As architects design high-performing commercial buildings, supporting life safety via perimeter fire containment systems is critical. Specifying a tested, listed assembly that incorporates six essential design elements and withstands extreme testing conditions can help architects support passive life safety and optimize opportunities for egress during a commercial building fire.
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Market Data | October 16, 2020 |
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But year-over-year multifamily trendline remained negative at -0.3%, unchanged from July.
Market Data | October 16, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Princeton's new museum and Miami's yacht-inspired luxury condos.
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Codes and Standards | October 15, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contrbuting Editor
Designs include barriers for outdoor dining, sidewalk retail displays, and modular seating for public spaces.
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Multifamily Housing | October 15, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
AS+GG designed the tower.
The design for a new art museum on the main campus of Princeton University would open up the building, and display its permanent collection in a unique way. Image: Adjaye Associates
Museums | October 15, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The building would double the size of the existing museum.
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Get inspired! Brick’s adaptability has made it the premier building material for centuries even as styles come and go. Nothing says “classic” like brick, but nothing says “innovative” like brick either. Check out some examples of how fired clay brick remains a major presence in the 21st Century designer’s palette.
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Market Data | October 15, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Chicago's Bank of America Tower opens and altering facilities for a post-COVID-19 world.
Pico Eleven, with 32 apartments (11 rent controlled), takes it cue from the beach houses of Santa Monica. The reclaimed oak siding will weather to gray. Photo: Nico Marques Architectural Photography
Multifamily Housing | October 15, 2020 |
PAT CURRY, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
KFA Architecture has hitched its wagon to Los Angeles’s star for more than 40 years.
Architects | October 14, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
The October 15 episode of BD+C's "The Weekly" is available for viewing on demand.
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Office Building Design | October 14, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Goettsch Partners designed the project.
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Codes and Standards | October 14, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
ConsensusDocs addresses the most common prefabricated construction use-case scenario.
Coronavirus | October 14, 2020 | Burns & McDonnell blog | Alex Garland
There are several possibilities when it comes to reconfiguring or adjusting a space to maintain the health and safe...
Higher Education | October 14, 2020 |
Jamie Myers & Zachary Zettler, AIA, LEED AP
With COVID-19 putting additional pressures on budgets and shutting down or restricting campus access, endless campu...
Market Data | October 14, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Thailand's new Elephant Museum and the Art Gallery of New South Wales receives an expansion.
Sponsored Content | October 13, 2020 | Star Building Systems |
Kuehler worked in partnership with Lawrence, Kansas-based architectural firm Hernly Associates and together, they c...
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Codes and Standards | October 13, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
New ordinance based on the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
All images courtesy Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2018
Art Galleries | October 13, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
SANAA is designing the project.
The Elephant Museum in Thailand sits on 5,400 sm in Surin Province. Images: Spaceshift Studio
Cultural Facilities | October 13, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The complex, in Surin Province, was built with 480,000 clay bricks.
Market Data | October 13, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Miami Beach Convention Center renovation completes and guidance offered for K-12 schools to support students with a...
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Codes and Standards | October 12, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Green purchasing policies for cleaning, filters, furniture and other products encouraged.
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Market Data | October 12, 2020 |
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While many contractors have not yet seen drastic impacts to their business, as construction was in many areas consi...
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Events Facilities | October 12, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Fentress Architects designed the project.
Life of an Architect Podcast | October 12, 2020 | Bob Borson, FAIA
At one point or another, every architecture student or graduate has a portfolio of their work that they have agoniz...
Market Data | October 12, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
4 challenges of realizing BIM's value for an owner and Florida office property is designed for a post-Covid world....
Harlem Headquarters is expected to fill a void in Class A office space in New York's East Harlem neighborhood. Renderings: Gensler
Office Building Design | October 09, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Big floor plates will accommodate tenant customization.
HVAC and electrical subcontractors could be most vulnerable to COVID-19 related increases in materials and labor pricing, according to a Consigli poll. Image: Pixabay
Contractors | October 09, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Most trades confident they can find workers to hire to meet demand.
Coronavirus | October 08, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
The October 8 episode of BD+C's "The Weekly" is available for viewing on demand.
Office Building Design | October 08, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Chesterfield is developing the project.
BIM and Information Technology | October 08, 2020 | Proving Ground |
In recent years, we have found our consulting practice engaging more and more with owners that are questioning the...
Gensler’s design for the Tarrant County College’s Northwest Campus in Texas, which includes fluid, exposed spaces that can adapt to students’ needs, is one of myriad design concepts the firm showcases in its annual report. Images: Gensler
Architects | October 08, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The firm positions itself as a leading voice for how building design plays a central role in meeting society’s evol...
