Chinese acquisitions and investments in the U.S. fell 92% in the first five months of this year, according to consulting and research firm Rhodium Group. Photo: Pixabay
The construction industry is already feeling the effects of the recent tariffs, not only with hig...
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Analysis of 15 major metros shows the average rent in central business districts was $43.48/sf fo...
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The Summit, a 426,000-sf hotel in Cincinnati, is the first to be designed from scratch by its owner-operator, Dolce Hotel and Resorts by Wyndham. Its nine-story atrium, surrounded by glass elevators, allowed the Building Team to redistribute the building’s weight loads and give the hotel more height. Photo: Mike Howard Photography
The Summit hotel and conference center is a converted parking garage that was once a factory.
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In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C
BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago)...
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The aptly named Vu at MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, Nev., provides a stunning view of the Las Vegas strip, 15 miles to the northwest. KTGY Architecture + Planning mounted 102 luxury townhomes on a hilly site in the exclusive MacDonald Highlands community for Christopher Homes. The Vu has already received two major honors this year, a BALA Award and a Nationals Award. Photo: © Studio J Inc.
KTGY Architecture + Planning keeps pushing the boundaries of multifamily housing design in the U....
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Beyond lending books and DVDs, the Elkridge (Md.) branch library loans household tools like ladde...
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San Antonio, Texas, tops the list with the largest population gain with an increase of over 24,200 people, an average of 66 people per day between 2016 and 2017. Photo: Pixabay
San Antonio added 24,208 people between July 2016 and July 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau...
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The purpose of the grant is to provide base funds for applied research projects that will advance...
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Inside Boston Properties’ 200 Clarendon Street tower in Boston, a 70-foot-long sculpture translates words from people’s text to corresponding colors that light up its pendants for 10 minutes. Sosolimited.
The Marlin Company, a visual comm...
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The American Institute of Architects has released its first-ever Small Firm Compensation Report....
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Cautious development and healthy absorption across major markets contributed to the decline in va...
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Matthew Rosenberg has identified 8 major inefficiencies in the architecture and design industry,...
read moreInternational architecture and design firm Little has appointed Carolyn Rickard-Brideau as its ne...
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Efficient supply chains enable companies to be more competitive in the marketplace.
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.
Tax reform implications and rebuilding from natural disasters are among the reasons AIA’s Chief E...
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The commercial office and retail sectors will lead the way in 2018, with a strong bounce back for...
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Measuring 33 inches wide, the delivery robots can travel on sidewalks and can carry payloads weighing up to 77 lbs. Photo courtesy thyssenkrupp
“With driverless delivery robots, we could fill a gap and get spare parts from our warehouses to...
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