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Photo by deborah cortelazzi on Unsplash
Perkins Eastman, Hord Coplan Macht, Arcadis North America, SFCS, Moseley, Stantec, DiMella Shaffer, and HKS top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest ...
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Photo: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash
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Natural light bathes one of the performance spaces within Dartmouth College's Hopkins Center for the Arts, which has completed an extensive renovation.
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A rendering of Common Pine, a 75-key hotel in Truckee, Calif., that is being built with mass timber to emphasize the connection between humanity and the natural world.
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BWBR experts share how specifying FSC-certified wood supports sustainability, protects forests, and turns design values into real-world impact.
Nov. 3, 2025
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SMRs can help sustainably power AI data centers. AI can help design the SMRs. "It’s a symbiotic relationship that we’re excited about," according to Stantec.
Oct. 29, 2025
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Photo courtesy DLR Group
DLR Group’s Scott Prisco shares key takeaways from a national symposium on advancing net zero energy schools and resilient, sustainable design.
Oct. 23, 2025
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Photo courtesy IMEG Corp.
IMEG’s John Panek details how engineers transformed a 1926 Renaissance Revival YMCA into the modern, art-filled 21c Museum Hotel in St. Louis.
Oct. 23, 2025

Giants 400 Rankings

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Photo by Alena Darmel
Kimley-Horn, EXP, IMEG, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Olsson, BKF Engineers, LANGAN, and Bala Consulting Engineers top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Nov. 4, 2025
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Photo by Matt Reames on Unsplash
Landmark Construction, Juneau Construction, J.H. Findorff & Son, Hensel Phelps, Okland Construction, Choate Construction, Gilbane Building Company, PCL Construction Enterprises...
Oct. 30, 2025
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Photo by Duskfall Crew on Unsplash
Niles Bolton Associates, Perkins&Will, Mithun, Mackey Mitchell Architects, RATIO Design, Steinberg Hart, Gensler, and Ayers Saint Gross top Building Design+Construction's ranking...
Oct. 30, 2025
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ID 255355869 © Calvin L. Leake | Dreamstime.com
CORE Construction Group, Gilbane Building Company, Pogue Construction, Balfour Beatty US, Joeris General Contractors, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Lee Lewis Construction...
Oct. 28, 2025

Multifamily Pro+

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After moderate gains in the years following the pandemic, the number of apartments resulting from converted buildings was close to 25,000 in 2024, according to RentCafe.
Nov. 5, 2025
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Photo by Marcus Loke on Unsplash
Kimley-Horn, IMEG, Clark Nexsen, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Michael Baker International, Olsson, BKF Engineers, CMTA, and LANGAN top Building Design+Construction's ranking of ...
Oct. 30, 2025
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Rendering of HIVEASMBLD AND ECO MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES' ZURI GARDENS, HOUSTON’S FIRST 3D-PRINTED HYBRID HOME COMMUNITY
The world’s first large-scale, one-of-a-kind, affordable housing development using 3D printing technology, Zuri Gardens located in Houston, Texas, will print its first home on...
Oct. 29, 2025
Hudson’s Detroit mixed-use development. Photo courtesy Bedrock
Hudson’s Detroit mixed-use development. Photo courtesy Bedrock
The site of the former J.L. Hudson, a Detroit department store built over a century ago, has been reimagined as Hudson’s Detroit, a $1.5 billion, 1.5 million-sf mixed-used development...
Oct. 28, 2025

Healthcare Facilities

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ID 15172276 © Ant Clausen | Dreamstime.com
Turner Construction, DPR Construction, McCarthy Holdings, Robins & Morton, STO Building Group, Whiting-Turner Contracting, Brasfield & Gorrie, and JE Dunn Construction head Building...
Oct. 27, 2025
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ID 54074596 © Christian Delbert | Dreamstime.com
Jacobs, WSP, IMEG, AECOM, Salas O'Brien, BR+A Consulting Engineers, Smith Seckman Reid, Arup US, and Affiliated Engineers Inc. top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the...
Oct. 27, 2025
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Construction of Cordilleras Mental Health Center Replacement project, Redwood City, Calif.
Skanska’s Lindsay Corotis discusses lessons learned from constructing behavioral health facilities that balance safety and healing.
Oct. 16, 2025
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Creighton University School of Dentistry simulation classroom
In part one of this series, Brian Halsey, Architect and Partner of RDG Planning & Design, shares how early equipment planning shapes flexible, future-ready dental schools built...
Oct. 8, 2025

