January 18, 2019 | BIM and Information Technology | Kevin Miller, AIA, President/CEO, GSBS Architects
Sharing of and reliance on BIM data is central to the idea that BIM will lead to a more efficient, more eco...
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Multifamily Housing
As cities grow ever more crowded, multifamily housing construction is more necessary than ever. Finding ways to compress housing into smaller spaces while still creating true homes calls for a complex blend of innovative design and engineering.
Wind Creek Hotel & Casino, Wetumpka, Ala., designed by Hnedak Bobo Group. Photo: Jeffrey Jacobs, courtesy Hnedak Bobo Group.
August 04, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, AECOM, and Arup top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest...
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CallisonRTKL designed 2929 Weslayan, a 40-story, 254-unit apartment tower in the River Oaks area of Houston, for PM Realty Group. The LEED Gold residence employs rainwater harvesting and performance-based energy modeling. Also on the Building Team: Faulkner Design Group (interior design), Brockette Davis Drake Consulting Engineers (SE), Bury Partners (CE). Blum Consulting Engineers (MEP), Scott Oldner Lighting Design, Studio Outside (landscape architect), and Jordan Foster Construction (general contractor). Photo courtesy CallisonRTKL
August 04, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Lendlease, Suffolk Construction Co., and Clark Group top Building Design+Construction’s annual ra...
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The John Buck Company is the developer for 3Eleven, a 24-story, 245-unit apartment building. The site is the parking lot of Assumption Roman Catholic Church, in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The land owner, the Order of Friars Servants of Mary, will get renovations to its priory out of the deal. The transit-oriented project will provide parking for 109 cars and 50 bicycles, plus 3,000 sf of ground-floor retail. FitzGerald Associates Architects is the designer. Photo courtesy Fitzgerald Associates Architects
August 04, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Perkins Eastman, CallisonRTKL, and Solomon Cordwell Buenz top Building Design+Construction’s annu...
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Boston Road building in the Bronx. Photo: Michael Moran, via Curbed New York.
July 20, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Designed by NYC’s Alexander Gorlin Architects, the 12-story building will have 154 studio apartme...
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Lakeside Senior Apartments in Oakland, Calif. Photo: Bruce Damonte. Click here to enlarge.
July 18, 2016 | AIA
Affordable housing, specialized housing, and accessible housing projects were honored.
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Portland, Ore. Photo: Holly Hayes/Creative Commons.
July 14, 2016 | Peter Fabrid, Contributing Editor
Expected to raise $8 million annually on commercial and residential projects.
All renderings courtesy ODA New York. Click here to enlarge.
July 07, 2016 | MIke Chamernik, Associate Editor
Bushwick II will feature light-filled plaza spaces, a roof for urban living, and more than 800 ap...
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Room available through Airbnb. Photo: Geremy F/Creative Commons
July 07, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Allegedly removing thousands of housing units from market, driving up rents.
Cranes are springing up all over downtown Seattle, where 65 buildings are currently under construction. Image: Downtown Seattle Association
July 06, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Development investment is twice what it was five years ago.
Photo: Pixabay
July 05, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Latest survey by RENTCafé tracks size changes in 95 metros.
Taipei 101, a 2.1-million-sf, 1,667-foot-tall office building in Taiwan that was completed in 2004, was chosen by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as the winner of its 2016 Performance Award for efficiency and sustainability. CTBUH also selected what it considers to be the best tall buildings in four regions of the world. Image: @Taipai Financial
June 29, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat selects winners in four regions.
The $46 million Charlotte Park Apartments project, part of the 295-acre Hitachi master-planned community in San Jose, Calif., features 200 affordable apartments built by ROEM Buillders, Inc. In its latest “State of the Nation's Housing Market” report, the Joint Center for Housing Studies laments that projects like this one, for moderate- and low-income renters, are fewer and farther between. Image: ROEM Builders
June 22, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Joint Center for Housing Studies’ latest disection of America’s housing market finds moderate...
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Rendering courtesy C.F. Møller
June 15, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The development acts as a transition area between a traditional urban landscape and parklands....
San Francisco. Photo: Tony Webster/Creative Commons.
June 14, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Critics charge that the measure may backfire and actually reduce new affordable units.
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The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, with the 3737 Chestnut building in the background. Courtesy BLT Architects. Click here to enlarge.
June 01, 2016 | David Barista, Editorial Director
The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral capitalizes on hot property to help fund much needed upgrade...
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New rendering of Monad Terrace. Courtesy JDS Development Group, via Curbed Miami
May 19, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
A man-made lagoon with lush vegetation at the base of the complex is expected to adapt to climate...
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A 24-story building with 241 affordable housing units will include a charter school, medical center, cultural spaces, and a supermarket. Image: Dattner Architects
May 16, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The 24-story curved building would be 70% more efficient than comparable housing in New York City...
Indie Apartments in Austin. Rendering courtesy Transwestern Development. Click here to enlarge.
May 12, 2016 | BD+C Editors
Indie Apartments will consist of 139 one- and two-bedroom units at 350- and 520-sf each.
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A planned mixed-use development called Bayside, in a suburb of Dallas will feature a lagoon and water fountain that would be a first for Texas. Phase I construction on the residential, office, and retail parts of the 262-acre project is scheduled to begin in the few months. Image: Humphreys and Partners Architects
May 01, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Construction will soon begin on housing, retail, and office spaces.
Cloverdale749. Photo: Lawrence Anderson/LOHA
April 07, 2016 | BD+C Staff
A San Francisco low-income mixed-use complex, a Los Angeles homeless veterans housing facility, a...
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The StratIS app gives property managers wireless control over thermostats and door locks. Image: StratIS
March 10, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Ease of installation is one of StratIS’s selling features.
Photo: Jazz Guy/Creative Commons
March 07, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Designers without previous multifamily experience could overlook key provisions.
Renderings courtesy HOK/Greenland Group
March 03, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Recently approved for development, the 67-story building will have more than 900 units.
Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle opened its first on-campus student housing building last fall. The residence hall has 16,850 sf of academic space as well as a first-floor “living room” with a fireside lounge. Photo courtesy Ankrom Moisan Architects
February 29, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
In the hyper-competitive higher education sector, colleges and universities view residence halls...
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Photo: Brett VA, Wikimedia Commons
February 24, 2016 | CBRE and BD+C Staff
Senior housing occupancy is at its highest level since 2007, and 2015 was a record year for sales...
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Westin hotel and transit center at Denver International Airport, Denver. Photo courtesy Gensler
February 22, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Technology is running wild in Gensler’s 2016 forecast, as things like virtual reality, "smart" bu...
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Courtesy David Siddons Group.
February 10, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The 57-story Elysee Miami will offer residents impeccable views and plenty of amenities.
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Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, New York City, a megaproject with affordable rentals. Image courtesy Handel Architects, via Gothamist.
February 05, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Aimed at designing efficient, flexible ground-floor space.
Photo Credit: William Lesch, Lori Carroll, Esthela J. Celya
February 02, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Floating vanities, tricked-out showers, and freestanding tubs highlight the top bathroom design t...
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Photo Credit: Mike Tuell, Tom E. Lutz, AKBD
February 01, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Charging stations, built-in coffeemakers, and pet stations—these are among the top kitchen design...
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