Designers
Modules for a data center for one of Skanska’s telecommunications clients were built in an offsite factory. Callison was the architect. Cosentini Associates provided engineering. Photo: Adam Friedberg
Data centers account for 2% of the nation’s electricity consumption and about 30% of the power us...
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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Headquarters, San Diego. Photo: Rick Naystatt, U.S. Navy
Increased competition among green building rating systems, the rise of net-zero buildings, and a...
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The master plan will rejuvenate the former site of the Pittsburgh Penguins' arena. Renderings courtesy BIG
Paths will be carved to create a dialogue between Pittsburgh’s urbanscape and its hilly surroundi...
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The Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove Federal Building in Miramar, Fla., was named DBIA 2015 Project of the Year. Rendering courtesy Krueck + Sexton; other images courtesy DBIA.
This year, 26 projects in 10 categories were awarded National Awards of Merit. One project in eac...
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The Kinetic Block by MIT's Tangible Media Group
The Kinetic Blocks can manipulate objects into shapes without human interference.
San Antonio is redesigning its river barges. Photo: Mike Whaling/Creative Commons.
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
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
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.
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
Nimble designs, and technology that humanizes the passenger experience, are letting airports conc...
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Photo: Salim Virji via flickr Creative Commons
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest retail sector design and construction firms, as reported...
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Courtesy Foursquare
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
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
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
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
AEC teams have found fertile ground in building or expanding consolidated rental car facilities,...
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Dan Shouse via Flickr Creative Commons
In February 2015, engineering giant Arup conducted a “salon” in San Francisco on the future of av...
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