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Arcadis North America, Stantec, Gensler, KTGY, AO, NORR, Cline, and Handel Architects top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest apartment building and...
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An aerial view of the Seattle Aquarium in Washington State, which recently opened a 19-exhibiit Ocean Pavilion.
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Construction spending is finally stabilizing, labor stays firm, and tariffs loom large—Design Collaborative's latest look digs into what’s really moving the construction cost ...
Nov. 7, 2025
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In part two of this series, Brian Halsey, Architect and Partner of RDG Planning & Design, explores how thoughtful equipment planning can help facilities integrate new technology...
Nov. 5, 2025
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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

Giants 400 Rankings

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Kimley-Horn, AECOM, WSP, Salas O'Brien, LANGAN, Thornton Tomasetti, DeSimone Consulting Engineering, EXP, and IMEG top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest...
Nov. 11, 2025
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Image by EFAFLEX_Schnelllauftore from Pixabay
Jacobs, Fluor, Burns & McDonnell, Kimley-Horn, Ghafari Associates, SSOE, Salas O'Brien, WSP, LANGAN, and CHA Consulting top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation...
Nov. 11, 2025
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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 ...
Nov. 4, 2025
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Photo: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash
Whiting-Turner Contracting, Ryan Companies US, Harkins Builders, Weis Builders, Balfour Beatty US, W.E. O'Neil Construction, Sundt Construction, Benchmark Construction, and Choate...
Nov. 4, 2025

Multifamily Pro+

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City aims to remedy housing shortage with incentives.
Nov. 10, 2025
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More than 180,585 apartments are being converted from office spaces, hotels, other buildings.
Nov. 7, 2025
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Modern senior living design for dining rooms
From AI and smart technology that is no longer optional, to holistic strategies for health and wellness, these 10 trends exemplify what a senior living community looks like today...
Nov. 6, 2025
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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

Healthcare Facilities

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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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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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ID 18291433 © Sean Pavone | Dreamstime.com
HKS, Stantec, HDR, CannonDesign, Perkins&Will, SmithGroup, NBBJ, HGA, and HOK head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest healthcare facility architecture...
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

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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CORE Construction Group, Gilbane Building Company, Pogue Construction, Balfour Beatty US, Joeris General Contractors, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Lee Lewis Construction...
Oct. 28, 2025

AEC Tech Innovation

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The skilled labor crisis demands a look at new technology, says McKinsey Report.
Nov. 7, 2025
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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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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
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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

Office+Workplace

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
Holland Basham Architects
On September 5, the developer Goldenrod Companies and the GC OLINE Construction broke ground in western Fort Worth, Texas, on the eight-story Van Zandt Building, a $400 million mixed-use project designed by Holland Basham Architects that will include 100,000 sf of office space and 226 apartments.
Mixed-use projects drive building activity through third quarter of 2025.
Oct. 24, 2025
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

Cultural Facilities

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Port Wonder Children’s Museum and Nature Center, Lake Charles, La. Photo credit: CambridgeSeven
The Port Wonder Children’s Museum and Nature Center paves the way for a larger lakefront development plan in southwest Louisiana, near the Texas border.
Nov. 11, 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
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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

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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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

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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