Office Building Design

No longer marked by gray, uniform rows of cubicles, offices have become more personalized and employee-centric than ever, giving people a more comfortable place to spend their working hours. New approaches to office customization and the way employees interact are breathing new life into the workplace.
August 27, 2014 | Cruzan
Designs for community-based workspace in Carlsbad unveiled

Cruzan announced make, a 175,000-square-foot office redevelopment project on the coast of Carlsba...

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Kingdom Tower. Image courtesy of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill.
August 25, 2014 | BD+C Staff
'Vanity space' makes up large percentage of world's tallest buildings [infographic]

Large portions of some skyscrapers are useless space used to artificially enhance their height, a...

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August 25, 2014 | BD+C Staff 
Photographer creates time-lapse video of 1 WTC using 30,000 photos
Choosing from 30,000 photos he took from the day construction began in 2006 to the day when con...
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Renderings courtesy of Goettsch Partners
August 19, 2014 | Goettsch Partners
Goettsch Partners unveils design for mega mixed-use development in Shenzhen [slideshow]

The overall design concept is of a complex of textured buildings that would differentiate from th...

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August 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff 
From icon to breadbasket: Gehry building to be turned into Whole Foods

The Howard Hughes Corporation, in association with architecture firm Cho Benn Holback + Associate...

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Renderings: courtesy SPARK
August 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff
SPARK’s newly unveiled mixed-use development references China's flowing hillscape

Architecture firm SPARK recently finished a design for a new development in Shenzhen. The 770,700...

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Renderings courtesy of NBBJ
August 12, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Shading prototype could allow new levels of environmental control for skyscraper occupants

Developed by architects at NBBJ, Sunbreak uses a unique three-hinged shade that morphs from an op...

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Renderings courtesy of SURE Architecture
August 11, 2014 | BD+C Staff
The Endless City: Skyscraper concept connects all floors with dual ramps

Rather than superimposing one floor on top of another, London-based SURE Architecture proposes tw...

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The window-shaped buildings will allow buildings behind them to continue enjoyin
August 08, 2014 | BD+C Staff
First look: China's latest office development will take the shape of binary code

The Window of Guangzhou project will consist of three towers forming the number sequence "001."...

Set to open later this year, the $184 million Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Transpor
August 08, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham, Senior Editor
Government Sector Giants: Public-sector construction slow, but stirring [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Improving energy performance of existing properties through targeted upgrades and large-scale rec...

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Montroy Andersen DeMarco recently completed a 35,000-sf fitout of Manhattan offi
August 07, 2014 | Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor
Office Sector Giants: ‘Flex’ reigns supreme in hot office construction market [2014 BD+C Giants 300 Report]

The adage “doing more with less” has become a byword for many businesses since the Great Recessio...

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August 06, 2014 | Design-Build Institute of America
25 projects win awards for design-build excellence

The 2014 Design-Build Project/Team Awards showcase design-build best practices and celebrate the...

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Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the 48-story luxury residential tower
July 30, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Wolf Point high-rise development begins construction in Chicago

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the 48-story luxury residential tower is part of a thr...

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Office reconstruction to suit new work styles is becoming a hot category. A Buil
July 29, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham
Reconstruction market benefits from improving economy, new technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following years of fairly lackluster demand for commercial property remodeling, reconstruction re...

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

Structure Tone, Turner, and Gilbane top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

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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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Inside the 68-story building are apartments, offices and a hotel. Photo credit:
July 23, 2014 | BD+C Staff
Tallest skyscraper in South Korea now open

The Northeast Asia Trade Tower stands at 308 meters and is the focal point of the Songdo Internat...

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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.

July 22, 2014 | BD+C Staff
L.A.'s tallest tower to get observation deck

U.S. Bank Tower, as part of a series of improvements, will be getting an observation deck and res...

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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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Illustration: Gameanna via FreeDigitalPhotos.net
July 21, 2014 | Mancini•Duffy
Workplace trends survey reveals generational patterns in office use

Data analysis from Mancini•Duffy indicates significant variations among age cohorts in the workpl...

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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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