Rancho Los Amigos earned three LEED Silver, one LEED Gold, and a LEED-NC for Healthcare certification (Master Site) for its 28-acre campus. Photos: Michael McLane, McLane + Studio
Building Team Awards | June 17, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Silver Award: Taylor Design (architect) and SmithGroup (AOR) led an integrated design-build team anchored by McCarthy Building Companies (GC).
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Sports and Recreational Facilities | June 19, 2019 | Jonathan Barnes, Contributing Editor
It is being called the only venue of its kind between Istanbul and Singapore that can host events throughout the year...
Sponsored Content | June 19, 2019 | TAMLYN |
To determine if your vendor has the right stuff to deliver what the crew needs at the right time and in good conditio...
Three 45,000-sf floors were added above the existing hospital, along with a new ED, ED observation unit, and PACU. Photos: Ben Tanner
Building Team Awards | June 19, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Bronze Award: St. Lucie County’s population exploded to the point where the hospital needed lots more space.
San Diego County’s new crime lab is expected to earn LEED Gold honors. The project team used native plants and high-efficiency irrigation to slash potable water use for landscaping by 50%; installed low-flow fixtures to trim water use for indoor plumbing by 40%; and cut energy consumption by 21%. Solar arrays provide 20% of the building’s energy. More than 75% of construction waste was diverted from landfill. Photos: Matt Lindquist, Lindquist Photography.
Building Team Awards | June 19, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Silver Award: The 158,000-sf addition collocates three crime-fighting functions.
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Market Data | June 19, 2019 | NCARB
New data from NCARB reveals that the number of architects continues to increase.
Midtown Center offers a 10,000-sf courtyard, retail shopping, restaurants, an 8,000-sf fitness center, a 5,000-sf rooftop terrace, a 1,000-sf conference center, storage/repair facilities for 100 bikes, and EV charging stations. The steel and glass tunnel bridges span 110 feet. Photos: Judy Davis, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Building Team Awards | June 18, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Bureaucratic architecture, be damned!
The I CAN Center’s peeled-up canopy and rainscreen façade are clad in natural cedar. Photos: Yuzhu Zheng
Building Team Awards | June 18, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Silver Award: Two problems quickly emerged: high concentrations of arsenic in the soil, and stormwater runoff into ne...
All Images courtesy John Ronan Architects
Museums | June 18, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Architect John Ronan will design the building.
Photo Credit: The District Wharf
Sponsored Content | June 17, 2019 | Owens Corning
Protected roof membrane assembly (PRMA) systems play a key role in helping projects comply with Washington D.C.’s sto...
Rancho Los Amigos earned three LEED Silver, one LEED Gold, and a LEED-NC for Healthcare certification (Master Site) for its 28-acre campus. Photos: Michael McLane, McLane + Studio
Building Team Awards | June 17, 2019 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Silver Award: Taylor Design (architect) and SmithGroup (AOR) led an integrated design-build team anchored by McCarthy...
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Multifamily Housing | June 17, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The Architectural Team designed the project.
Turner workers position top beam for a new building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. Image: Turner Construction
Contractors | June 15, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The building includes a “command center” for training students to interact with emergency personnel.
Architects | June 14, 2019 | Daniel Yudchitz, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Leo A Daly
Municipal facilities must strike a delicate balance between openness and security.
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Codes and Standards | June 14, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Three companies show compliance for using containers for housing.
Sponsored Content | June 13, 2019 | Bill O'Keeffe |
All the benefits of using low-iron glass are now possible with a USA-made fire rated glass.
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, located in downtown Houston, offers six distinct areas of education and training. All photos: Peter Molick Photography
Building Team Awards | June 13, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Gold Award: Kinder High School, which can accommodate 750 9th through 12th graders, is one of only three public schoo...
Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina included dynamic glass when it expanded its Terminal A. Image: Courtesy of View
Glass Technology | June 13, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
This sector accounts for one-fifth of View Glass’ portfolio.
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Codes and Standards | June 13, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Technology can enable cities to be more interconnected, efficient, and accessible.
All renderings courtesy Antunovich Associates
Mixed-Use | June 13, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
UrbanStreet Group and Antunovich Associates are developing the master plan for the project.
Sponsored Content | June 12, 2019 | MBCI | Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA
While some may think that a green building costs more and is more complicated to build, that is not actually the case...
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Transit Facilities | June 12, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Eight firms in total revealed concepts for the first fully considered and technically feasible Skyports.
The exterior design concept for Krause Gateway Center refers to the traditional French pastry, “mille feuille.” The effect gives the impression that the building is “flying” over the site, 75% of which is public space with greenery and interactive landscape furniture. All photos: Michel Denance
Building Team Awards | June 12, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Gold Award: Krause Gateway Center’s striking design takes its cue from the traditional French dessert mille feuil...
Market Data | June 12, 2019 | ABC
Among the 11 subcategories, six saw prices fall last month, with the largest decreases in natural gas.
June 12, 2019 | VIATechnik blog | Jennifer Thomas, Senior VDC Manager, VIATechnik
In the industry war for talent, organizations that nurture and grow soft skills will win.
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Codes and Standards | June 12, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Goal is to enable building tech market adoption for a net positive future.
Design Tech students apply their skills in the Design Realization Garage, the high school’s two-story, 6,000-sf maker space. All photos: Jeremy Bittermann
Building Team Awards | June 11, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Gold Award: D.tech had been occupying temporary spaces that were hardly suited for design thinking.
Adaptive Reuse | June 11, 2019 | DLR Group Insights Blog | Paul Westlake, FAIA, DLR Group Global Cultural+Performing Arts Leader
Building reuse generally offers greater environmental savings than demolition or new construction.
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Codes and Standards | June 11, 2019 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Will expand to include residential and multifamily for assessment and certification.
Industry Research | June 11, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The research was conducted by Perkins Eastman and Three H.
Among the main attractions of PTC’s headquarters is its Corporate Experience Center, with 20 exhibit pods that include X-Factory, a replica of a factory floor, where PTC can showcase its technology. The interactive Reality Lab is where the company tests products in its pipeline. All photos courtesy Warren Patterson Photography.
Building Team Awards | June 10, 2019 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Gold Award: PTC began its fitout even as 121 Seaport was still under construction.
