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Mass Timber

Bjarke Ingels Group designs a mass timber cube structure for the University of Kansas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and executive architect BNIM have unveiled their design for a new mass timber cube structure called the Makers’ KUbe for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. A six-story, 50,000-sf building for learning and collaboration, the light-filled KUbe will house studio and teaching space, 3D-printing and robotic labs, and a ground-level cafe, all organized around a central core.



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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. 

Sep 30, 2011

BBS Architects & Engineers completes welcoming center at St. Charles Resurrection Cemetery

The new structure serves as the cemetery's focal architectural point and center of operations.  

Sep 30, 2011

Kilbourn joins Perkins Eastman

Kilbourn joins with more than 28 years of design and planning experience for communities, buildings, and interiors in hospitality, retail/mixed-use, corporate office, and healthcare.

Sep 30, 2011

Design your own floor program

Program allows users to choose from a variety of flooring and line accent colors to create unique floor designs to complement any athletic facility. 

Sep 30, 2011

AAMA offers electronic technical documents with launch of virtual library

This new program offers a system for members to purchase annual licenses in order to offer electronic versions of AAMA publications in an effort to make AAMA’s technical information resources more readily available to their employees.

Sep 29, 2011

Submit your Great Solutions

Profiles of Great Solutions will appear in December 2011 issue of Building Design+Construction.

Sep 29, 2011

Busch Engineering, Science and Technology Residence Hall opens to Rutgers students

With a total development cost of $57 million, B.E.S.T. is the first on-campus residence hall constructed by Rutgers since 1994.

Sep 29, 2011

CEU series examines environmental footprint and performance properties of wood, concrete, and steel

 

Each course qualifies for one AIA/CES HSW/SD Learning Unit or One GBCI CE Hour.

Sep 29, 2011

Kohler supports 2011 Solar Decathlon competition teams

Modular Architecture > In a quest to create the ultimate ‘green’ house, 20 collegiate teams compete in Washington D.C. Mall.

Sep 29, 2011

AIA Dallas names new executive director

 

AIA Dallas one of only a few chapters in the U.S. to be led by an accomplished architect.

Sep 29, 2011

Potter honored with SMSP honor

 

The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) recognized Alfred K. Potter II, FSMPS, senior vice president with Gilbane Building Co., with the 2011 Weld Coxe Marketing Achievement Award (MAA). 

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