Education Facilities

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Rendering of Georgia State University’s football stadium renovation
From locker rooms to stadiums, colleges are repurposing, renovating, and tech-upgrading sports facilities to boost athlete performance, recruitment, and fan experience.
Nov. 3, 2025
The Aplin Center at Texas A&M. Rendering courtesy Pickard Chilton
The Aplin Center at Texas A&M. Rendering courtesy Pickard Chilton
The mass timber project will total more than 211,000 sf.
Oct. 29, 2025
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GBM acquires Richard L. Johnson Associates Architects
GMB expands its Midwest education design practice with the acquisition of Illinois-based Richard L. Johnson Associates, strengthening K-12 expertise.
Oct. 29, 2025
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AECOM, Jacobs, CMTA, WSP, Salas O'Brien, IMEG, NV5 Global, CHA Consulting, and Kimley-Horn head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest K-12 school building...
Oct. 28, 2025

AEC Tech Innovation

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AEC firms see improved decision-making as AI’s top benefit, but new BuiltWorlds data shows its advantages extend far beyond smarter project insights.
Nov. 4, 2025
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Rethinking energy modeling: From bottlenecks to breakthroughs
Learn how Page (now Stantec) is using AI to automate and accelerate energy modeling, closing the gap between creative design and building performance.
Oct. 20, 2025
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Nearly 70% of venture investment in built environment technologies in Q2 2025 went to startups identified as AI/ML-driven, according to BuiltWorlds data.
Oct. 7, 2025
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From prescriptive prompts to human checkpoints, AI is transforming how AEC professionals work. Learn the five actionable strategies for surviving—and leading—in this new digital...
Oct. 6, 2025

Office+Workplace

Max Tuohy for JPMorgan Chase
The construction of JPMorgan Chase's new headquarters included improvements to surrounding buildings and infrastructure.
The all-electric building will be the workplace for 10,000 employees.
Oct. 21, 2025
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Image by David Vives from Pixabay
Annual conversions grew from 1.6 million sf in 2023 to 3.3 million sf in 2024.
Oct. 10, 2025
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KTGY’s Upcycle Tower concept proposes an updated plaza outside a converted building that would provide seating and connect to adjacent commercial spaces
KTGY's Marissa Kasdan, Director of Research and Development, shares how New York City is resolving the need for more housing and economical office space in the same building.
Oct. 10, 2025
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Adaptive office design creates flexible, multifunctional workplaces that boost productivity, support hybrid work, and enhance employee well-being through dynamic spaces and biophilic...
Sept. 22, 2025

Cultural Facilities

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Photo courtesy IMEG Corp.
Through innovative design and strategic planning, the Milne Library retrofit reduced energy use by 23%, cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75%, and was completed under budget, setting...
Sept. 24, 2025
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The outdoor space of the new Whitney Museum of American Art in New York has been wired to accommodate A/V presentations and other kinds of theatrical performances
In New York City, the Whitney Museum of American Art showcases how innovative façade and terrace design transforms museum exteriors into dynamic outdoor galleries visible from...
Sept. 3, 2025
Cedar Park Public Library, Cedar Park, Texas. Photo: Robert Gomez, courtesy Lake Flato
Cedar Park Public Library, Cedar Park, Texas. Photo: Robert Gomez, courtesy Lake Flato
Designed by Lake Flato, the $40 million Cedar Park Public Library is divided into two wings, one for younger visitors and the other for the adult collection and quiet reading ...
July 23, 2025
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Photo courtesy GWWO
By fulfilling the role of a community hub, museums can strengthen their own long-term viability while enhancing their missions to educate people and to contextualize and document...
June 25, 2025

