Architects

Every building starts with a concept and a design. Architects are involved at every stage of the process, even after a design has been finalized, helping other building team members through the snares and missteps in the construction process. Building Design+Construction delivers news, trends, and research to the nation's largest architectural design firms.

Art Gensler, founder, gensler, passes away

From 1965 to 2005, Art Gensler led the firm that became a global, multipractice giant. Image: Gensler

May 10, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Industry icon Art Gensler dead at 85

He was credited with creating a model for the modern, growth-oriented professional services org...

The Weekly Show, Apr 29, 2021: COVID-19's impact on campus planning, and bird management strategies

April 29, 2021 | BD+C Editors

The Weekly Show, April 29, 2021: COVID-19's impact on campus planning, and bird management strategies

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C Senior Editor John Caulfield interviews a duo of industry ex...

Photo shows damage from the lack of an expansion joint at a junction.

Photo shows damage from the lack of an expansion joint at a junction. Photo: Brick Industry Association

April 22, 2021 | Brian E. Trimble, PE, James A. Tann, and Charles (Chip) Clark, AIA, PE

26 ways to prevent cracks in brickwork

Changes in temperature or moisture can wreak havoc on building materials, and brick is no excep...

The building housing Howard University's College of Engineering and Architecture

Howard University is one of three Historically Black Universities that joined forces with SmithGroup to support their respective architectural students and programming. Image: Howard University

April 22, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

SmithGroup enters partnership to support architecture programs at three Historically Black universities

The firm is providing instructors and mentors as part of a broader effort to expand the industr...

April 22, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly Show, Apr 22, 2021: COVID-19's impact on multifamily amenities

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C's Robert Cassidy speaks with three multifamily desi...

April 15, 2021 | BD+C STAFF

The Weekly Show, Apr 15, 2021: The ins and outs of adaptive reuse, and sensors for real-time construction monitoring

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from PBDW Architects...

Sara Atherton contributed to the design of First Horizon Park, home of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Photo: Albert Vecerka ESTO.

April 14, 2021 | HASTINGS

HASTINGS elevates Sara Atherton and Derek Schmidt to Principal

Hastings Architecture promotes Sara Atherton and Derek Schmidt to Principal.

BD+C exclusive research: What owners want from AEC firms

April 09, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

BD+C exclusive research: What building owners want from AEC firms

BD+C’s first-ever owners’ survey finds them focused on improving buildings’ performance for hig...

April 02, 2021 | Construction Specialties

Spring Has Sprung at Construction Specialties

Introducing a slew of sensational solids, metallic finishes that cast subtle and shimmering eff...

Bipartisan ‘YIMBY’ bill would provide $1.5B in grants to spur new housing

Photo: Pixabay

March 30, 2021 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Bipartisan ‘YIMBY’ bill would provide $1.5B in grants to spur new housing

Resources for local leaders to overcome obstacles such as density-unfriendly or discriminatory...

Finding success for downtown office space after COVID-19

At 360 Newbury Street in Boston, repurposing the top five floors of the former Wurlitzer Music & Sound Co. offices into urban housing was a perfect solution for outdated office space.

March 26, 2021 | Simon O'Byrne

Finding success for downtown office space after COVID-19

Using the right planning tools can spur new uses for Class B and C commercial real estate.

March 25, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly Show, March 25, 2021: The Just Label for AEC firms, and Perkins Eastman's Well-Platinum design studio

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about the Just Label...

March 23, 2021 | KTGY

Design firms KTGY, Simeone Deary Design Group unite to shape future of architectural design through experiential environments

With a bold vision to reshape how people experience spaces, residential design firm joins force...

Perkins Eastman, headquartered in New York with offices around the world, and Pfeiffer, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, have announced the merger of the two legacy firms.

March 16, 2021 | PERKINS EASTMAN

Perkins Eastman and Pfeiffer Partners Architects merge

David Swartz FAIA in the LA office of HLW

David Swartz, FAIA, meets with the HLW team to review construction documents for a Los Angeles project.

March 15, 2021 | DAVID SWARTZ, FAIA, IIDA

A life in architecture – Lessons from my father

A veteran designer looks back on the lessons his father, a contractor, taught him.

March 11, 2021 | David Barista, Editorial Director

Calling all building design professionals: BD+C needs your expertise on design innovation in 2021

This new BD+C research project explores the leading drivers, sources of inspiration, and succes...

March 11, 2021 | BD+C STAFF

The Weekly show, March 11, 2021: 5 building products for COVID-related conditions, and AI for MEP design

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about building produ...

8 tips for converting office space to life sciences labs BioMarin_Novato

BioMarin develops innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions, focusing on those that address unmet medical needs. The HED design team has completed multiple laboratory renovations and expansions for the company’s commercial and clinical manufacturing facilities, including this facility in Novato, California. Photo: HED

March 10, 2021 | Leonora Georgeoglou, NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C, and Dan Ringler, CID, HED

8 tips for converting office space to life sciences labs

Creating a successful life sciences facility within the shell of a former office building can b...

The Weekly show, Mar 4, 2021: Bringing AI to the masses, meet the team behind the award-winning Central Station Memphis hotel

March 04, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly show, March 4, 2021: Bringing AI to the masses, and Central Station Memphis hotel

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about the award-winn...

All renderings courtesy OMA

March 01, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

OMA designs 7-mile-long underwater sculpture park

The project will be completed in several phases.

Tom Trenolone, FAIA, LEED AP, Design Director at HDR, a Building Design+Construction "40 Under 40" Honoree (2007), is one of 102 new Fellows of the AIA.

March 01, 2021 | AIA

AIA elevates 102 members to the College of Fellows

AIA fellowship recognizes significant contributions to the profession of architecture and socie...

The Grand, a mixed-use project in Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles has $3 billion in new construction projects under development, including The Grand, a mixed-used 1.2-million-sf public-private partnership that Related Cos. is developing, according to a new report from the Downtown Center Business Improvement District. However, JLL's latest Construction Forecast predicts a slow recovery in construction spending nationwide. Image: Related Companies

February 24, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

2021 won’t be a growth year for construction spending, says latest JLL forecast

Predicts second-half improvement toward normalization next year.

All rednerings courtesy Weiss/Manfredi

February 22, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Weiss/Manfredi designs $250 million expansion for Longwood Gardens

The project will transform 17 acres of the core conservatory area.

February 18, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly show, Feb 18, 2021: What patients want from healthcare facilities, and Post-COVID retail trends

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from JLL and Landini...

February 10, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly show, Feb 11, 2021: Advances in fire protection engineering, and installing EV ports in multifamily housing

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Bozzut...

New CEO is a veteran of more than 30 years with the architecture firm.

February 05, 2021 | CALLISONRTKL

Heartwell named CEO at CallisonRTKL; Thompson appointed firm's first COO

Kim Heartwell named CEO at CallisonRTKL; Harold Thompson appointed COO.

Healthcare design in a post-COVID-19 world

The 66,000-sf Virtua Samson Cancer Center in Moorestown, N.J., designed by Francis Cauffman Architects. The project involved converting a grocery store into a cancer center. Go to page 38 for more on this project. Photo ©Jeffrey Totaro

February 05, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Healthcare design in a post-COVID world

COVID-19’s spread exposed cracks in the healthcare sector, but also opportunities in this secto...