The San Mateo County Navigation Center represents the first built instance of the Office of Charles F. Bloszies’s “Step1” interim supportive housing system

Multifamily Housing

Step(1) housing: A new approach to sheltering unhoused people in Redwood City, Calif.

A novel solution to homelessness will open soon in Redwood City, Calif. The compact residential campus employs modular units to create individual sleeping units, most with private bathrooms. The 240 units of housing will be accompanied by shared services and community spaces. Instead of the congregate dorm-style shelters found in many U.S. cities, this approach gives each resident a private, lockable, conditioned sleeping space.

Mass Timber

Net-positive, mass timber building will promote research on planetary well-being in Barcelona

ZGF Architects, along with Barcelona-based firms MIRAG and Double Twist, have designed a net-positive, mass timber center for research on planetary well-being. Located in Barcelona, the Mercat del Peix Research Center will bring together global experts in the experimental sciences, social sciences, and humanities to address challenges related to the future of the planet.

The new Robert W. Plaster Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Ozarks Technical Community College

University Buildings

Ozarks Technical Community College's advanced manufacturing center is first-of-a-kind in region

The new Robert W. Plaster Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Mo., is a first-of-a-kind educational asset in the region. The 125,000-sf facility will educate and train a new generation in high tech, clean manufacturing and fabrication.

How Tech Is Solving Your Design Management Challenges

Sure, design methods have evolved over time. But challenges in design management, such as resource…

SSR

How to solve humidity issues in hospitals and healthcare facilities

Humidity control is one of the top mechanical issues healthcare clients face. SSR's Lee Nordholm, PE, LEED AP, offers tips for handling humidity issues in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

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Key takeaways from Autodesk University 2022

Autodesk laid out its long-term vision to drive digital collaboration through cloud-based solutions and emphasized the importance of connecting people, processes and data.

Healthcare worker in MOOD Space bubble rendering

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Enhancing our M.O.O.D. through augmented reality therapy rooms

Perkins Eastman’s M.O.O.D. Space aims to make mental healthcare more accessible—and mental health more achievable.

NAC Architecture

6 ways 'choice architecture' enhances student well-being in residence halls

The environments we build and inhabit shape our lives and the choices we make. NAC Architecture's Lauren Scranton shares six strategies for enhancing well-being in residence halls.

5 Key Points You Need to Know from Dodge's Latest Construction Study

Read on for the insights from this study that you can't afford to miss.

HOK

How regenerative design is driving AEC industry innovation

HOK's Sean Quinn and Microsoft's JoAnn Garbin discuss the next step of sustainability: regenerative design.

Gresham Smith

Maximizing access for everyone: A closer look at universal design in healthcare facilities

Maria Sanchez, Interior Designer at Gresham Smith, shares how universal design bolsters empathy and equity in healthcare facilities.

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AEC Tech Innovation

CES recognizes a Dutch firm’s wearable technology for construction management

The firm’s TokenMe product offers construction managers a real-time crowd- and asset-tracking solution via low-power, location-aware radio and RFID tags and multiple sensors through which data are processed with cloud-based artificial intelligence.

Senior Living Design

8 senior living communities that provide residents with memory care

Here are eight senior living communities that offer their residents memory care, an important service for residents who need this specialized care.

75 Top Products

75 top building products for 2022

Each year, the Building Design+Construction editorial team evaluates the vast universe of new and updated products, materials, and systems for the U.S. building design and construction market. The best-of-the-best products make up our annual 75 Top Products report.

Performing Arts Centers

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's renovation of Dallas theater to be ‘faithful reinterpretation’ of Frank Lloyd Wright design

Diller Scofidio + Renfro recently presented plans to restore the Kalita Humphreys Theater at the Dallas Theater Center (DTC) in Dallas. Originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this theater is the only freestanding theater in Wright’s body of work.

Special Report

Pictured: Marcus Taylor, Vice President of Business Development with Gray Construction, based in Lexington, Ky.

40 Under 40

40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners: Meet the contractors

Meet the eight all-star construction professionals to be named 40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners by the editors of Building Design+Construction

40 Under 40

40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners: Meet the engineers

Eight rockstar engineers were honored as 40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners by the editors of Building Design+Construction.

40 Under 40

40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners: Meet the contractors

Meet the eight all-star construction professionals to be named 40 Under 40 class of 2022 winners by the editors of Building Design+Construction

40 Under 40

Meet the 40 Under 40 class of 2022

Each year, the editors of Building Design+Construction honor 40 architects engineers, contractors, and real estate developers as BD+C 40 Under 40 awards winners. These AEC professionals are recognized for their career achievements, passion for the AEC profession, involvement with AEC industry organizations, and service to their communities.

Multifamily Housing

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St. Louis’s first transit-oriented multifamily development opens in historic Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood

St. Louis’s first major transit-oriented, multi-family development recently opened with 287 apartments available for rent. The $71 million Expo at Forest Park project includes a network of pathways to accommodate many modes of transportation including ride share, the region’s Metro Transit system, a trolley line, pedestrian traffic, automobiles, and bike traffic on the 7-mile St. Vincent Greenway Trail.

Multifamily Housing

Step(1) housing: A new approach to sheltering unhoused people in Redwood City, Calif.