Retail Buildings

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Rendering courtesy Cooper Robertson
Dead malls are becoming downtowns again—see how mixed-use design and right-sized retail are reviving community life in cities across the U.S.
Oct. 17, 2025
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Cape Coral Grove Town Center is a vibrant mixed-use project that will welcome retail shops and restaurants, boutique hotels and parks, and fresh opportunities for community programming in Cape Coral, Fla.
From premium technological experiences to “eatertainment,” these social hubs are seeing a shift that caters to the young and the lonely.
Aug. 22, 2025
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As consumers continue to navigate a world shaped by economic instability, political uncertainty, and post-pandemic fatigue, one thing is clear: the role of retail is shifting....
Aug. 8, 2025
LuLa Light Mall, Chengdu, China. Image: © MVRDV
LuLa Light Mall, Chengdu, China. Image: © MVRDV
MVRDV’s design for LuLa Light Mall, a largely open-air shopping center under construction in the developing Luxelakes Eco-City district of Chengdu, China, will be formed by a ...
June 30, 2025

Hotel Facilities

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Image by Jan Claus from Pixabay
The Yates Companies, Whiting-Turner Contracting, Suffolk, AECOM, PCL Construction Enterprises, McCarthy Holdings, Balfour Beatty US, and Swinerton top Building Design+Construction...
Oct. 8, 2025
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Photo: Pixabay
Jacobs, EXP, AECOM, IMEG, LANGAN, NV5 Global, Kimley-Horn, Jensen Hughes, and FEA Engineering Services top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality...
Oct. 8, 2025
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Image by Автандил Цецхладзе from Pixabay
Gensler, HKS, WATG, JCJ Architecture, Steelman Partners, DLR Group, HBG Design, Stantec, Cooper Carry, and Kohn Pedersen Fox top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the ...
Oct. 8, 2025
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Courtesy HKS
The original 48,500-sf Union Pacific Depot, built in 1908, was meticulously preserved, honoring the station’s historical significance while introducing a new eight-story guestroom...
Jan. 13, 2025

Sports Facilities

Pictured: Reggie Smith Softball Facility & Field at the University of San Diego. Photo: © Pink Media Productions, courtesy Level 10 Construction
Pictured: Reggie Smith Softball Facility & Field at the University of San Diego. Photo: © Pink Media Productions, courtesy Level 10 Construction
Turner Construction, AECOM, Gilbane Building Company, Barton Malow Holdings, Whiting-Turner Contracting, Manhattan Construction Group, PCL Construction Enterprises, JE Dunn Construction...
Oct. 2, 2025
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Image by sandler482 from Pixabay
ME Engineers, Walter P Moore, Thornton Tomasetti, Henderson Engineers, LANGAN, Smith Seckman Reid, Kimley-Horn, and IMEG top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Oct. 2, 2025
MLB's Athletics planned stadium in Las Vegas. Rendering courtesy HNTB
MLB's Athletics planned stadium in Las Vegas. Rendering courtesy HNTB
Populous, Gensler, HOK, HNTB, AECOM, Perkins&Will, HKS, PBK, Goodwyn Mills Cawood, and TVS top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest sports and recreation...
Oct. 2, 2025
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Photo courtesy RDG Planning & Design
The rise of women's sports represents a culture-shifting movement that's redefining the landscape of athletics. Designers have the chance to create the kinds of interstitial, ...
Aug. 18, 2025

Airport Facilities

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Photo by Osman Yunus Bekcan on Unsplash
Hensel Phelps, AECOM, Turner Construction, Holder Construction, The Walsh Group, Clark Group, Swinerton, and Austin Industries top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the...
Oct. 16, 2025
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Photo by Big Dodzy on Unsplash
Jacobs, Burns & McDonnell, Arup US, Mead and Hunt, WSP, Michael Baker International, EXP, Burns Engineering, and Kimley-Horn top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the ...
Oct. 16, 2025
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Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash
AECOM, Gensler, Corgan, PGAL, HOK, HNTB, Fentress Architects, and Page top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest airport terminal and airport facility...
Oct. 16, 2025
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Photo courtesy HOK
HOK's Patrick Riddle shares key tips to consider when designing with this sustainable building material.
Oct. 13, 2025