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.

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February 09, 2018 | AIA

AIA's 2018 Young Architects Award honors 18 recipients

The Young Architects Award recipients will be honored at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2018...

February 07, 2018 | M-Rad Architecture + Design

8 inefficiencies in the architecture + design industry (and possible solutions)

Matthew Rosenberg has identified 8 major inefficiencies in the architecture and design industry,...

February 05, 2018 | Little

Little names new Corporate President and COO

International architecture and design firm Little has appointed Carolyn Rickard-Brideau as its ne...

February 01, 2018 | Terry Doumkos, CBRE FUSION Program

Early supplier engagement provides exceptional project outcomes

Efficient supply chains enable companies to be more competitive in the marketplace.

AIA’s Kermit Baker: Five signs of an impending upturn in construction spending

The estimate of total losses in 2017 from major natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey are at $306 billion, which shattered the previous record of $215 billion. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

January 30, 2018 | Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, Chief Economist, AIA

AIA’s Kermit Baker: Five signs of an impending upturn in construction spending

Tax reform implications and rebuilding from natural disasters are among the reasons AIA’s Chief E...

AIA Consensus Forecast: 4.0% growth for nonresidential construction spending in 2018

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January 30, 2018 | AIA

AIA Consensus Forecast: 4.0% growth for nonresidential construction spending in 2018

The commercial office and retail sectors will lead the way in 2018, with a strong bounce back for...

thyssenkrupp tests self-driving robot for ‘last mile’ delivery of elevator parts

Measuring 33 inches wide, the delivery robots can travel on sidewalks and can carry payloads weighing up to 77 lbs. Photo courtesy thyssenkrupp

January 29, 2018 | BD+C Staff

thyssenkrupp tests self-driving robot for ‘last mile’ delivery of elevator parts

“With driverless delivery robots, we could fill a gap and get spare parts from our warehouses to...

Photo: Architect of the Capitol

January 26, 2018 | AIA

Stephen Ayers, FAIA, honored with the 2018 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award

The award honors significant contributions to public architecture.

January 26, 2018 | AIA

Recipients for the 2018 Collaborative Achievement Award selected

The recipients will be honored at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2018 in New York City.

Apartment rent rates jump 2.5% in 2017, led by small and mid-sized markets

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January 24, 2018 | BD+C Staff

Apartment rent rates jump 2.5% in 2017, led by small and mid-sized markets

The average price for one-bedroom units increased the most.

January 24, 2018 | Perkins+Will

Danish design firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects joins Perkins+Will

Partnership expands Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s capacity for international growth; complements Perkin...

U.S. hotel markets with the largest construction pipelines

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January 24, 2018 | BD+C Staff

U.S. hotel markets with the largest construction pipelines

Dallas, Houston, and New York lead the way, with more than 460 hotel projects in the works.

Strong finish for architecture billings in 2017

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January 24, 2018 | AIA

Strong finish for architecture billings in 2017

The Architecture Billings Index concluded the year in positive terrain, with the December reading...

Call for research partners: The neuroscience behind decision making in AEC

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January 21, 2018 | David Barista, Editorial Director

Call for research partners: The neuroscience behind decision making in AEC

January 19, 2018 | CTBUH

CTBUH announces global finalist projects for annual awards program

The Lotte World Tower, in Seoul, and 150 N. Riverside, in Chicago, are among the finalists.

NELSON is strengthening its position in the retail and hospitality sectors by merging with FRCH Design Worldwide. Pictured is one of FRCH's recent projects, the renovation of the historic Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel. Image: FRCH a NELSON company

January 10, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

NELSON and FRCH Design Worldwide are merging

Their chief executives will manage the company jointly, by region.

Robert Frasca, FAIA, Founding Design Partner, ZGF

Robert Frasca, FAIA, Founding Design Partner, ZGF

January 08, 2018 | ZGF

ZGF Founding Partner Robert Frasca, 84, passes away

Frasca was a driving force in transforming the architectural firm from its early beginnings as a...

Catherine Selby, AIA, LEED AP

January 08, 2018 | Dattner Architects

Catherine Selby joins Dattner Architects’ partners group

Selby joins Principals Paul Bauer AIA; Richard Dattner FAIA; Jeff Dugan AIA; Beth Greenberg AIA;...

The 232-foot-tall Terrace House luxury condo development will be the tallest hybrid wood structure in North America.

The project received official approval to use exposed mass timber in the top seven stories of the 19-story building. Renderings: PortLiving

January 04, 2018 | PortLiving

Shigeru Ban’s mass timber tower in Vancouver gets city approval

The 232-foot-tall Terrace House luxury condo development will be the tallest hybrid wood structur...

Staging should be used to support the client’s goals. This rendering for a spec office client was designed to target young, trendy tenants.

Staging should be used to support the client’s goals. This rendering for a spec office client was designed to target young, trendy tenants. Rendering: TILTPIXEL

January 02, 2018 | RAMY HANNA, 3D ARTIST, TILTPIXEL

The art and science of rendering: Visualization that sells architecture [AIA course]

3D artist Ramy Hanna offers guidelines and tricks-of-the-trade to ensure that project artwork is...

Ductless air source heat pump index results for Boston (likely-adopter index). Credit: Meister Consultant Group, Inc. 2017.

December 22, 2017 | Adele Houghton, AIA, MPH, LEED AP BD+C, EBOM, ND

Green builders can use ‘big data’ to make design decisions

More and more, green project teams are relying on publicly available “external datasets” to prior...

The map includes easily accessible and detailed information on each of the nearly 34,000 historic buildings within the city’s 141 historic districts.

December 21, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Interactive map includes detailed information on historic New York City buildings

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission launched a new, enhanced version of its inter...

The 1,823-foot Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, is the second-tallest building completed in 2017. Courtesy CTBUH

December 20, 2017 | Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Another record year for high-rise construction

More than 140 skyscrapers were completed across the globe this year, including 15 supertall tower...

On two acres within Detroit’s North End, the Michigan Urban Farm Initiative grows 300 varieties of leafy vegetables that it distributes free to 2,000 families who live within two miles of the farm. Like many urban farms around the country, MUFI has spurred redevelopment in its surrounding communities. Photo: Michelle and Chris Gerard

December 20, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Urban farms can help plant seeds for cities’ growth around them

Urban farms have been impacting cities’ agribusiness—and, on some cases, their redevelopment—for...