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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. 

Drew Ballensky | Sep 28, 2011

$1 billion renovation of San Diego Mall launched

  The first phase of a $1 billion renovation of a San Diego mall features a transformation of a…
Sep 28, 2011

Look who's coming to BD+C's Under-40 Leadership Summit

AEC industry "under-40 superstars" from top design and construction firms have signed up for BD+C's "Under-40 Leadership Summit."

Sep 28, 2011

GBCI announces LEED fellow class of 2011

 

LEED Fellows represent green building industry's most accomplished professionals.

Sep 28, 2011

Bradley sponsors design studio on intelligent buildings for UWM SARUP

 The studio is taught by Gregory D. Thomson, assistant professor and co-director of the Institute for Ecological Design at UWM.

Sep 27, 2011

Is your AEC firm the “Best AEC Firm to Work for”?

    Building Design+Construction is looking for the “best AEC firms to work for” in the worldwide…
Sep 23, 2011

Fire and hurricane rated glazed wall assemblies installed at multi-family residence in Florida

Fire and hurricane assemblies meet design and code requirements.

Jeff Yoders | Sep 23, 2011

Nemetschek releases Vectorworks 2012

 Nemetschek AG held a virtual event recently to announce the release of Vectorworks 2012 from its…
Sep 23, 2011

ABI turns positive after four monthly declines

On the heels of a period of weakness in design activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) took a sudden upturn in August.

Sep 23, 2011

Under 40 Leadership Summit

Building Design+Construction’s Under 40 Leadership Summit takes place October 26-28, 2011 Hotel at the Monteleone in New Orleans. Discounted hotel rate deadline: October 2, 2011.  

Sep 20, 2011

Jeanne Gang wins MacArthur Fellowship

Jeanne Gang, a 2011 MacArthur Fellowship winner described by the foundation as "an architect challenging the aesthetic and technical possibilities of the art form in a wide range of structures."

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