Highland District Housing, University of Arizona

Student Housing

6 ways 'choice architecture' enhances student well-being in residence halls

The environments we build and inhabit shape our lives and the choices we make. NAC Architecture's Lauren Scranton shares six strategies for enhancing well-being in residence halls.

Multifamily Housing

Top 10 cities for downtown living in 2023

Based on cost of living, apartment options, entertainment, safety, and other desirable urban features, StorageCafe finds the top 10 cities for downtown living in 2023.

Multifamily Housing

Long Beach, Calif., office tower converted to market rate multifamily housing

A project to convert an underperforming mid-century office tower in Long Beach, Calif., created badly needed market rate housing with a significantly lowered carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse project, composed of 203,177 sf including parking, created 106 apartment units out of a Class B office building that had been vacant for about 10 years.

Multifamily Housing

Chicago multifamily high-rise inspired by industrial infrastructure and L tracks

The recently unveiled design of The Row Fulton Market, a new Chicago high-rise residential building, draws inspiration from industrial infrastructure and L tracks in the historic Fulton Market District neighborhood. The 43-story, 300-unit rental property is in the city’s former meatpacking district, and its glass-and-steel façade reflects the arched support beams of the L tracks.

Multifamily Housing

Editorial call for Multifamily Affordable Housing project case studies - no cost to submit!

Building Design+Construction will feature a roundup of "Multifamily Affordable Housing" projects on BDCnetwork.com.

How New Project Delivery Methods Help Reduce Risk

The transition to alternative delivery methods has created a new set of challenges for project…

Giants 400

Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022

Barton Malow, Gilbane, DPR Construction, and STO Building Group top the rankings of the nation's largest integrated project delivery (IPD) construction firms for buildings construction work, according to BD+C's 2022 Giants 400 Report.

Giants 400

Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms for 2022

Arco Construction, Hensel Phelps, Ryan Companies, and Swinerton top the rankings of the nation's largest design-build construction firms for buildings construction work, according to BD+C's 2022 Giants 400 Report.

A 1.2 million-sf expansion of the Javits Center in New York City was designed to increase economic activity and minimize its impact on Manhattan’s West Side.

Giants 400

2022 Convention Center Sector Giants: Top architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. convention and conference facilities sector

Clark Group, EUA, KPFF, Populous, TVS, and Walter P Moore top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest convention and conference facilities architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2022 Giants 400 Report.

AEC Tech Innovation

AEC Tech

Key takeaways from Autodesk University 2022

AEC Tech Innovation

ConTech investment weathered last year’s shaky economy

AEC Tech Innovation

CES recognizes a Dutch firm’s wearable technology for construction management

Market Intelligence

Architects

PSMJ report: The fed’s wrecking ball is hitting the private construction sector

Hotel Facilities

U.S. hotel construction pipeline up 14% to close out 2022

Products and Materials

Is inflation easing? Construction input prices drop 2.7% in December 2022

Project + Process Innovation

Bird's-eye render of Eliot Child Care Center lot

K-12 Schools

Designing an inspiring, net zero early childhood learning center

Adaptive Reuse

What's old is new: Why you should consider adaptive reuse

Building Materials

Shawmut CEO Les Hiscoe on coping with a shaky supply chain in construction

Podcasts

• Life of an Architect Podcast

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 117: The art of architectural graphics

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 116: Are architects workaholics?

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 115: The Art of Getting It Wrong

Healthcare Facilities

How to solve humidity issues in hospitals and healthcare facilities

Humidity control is one of the top mechanical issues healthcare clients face. SSR's Lee Nordholm, PE, LEED AP, offers tips for handling humidity issues in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Augmented Reality

Enhancing our M.O.O.D. through augmented reality therapy rooms

Perkins Eastman’s M.O.O.D. Space aims to make mental healthcare more accessible—and mental health more achievable.

Hospital Design Trends

Maximizing access for everyone: A closer look at universal design in healthcare facilities

Maria Sanchez, Interior Designer at Gresham Smith, shares how universal design bolsters empathy and equity in healthcare facilities.

Fire and Life Safety

Why lithium-ion batteries pose fire safety concerns for buildings

Lithium-ion batteries have become the dominant technology in phones, laptops, scooters, electric bikes, electric vehicles, and large-scale battery energy storage facilities. Here’s what you need to know about the fire safety concerns they pose for building owners and occupants.

Healthcare Facilities

4 triage design innovations for shorter wait times

Perkins and Will shares a nurse's insights on triage design, and how to help emergency departments make the most of their resources.

Healthcare Facilities

Designing for a first-in-the-world proton therapy cancer treatment system

Gresham Smith begins designing four proton therapy vaults for a Flint, Mich., medical center.

Cladding and Facade Systems

Acoustic design considerations at the building envelope

Acentech's Ben Markham identifies the primary concerns with acoustic performance at the building envelope and offers proven solutions for mitigating acoustic issues.

Resiliency

Flood protection: What building owners need to know to protect their properties

This course from Walter P Moore examines numerous flood protection approaches and building owner needs before delving into the flood protection process. Determining the flood resilience of a property can provide a good understanding of risk associated costs.

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• Life of an Architect Podcast

Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 117: The art of architectural graphics

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 116: Are architects workaholics?

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 115: The Art of Getting It Wrong

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