
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Codes and Standards | December 05, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Roadmap will lay foundation for a future LEED that is regenerative.
Brick on the south and west elevations was replaced with glazing to bring in sunlight.
Reconstruction Awards | December 05, 2019 | David Barista, Editorial Director
A long-forgotten five-and-dime store becomes a speculative office property in Minnesota’s capital.
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Codes and Standards | December 05, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Embodied carbon now accounts for 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Codes and Standards | December 05, 2019 | GlobalData
From 2007 to 2025, GlobalData expects the cities’ combined gross domestic product (GDP) to increase by more than US$8...
All renderings courtesy Disney.
Hotel Facilities | December 05, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The immersive hotel will be the company’s newest Star Wars experience.
A drone image of Civita recreation center shows pools, spas, multiple seating areas, fire pits, shade structures, and natural walls dividing spaces designed by landscape architect Lifescapes International. Civita is a master planned community built from a former sand and gravel quarry in San Diego. Bassenian Lagoni was the architect for the 8,720-sf clubhouse. Photo: Harrison Photographic
Multifamily Housing | December 04, 2019 | Pat Curry, Contributing Editor
We talked to six veteran landscape architects about how to incorporate gardens and quiet spaces into multifamily comm...
