Designers

February 01, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Netflix design documentary series to feature Bjarke Ingels

Abstract: The Art of Design will delve into the artistic processes of various influentia...

Designer: Leslie Lamarre, CKD, CID, TRG Architecture + Interior Design. Photo: Bernard Andre

January 23, 2017 |

10 trends predicted to pace bathroom design in 2017

Among the NKBA’s top 2017 bathroom trends are ceramic tile flooring, an increase in white fixture...

Designer: Nar Bustamante, Nar Fine Carpentry. Photo: Fred Donham.

January 23, 2017 | BD+C Staff and NKBA

10 trends predicted to pace kitchen design in 2017

Among the NKBA’s top 2017 kitchen trends are two-toned colored kitchens, an increase in technolog...

Photo: Pixabay

January 03, 2017 | BD+C Staff

How does your firm’s hit rate stack up to the AEC competition?

If your firm is not converting at least a third of project proposals when competing for new work,...

The High Line Park Passage and Spur

December 08, 2016 | NYC Public Design Commission

The NYC Public Design Commission recognizes 12 projects with its 2016 Excellence in Design Award

2016 marked the 34th year the Public Design Commission has handed out its Excellence in Design Aw...

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December 02, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Alexandria Real Estate Equities becomes first real estate investment trust to be named a First-in-Class Fitwel Champion

Fitwel building certification was developed to foster positive impacts on building occupant healt...

October 24, 2016 | AAP

Winners of the 2016 AAP American Architecture Prize announced

The AAP recognizes the most outstanding architecture worldwide across three disciplines: architec...

Image courtesy of cuningham group architecture Inc.

October 21, 2016 | AIA

The AIA Innovation Award Recipients have been selected

The program honors projects that highlight collaboration between design and construction teams to...

Photo: Chuck Choi

October 21, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

NASA Orbit Pavilion to debut at The Huntington Library at the end of October

The pavilion uses sound to represent the movement of the International Space Station and 19 earth...

Courtesy of Perkins+Will

October 20, 2016 | Ken Higa and Josh Vel

Designing innovative campuses for tomorrow's students

Planning for places that foster effective innovation is still an emerging process, but the consta...

October 13, 2016 | AIA Dallas

Dallas architects recognized at 2016 AIA Dallas Built Design Awards

Six Texas-based projects lauded for design excellence.

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October 12, 2016 | Perkins Eastman + EwingCole

Perkins Eastman and EwingCole co-publish new white paper examining the benefits and challenges of design research

The survey’s findings, combined with input from the EDRA conference, informed the content produce...

Photo courtesy of Sasaki Associates

October 11, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

A good imagination and a pile of junk: How maker culture is influencing the way AEC firms solve problems

“Fail” is no longer a dirty four-letter word: for maker culture, it has become a crucial stop alo...

Photo courtesy of Studio Vieta

September 30, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Ugly soviet parking garage takes on appearance of a cascading waterfall

Architect Ignas Lukaskas worked in conjunction with Vieta and the Vilnius Street Art festival to...

NASA Public Domain

September 29, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Space architecture is making the leap from science fiction to reality

3D printed domes and inflatable living spaces are just some of the ideas for how to create habita...

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September 26, 2016 | BD+C Staff

RELIGIOUS FACILITY GIANTS: A ranking of the nation’s top religious sector design and construction firms

Gensler, Leo A Daly, Brasfield & Gorrie, Layton Construction, and AECOM top Building Design+C...

Sagrada Familia, Designed by Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, Spain. Photo: SBA73, Wikimedia Creative Commons.

September 26, 2016 | AIA

Explore the world through architectural adventures

A new travel program offers design enthusiast travelers 10 global destinations.

Pixabay Public Domain

September 16, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Former architect now builds architectural wonders out of LEGO blocks

Adam Reed Tucker’s creations are currently on display at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Google is one of the major companies to implement a formal unconscious bias training program. Photo: Shawn Collins, flickr Creative Commons

September 15, 2016 | David Barista, Editorial Director

Implicit bias: How the unconscious mind drives business decisions

Companies are tapping into the latest research in psychology and sociology to advance their diver...

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September 14, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Architectural model museum opens in Japan

The museum includes models from Japanese architects including Shingeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Riken...

The lobby of Jackson National Life Insurance’s headquarters in Lansing, Mich., features a prominent stairwell that encourages occupants to take extra steps instead of using the elevator. Active design tactics like grand staircases are central to any wellness program. The renovation and 230,000-sf expansion of this building included a fitness center flooded with daylight, a green roof, and designated wetlands and extensive woodlands surrounding the site. Photo courtesy of Gresham Smith & Partners.

September 12, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Wellness by design

Can design innovation improve the health and well-being of occupants? Do health and happiness enh...

Photo Courtesy of ESI Design

September 02, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Eight-story digital installation added as part of ESI Design’s renovation of Denver’s Wells Fargo Center

The crown jewel of a three-year makeover project, the LED columns bring the building’s lobby to l...

Pixabay Public Domain

September 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff

TRANSIT GIANTS: A ranking of the nation's top transit sector design and construction firms

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Perkins+Will, Skanska USA, Webcor Builders, Jacobs, and STV top B...

Pixabay Public Domain

September 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff

INDUSTRIAL GIANTS: A ranking of the nation's top industrial design and construction firms

Stantec, BRPH, Fluor Corp., Walbridge, Jacobs, and AECOM top Building Design+Construction’s annua...

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September 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff

HOTEL SECTOR GIANTS: A ranking of the nation's top hotel sector design and construction firms

Gensler, HKS, Turner Construction Co., The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Jacobs, and JBA Consul...

Pixabay Public Domain

September 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff

CULTURAL SECTOR GIANTS: A ranking of the nation's top cultural sector design and construction firms

Gensler, Perkins+Will, PCL Construction Enterprises, Turner Construction Co., AECOM, and WSP | Pa...

The retractable roof over Arthur Ashe stadium at the National Tennis Center in New York is a freestanding, 6,500-ton structure whose moveable panels can enclose the facility in seven minutes. Image: USTA/Michael LeBrecht II

September 01, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

U.S. Open stadium’s new retractable roof showcases innovative problem solving in its design and engineering

Mushy ground and indoor condensation were just two of the issues this $150 million project presen...