San Antonio is redesigning its river barges. Photo: Mike Whaling/Creative Commons.
October 28, 2015 | AIA
Winning concepts will incorporate innovative new materials while remaining buildable and economic...
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Chevron-patterned tiles are trending. All images courtesy Novità
October 27, 2015 | Novità
Supersized tile and 3D walls are among the trending tile design themes seen at Cersaie, an exhibi...
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The main exhibit hall is the Chicago Cultural Center, which opened in 1897 and served as the city’s main library until 1977. Photo by Adilla Menayang
October 20, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor
From lightweight wooden pallets to the largest lengths of CLT-slabs that can be shipped across No...
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The 777,100-sf development by Landbank Investment on Central & Wolfe in Sunnyvale, Calif., is just five miles from Apple’s current Cupertino headquarters.
October 05, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Asistant Digital Editor
The project has been dubbed as another “spaceship,” referencing the nickname for the loop-shaped...
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JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at New York’s JFK International gives passengers a sense of place with its new rooftop garden. Photo: @Paul Rivera
September 30, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Nimble designs, and technology that humanizes the passenger experience, are letting airports conc...
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September 30, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
FMI’s latest report singles out manufacturing, lodging, and office sectors as the drivers of nonr...
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Image depicts a brick veneer exterior that has expanded and pulled away from the window. Image: Hoffmann Architects
September 29, 2015 | John J. Hoffmann, FAIA, and Deborah J. Costantini, AIA, Hoffmann Architects
With so many diverse components contributing to building envelope assemblies, it can be challengi...
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The AMIE building, unveiled by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the DOE’s Industry Day event. Images courtesy SOM
September 23, 2015 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) building features a high-performance shell wi...
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Zaha Hadid's original concept for Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. Rendering courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
September 21, 2015 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
After resubmitting a bid, the firm will not design the main venue for the 2020 Olympics after all...
Critics have likened the building design to "Star Wars" character Jabba the Hutt. Renderings courtesy MAD
September 21, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor
New renderings of the proposed Lucas Museum show a scaled-down building on more green space.
The Broad's lobby, with interior veil and entrance into the vault. Images courtesy Diller Scofidio + Renfro and The Broad
September 17, 2015 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
LA's newest art museum combines gallery space and collection storage based around two design conc...
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Music City Center, Nashville, Tenn. Photo: Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons
September 17, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest convention/events sector design and construction firms, a...
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Terminal B, Logan International Airport, Boston. Photo: Robb Williamson, courtesy AECOM
September 17, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest airport terminal sector design and construction firms, as...
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Washington (D.C.) Marriott Marquis. Photo courtesy Cooper Carry
September 15, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest hotel sector design and construction firms, as reported i...
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Apple promises unprecedented precision for its new stylus. Photo courtesy Apple
September 14, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor
A stylus, split screen, and improved graphics make designing on the tablet easier.
Gund Hall, the home of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia Commons
September 10, 2015 | Harvard University
Schools of Design, Engineering collaborate on innovative two-year program.
Sainsbury's distribution center in Waltham Point, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Photo: Nick Saltmarsh via flickr.com/Wikimedia Commons
September 10, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest industrial sector design and construction firms, as repor...
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Photo: United States Navy
September 10, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest military sector design and construction firms, as reporte...
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Strategically placed illuminated LED panels produce a shimmering glow on the exterior of the newly renovated Bloomingdales at the Galleria mall in Glendale, Calif. On the Building Team: Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors (AE), Kevin Kennon Architects (designer), and C.W. Driver (GC). Photo: Cristi D. Costea Photography, courtesy Hixson
September 08, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest retail sector design and construction firms, as reported...
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Courtesy Foursquare
September 07, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Case’s bldgs = data conference highlighted how collecting data about personal activities can info...
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Photo: Global Access Point via Wikimedia Commons
September 03, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest data center sector design and construction firms, as repo...
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Eric Salard via Flickr
August 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Several surveys gauge passenger satisfaction with airports, as flyers and airlines weigh in on te...
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Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport by Art davis via Wikimedia Commons
August 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Small and regional airports are in a dogfight for survival. Airlines have either cut routes to no...
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Logan Airport Rental Car Center, Boston. Photo: Arnold Reinhold via Wikimedia Commons
August 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
AEC teams have found fertile ground in building or expanding consolidated rental car facilities,...
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Dan Shouse via Flickr Creative Commons
August 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
In February 2015, engineering giant Arup conducted a “salon” in San Francisco on the future of av...
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Glass enclosed work stations between patient rooms provides staff touch down areas with full view of patients without imposing upon their respite @ MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta, Me. Photo: Anton Grassl/Esto, courtesy TRO Jung
August 28, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The newly revised guidelines from the Facilities Guidelines Institute touch on six factors that a...
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In-board placement of bathrooms buffers corridor noise for birthing rooms at MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta, Me. Photo: Anton Grassl/Esto
August 28, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Every hospital has its own “culture” of loudness and quiet. Jacobs’ Chris Kay offers steps to a t...
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The modern hospital room, as shown here in the 36-bed emergency department at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., mitigates disruptive sounds with rubberized flooring that reduces foot and equipment noise. Retractable glass doors can be closed while still providing patient observation to the staff. TRO JB provided the architecture, MEP, and FP services on this project. Turner Construction was the CM. Photo: Richard Mandelkorn
August 28, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
There’s a ‘decibel war’ going on in the nation’s hospitals. Progressive Building Teams are leadin...
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The explosive demand for tech office space in and around metropolitan areas has led to creative redevelopment opportunities for Building Teams. The Playa Jefferson complex in Playa Vista, Calif., remade a series of nondescript, low-rise office buildings into state-of-the-art tech space for mature and startup companies. Photo: Benny Chan Fotoworks, courtesy Gensler
August 26, 2015 | David Barista, Editorial Director
In the race for highly coveted tech companies and startups, cities, institutions, and developers...
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By turning furniture into downloadable templates, offices can be in charge of sourcing and manufacturing their own products. Screengrab of opendesk.cc/designs
August 24, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor
Offices can “download” their furniture to be made locally, anywhere.
