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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July 17, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The project team consisted of MIT graduate students across five departments.
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July 13, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The pour created the foundation for the Foster + Partners-designed Pavilion on Penn Medicine’s Ca...
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A slight majority of states (26, plus the District of Columbia) saw rental increases over the first six months of 2017, with the largest average percent changes coming in South Carolina (7.3%), Maine (7.3%), Vermont (7.2%), and Rhode Island (7.0%). Source: Abodo
July 12, 2017 | Abodo
The most notable rental increases are in growing markets in the South and Southwest: New Orleans,...
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July 12, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Engineering firms such as Arup, Glumac, and Thornton Tomasetti are leveraging their in-house expe...
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The Maxwell in Arlington, Va. Photo: Sam Kittner
July 12, 2017 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Zen meditation gardens, bocce courts, saltwater pools, and free drinks highlight the niceties at...
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Thyssenkrupp's MULTI vertical-horizontal system uses magnetic-levitation technology that allows cars to make 90-degree turns. Image: thyssenkrupp
July 07, 2017 | John Caulfield
Thyssenkrupp’s cable-less MULTI system promises higher transport capacity and lower peak power de...
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July 06, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The new paper also makes 10 predictions for the industry in 2050.
Paul Matt, Chairman of MATT Construction, was involving in more than 450 buildings during a career that lasted 67 years. Image: MATT Construction
July 06, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
His construction career spanned seven decades.
Sean Parham, VP of Product Marketing and Management with Aditazz Photo: Adam Grubb
July 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
BD+C’s inaugural AEC innovation conference, Accelerate Live! (May 11, Chicago), featured...
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Photo courtesy of Halkin Mason Photography.
June 27, 2017 | Bruner Foundation
The SteelStacks Arts and Cultural Campus in Bethlehem, Pa., receives the gold medal and $50,000....
Stantec is acquiring RNL Design, whose specialties include public transit and urban design. Image: Stantec
June 25, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The engineering giant also names successor to CEO who will retire at the end of this year.
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June 23, 2017 | AIA
11 projects were awarded in 2017.
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June 19, 2017 | Brenda Radmacher, Partner, Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman
Logical and well-planned steps to effective negotiation.
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Bluebeam’s Sasha Reed discusses why AEC leaders should give their teams permission to responsibly br... read more
June 13, 2017 |
Thornton Tomasetti’s Jonatan Schumacher presents the firm’s business model for developing, incubatin... read more
June 13, 2017 |
Yazdani’s Ben Juckes discusses the firm’s tech-centric culture, where scripting has become an every-... read more
June 13, 2017 |
Graham Cranston shares SGH’s efforts to take hold of its project data using mathematical optimizatio... read more
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Suffolk’s CIO Chris Mayer talks about the firm’s framework for vetting and implementing new technolo... read more
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June 13, 2017 | NCARB
For the first time since NCARB began collecting demographics data, gender equity improved along e...
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Turner Construction’s Tyler Goss presents the construction giant’s breakthrough “job site as a facto... read more
N|V|5 Global provided commissioning services on the Pentagon throughout its renovation. Image: Courtesy of N|V|5 Global
June 09, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
This is its fifth deal so far this year.
Courtesy of LEGO.
June 07, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
744 LEGO bricks are used to recreate the famous Wright design, including the 1992 addition.
David Baker at his firm’s most recent apartment project, Potrero 1010. Photo: Anne Hamersky Media
June 07, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
For 35 years, architect David Baker has been a spirited voice for affordable housing, in San Fran...
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June 05, 2017 | NCARB
Architects without a professional degree in architecture can now earn NCARB certification through...
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The 773,000-sf W and Element Hotel, which is scheduled to open in Philadelphia in 2018, will be one of the first projects completed under the combined company formed by the merger of NELSON with Cope Linder Architects. NELSON has also merged with KA Architecture, which with Cope Linder will form a core-and-shell practice within the firm. Image: Cope Linder Architects
June 02, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
More growth ahead, as NELSON expects to double its workforce and revenue this year.
![Strong brew: Heineken HQ spurs innovation through interaction [slideshow]](https://www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_feed_large/public/OPENER%20Screen%20Shot%202017-06-02%20at%2011.33.34%20AM.png?itok=kzr6mXFo "Strong brew: Heineken HQ spurs innovation through interaction [slideshow]")
All photos: Garrett Rowland
June 02, 2017 | BD+C Staff
The open plan concept features a Heineken bar and multiple social zones.
June 02, 2017 |
Sasaki’s Pablo Savid-Buteler and Brad Prestbo talk about how the firm’s maker initiatives are changi... read more
May 30, 2017 |
Russ Sykes discusses SmithGroupJJR’s ongoing journey to create a firm culture that ignites innovatio... read more
May 30, 2017 |
Architect Paul Westlake, Jr., shares his methods for adding value to projects through creative finan... read more
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Architects Marcene Kinney and Angela Mazzi share design hacks pinpointing specific aspects of the bu... read more
