Government Buildings

The halls of lawmakers, judges, and politicians demand a mix of functionality and awe-inspiring design. For an oasis of productivity on behalf of your nation’s people within the government’s budget, thinking outside the box is a requirement.
July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Reconstruction Sector Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, URS, and Wiss, Janney, Elstner top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the lar...

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July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Reconstruction Sector Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Stantec, HDR, and HOK top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest reconstructi...

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July 28, 2014 | LEO A DALY
LEO A DALY hires Peter Yakowicz to oversee VA projects

New hire will work with healthcare and federal market sectors on programs specifically for the De...

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Photo: Tiia Monto via Wikimedia Commons
July 23, 2014 | AIA
Architecture Billings Index up nearly a point in June

AIA reported the June ABI score was 53.5, up from a mark of 52.6 in May.

Tidewater Community College/City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Calif. Photo
July 22, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham, Senior Editor
Economists ponder uneven recovery, weigh benefits of big infrastructure [2014 Giants 300 Report]

According to expert forecasters, multifamily projects, the Panama Canal expansion, and the petrol...

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Lookout Mountain Elementary School, Phoenix, Ariz. Photo: courtesy Adolfson & Pe
July 18, 2014 | Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director
Contractors warm up to new technologies, invent new management schemes [2014 Giants 300 Report]

“UAV.” “LATISTA.” “CMST.” If BD+C Giants 300 contractors have anything to say about it, these new...

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Riyadh Metro Station, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with engineering servic
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Top Construction Management Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, Barton Malow, Hill International top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the l...

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Contractor Turner Construction is focusing its international efforts in Europe,
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Top Contractors [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Turner, Whiting-Turner, Skanska top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest co...

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The 73-year-old Naval Reserve Armory building on Seattles South Lake Union dock
July 18, 2014 | David Barista, Editor-in-Chief
Engineering firms look to bolster growth through new services, technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following solid revenue growth in 2013, the majority of U.S.-based engineering and engineering/ar...

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The 73-year-old Naval Reserve Armory building on Seattles South Lake Union dock
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Top Engineering/Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

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At 206,000 sf, San Diego State Universitys Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union is
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Top Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Fluor, Arup, Day & Zimmermann top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest...

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The shale gale of petroleum development is bringing economic growth to numerou
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Top Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Gensler, Perkins+Will, NBBJ top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest archit...

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Los Angeles International Airport is undergoing a massive improvement program, e
July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
2014 Giants 300 Report

Building Design+Construction magazine's annual ranking the nation's largest architecture, enginee...

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July 17, 2014 | BD+C Staff
A harmful trade-off many U.S. green buildings make

The Urban Green Council addresses a concern that many "green" buildings in the U.S. have: poor in...

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For the west faade of the 77,000-sf Farm Credit Services of America Corporate O
July 07, 2014 | Brick Industry Association
7 emerging design trends in brick buildings

From wild architectural shapes to unique color blends and pattern arrangements, these projects de...

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July 02, 2014 | BD+C Staff
The doctor is in the firehouse: New clinic to be built in California fire station

Designed by WRNS Studio, the Firehouse Clinic will encourage local residents with limited healthc...

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Rubber floor tiles in 24x24-inch modules were water-jet cut to accommodate custo
July 02, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
Emerging trends in commercial flooring

Rectangular tiles, digital graphic applications, the resurgence of terrazzo, and product transpar...

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Photo credit: Iwan Baan. Photos courtesy of Design Museum.
July 01, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Zaha Hadid's flowing Heydar Aliyev Center named Design of the Year for 2014

The Design Museum's Design of the Year award has been awarded to Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Cente...

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All renderings courtesy Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Dam & Partners, and EPO.
June 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Work starts on Jean Nouvel-designed European Patent Office in the Netherlands [slideshow]

With around 80,000 sm and a budget of €205 million self-financed by the EPO, the complex will be...

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Photo credit: Rob Young, Wikimedia Commons
June 30, 2014 | Design-Build Institute of America
Research finds continued growth of design-build throughout United States

New research findings indicate that for the first time more than half of projects above $10 milli...

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Image courtesy of Zaha-Hadid.com
June 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Zaha Hadid's Iraq Parliament complex design marred with controversy

Zaha Hadid's design for the Iraq Parliament was selected, despite placing third in the original R...

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Future of Rail 2050 suggests that automated systems will optimise the running ti
June 30, 2014 | Arup
Arup's vision of the future of rail: driverless trains, maintenance drones, and automatic freight delivery

In its Future of Rail 2050 report, Arup reveals a vision of the future of rail travel in light of...

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Photo: Jacopo Werther via Wikimedia Commons
June 26, 2014 | AIA
AIA Foundation launches Regional Resilient Design Studio

The Studio is the first to be launched as part of the AIA Foundation’s National Resilience Progra...

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Union Terminal, Cincinnati. Photo: Dacoslett via Wikimedia Commons
June 25, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assitant Editor
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Spring House, Cincinnati’s Union Terminal among 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2014

The National Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of 11 Most Endangered Histo...

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Using 3D printing, Arup engineers were able to design and fabricate this lightwe
June 18, 2014 | Arup
Arup uses 3D printing to fabricate one-of-a-kind structural steel components

The firm's research shows that 3D printing has the potential to reduce costs, cut waste, and slas...

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M-1 streetcar line, Detroit. Credit: Anderson Illustration | Brookings Instituti
June 16, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor
6 U.S. cities at the forefront of innovation districts

A new Brookings Institution study records the emergence of “competitive places that are also cool...

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June 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Austrian university develops 'inflatable' concrete dome method

Constructing a concrete dome is a costly process, but this may change soon. A team from the Vienn...

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Jevon Carrington and Leila Schey, both Architectural Designers in Genslers Wash
June 11, 2014 | David Barista, Editor-in-Chief
Hyper-speed rendering: How Gensler turns BIM models into beauty shots in seconds

In search of a fast rendering solution, Gensler looked to the gaming and moviemaking industries f...

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June 11, 2014 | New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Bill signing signals approval to revitalize New Orleans’ convention center corridor

A plan to revitalize New Orleans' Convention Center moves forward after Louisiana governor signs...

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Image courtesy of hermanmiller.com
June 11, 2014 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Editor
5 ways Herman Miller's new office concept rethinks the traditional workplace

Today's technologies allow us to work anywhere. So why come to an office at all? Herman Miller ha...

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