As the population ages, designers of commercial and multifamily applications are incorporating new solutions to meet those demands. Ergonomics can be an integral part of design, manufacturing, and use. Nowhere is this more critical than in bathroom design.
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The Indigo Hotel in downtown Los Angeles will recall eras of that city's history with art in different rooms and areas. (Note the art in the ceiling of the hotel's Sky Bar.) Saiful Bouquet was the structural engineer for the project. Photo courtesy HBA.
September 22, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Turner Construction Co., Swinerton, and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. top BD+C’s ra...
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FKP-design projects: (left) Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, and (right) Nemours’ A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children. Photos courtesy FKP
September 22, 2017 | BD+C Staff + CannonDesign
The deal strengthens CannonDesign’s pediatric healthcare expertise, establishes presence in Texas...
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Laura Crane, AIA, NCARB, Associate, Project Architect with bKL Architecture, Chicago
September 21, 2017 | By BD+C Staff
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
Laura Crane, AIA, NCARB, Associate, Project Architect with bKL Architecture, Chicago
September 21, 2017 | By Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor, John Caulfield, Senior Editor, and David Barista, Editorial Director
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
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September 20, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The new location provides the firm with 40,000 sf of space.
Photo courtesy of Barton Mallow
September 19, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Lendlease, Suffolk Construction, and Clark Group top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s larg...
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September 19, 2017 | USG Corporation
Hurricane recovery efforts expected to heighten concerns about labor scarcities in the south, whe...
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The 1.5-million-sf Oceanwide Plaza, going up across the street from Staples Center and L.A. Live, will include a “lifestyle plaza,” 100 feet in the air, with 37,000 sf of outdoor amenity spaces. A 700-foot-long LED ribbon will wrap the plaza. And this mixed-use project will feature a 166,580-sf open-air retail galleria. CallisonRTKL designed the exterior, retail interior, and South Towers residential space. Studio Munge designed the North Tower interior and 184-room hotel. SWA Design Group is the landscape architect, and Lendlease is the GC. Oceanwide Plaza/CallisonRTKL
September 13, 2017 | BD+C Staff
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., PCL Construction Enterprises, and Shawmut Design and Construc...
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The Marriott Downtown in Omaha, Neb.'s Capitol District is one of Leo A Daly's recent hospitality projects. Its new managing principal Ken Martin foresees hospitality seeping into the firm's other practices. Image: Courtesy Leo A Daly
September 13, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Ken Martin views this sector as an incubator of innovation.
Rendering courtesy CAF
September 08, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill-designed space will open in summer 2018.
The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium features a sculptural form and dramatic cantilevered overhangs. Structural design by Thornton Tomasetti for architects Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects (design architect) and OPN Architects (AOR). Photo courtesy Thornton Tomasetti.
September 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, Affiliated Engineers, and Arup top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest univers...
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September 06, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The fake architect must also pay a $115,000 restitution.
The Abbotts Creek Community Center designed by Clark Nexsen. Photo: Mark Herboth.
September 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Perkins+Will, Gensler, and CannonDesign top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest unive...
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September 05, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Complimentary, building-wide WiFi is more or less a given for marketing purposes in the multifami...
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Water Street Tampa's 18 buildings are being designed by mulitple architecturual and design firms. The 50-acre, 9-million-sf community is expected to attract 23,000 workers and residents to Tampa's downtown. Image: Strategic Property Partners. CLICK HERE TO ENLARGE IMAGE
August 30, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Nine architects, three interior designers, and nine contractors are involved in this $3 billion p...
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Don Knabe Wellness Center and Plaza at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, Calif. The integrated team of McCarthy, Taylor Design, and SmithGroupJJR led the 12,000-sf wellness center construction project. Photo courtesy McCarthy
August 29, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Turner, McCarthy, and Skanska top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest healthcare sect...
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King Khalid Medical City, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. AECOM is providing a range of services for this $1.2 billion development, including master planning, architecture, interior design, MEP/civil and structural engineering, cost consultancy, and medical equipment planning. Rendering courtesy AECOM
August 29, 2017 | BD+C Staff
WSP, AECOM, and KJWW top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest healthcare sector engine...
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The facility’s roof consists of 3,000 tons of structural steel that support a PTFE membrane. The PTFE fabric is suspended from 430-foot-long structural steel trusses that support an array of structural steel v-columns. Design architect Populous designed the roof form and then worked in tandem with Walter P Moore to create the roof’s structure and subdivide it into trusses. All images and renderings courtesy Populous
August 25, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The project team employed Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, and a host of other software appli...
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Apartment tenants crave lounge spaces (both indoor and outdoor) and other areas where they can socialize and relax. Photo: Pixabay
August 24, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Tenants and condo owners crave extra space for their stuff. Most developers are happy to oblige....
Structure Tone's new WELL-certified New York City headquarters, 330 West 34th Street in Manhattan. Photo courtesy Structure Tone
August 24, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The costs ranged from 50 cents to $4 per sf, according to a ULI report.
The new East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville. A glass-enclosed “light court” with steel replicas of fauna and butterflies provides a colorful distraction for patients and families visiting the hospital. Photo: Denise Retallack
August 24, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A recently published report by Shepley Bulfinch presents pediatric healthcare environments as “in...
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AESS steel columns at Lee Hall III, Clemson University, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners with McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Photo: Courtesy SOM / Scott Frances Photography
August 23, 2017 | C.C. Sullivan, Contributing Editor
Advances in R&D are fostering new forms of structural and aesthetic steel.
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August 23, 2017 | AIA
“The July figures show the continuation of healthy trends in the construction sector of our econo...
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August 21, 2017 | AIA
AIA’s latest compensation report finds average compensation for staff positions up 2.8% from earl...
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August 16, 2017 | DLR Group
The firm will be merging operations immediately with full integration and the name change to DLR...
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame test a hybrid concrete shear wall for seismic performance. The study was funded by the Charles Pankow Foundation and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Photo: Charles Pankow Foundation
August 16, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Charlie Pankow’s mandate was simple: Use research to create even better buildings.
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August 14, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
From a practicality standpoint, co-living makes complete sense for young, single, and highly mobi...
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Engineers with Glumac look to bring an increased level of comfortable to office workers, with the development of G Cloud. This personal environmental control platform incorporates radiant cooling, acoustics absorption, direct/indirect lighting, and a white noise system—all fixed above a single workstation. Courtesy Glumac
August 14, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Here’s a recap of the noteworthy innovations reported by engineering and E/A firms as part of...
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The $84 million, 150,000-sf Boston Landing commuter rail station, Boston. STV provided a range of architectural and engineering design services for the new facility. Rendering courtesy Neoscape
August 11, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, WSP, and Thornton Tomasetti are among the nation’s largest engineering/architecture firms,...
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The Faena Arts Center, Miami. Photo: Bruce Damonte, courtesy DeSimone Consulting Engineers
August 11, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Fluor, Arup, and Jensen Hughes top Building Design+Construction’s ranking of the largest...
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