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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.
The Millennial workforce is growing fast. An estimated 10,000 people turn 21 every day.
June 13, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
AEC firms, particularly those that design hotels and offices, gain a competitive edge by knowing...
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Innovation Curve Technology Park in Palo Alto, Calif. Renderings courtesy Form4 Architecture. Click here to enlarge.
June 10, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Fabricated of painted recycled aluminum, the wavy roofs at the Innovation Curve campus will symbo...
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Construction of the Sky 19 Plaza in Bismarck, N.D. in 2016. Photo: Consolidated Construction/Creative Commons
June 03, 2016 | JLL
Retail construction projects were up nearly 25% year-over-year, and the industrial and office con...
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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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Floor-to-ceiling glass floods the interior spaces with daylight and provides scenic views of the wooded areas that surround the property. Photo: Warren Patterson Photography. Click here to enlarge.
May 26, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Lean construction techniques were used to build 275 Wyman Street during a winter that brought mor...
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A recent survey of 1,003 U.S office workers finds a high percentage of them are pretty happy about their jobs, in terms of their own productivity and success. Image: Adobe's “Work in Progress” report.
May 24, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
But most employees still see their companies falling on the dull side of the cutting edge.
The ground floors of Oceanwide Center's two towers will be lifted up five stories to create an “urban room” with pedestrian crossings. Image: Foster + Partners
May 17, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
One of Oceanwide Center’s buildings will be the city’s second tallest.
Photo Courtesy of Personal Comfort Systems
April 13, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Not only can the Hyperchair reduce heating and cooling costs and maximize employee comfort, but i...
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A sculpture by the Italian artist Giovanni Balderi stands in front of a travertine curtainwall in the lobby of 601 Massachusetts Avenue, a mixed-use building in Washington, D.C., designed by Duda|Paine Architects, which encourages clients to consider the inclusion of art in their new buildings. Image: Courtesy Duda|Paine
March 20, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Turan Duda says clients are receptive, but the art must still be integral to the building’s overa...
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Rendering Courtesy of Google
March 16, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The original canopy design scheme is still in place, but the plans now call for it to be opaque....
The Expedia courtyard accommodates visitor arrival and drop-off, all-hands meetings, outdoor meetings, and recreation. It will be encircled by a new approximately 600,000-sf four-story office building. All renderings courtesy Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Click here for larger view
March 10, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Transparency and outdoor areas will give the complex a Pacific Northwest vibe.
Photos: Pixabay (Treadmill desk photo: CBRE)
March 09, 2016 | Craig Beam, CBRE Healthcare
As insurance premiums and deductibles continue to rise, both employees and employers are evaluati...
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Corporate real estate executives are compelled to create workplace environments where a more diverse, younger workforce can excel. Image: CRBE's Glendale, Calif., office
March 06, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A new CBRE survey finds more companies leaning toward “smarter” workspaces.
Photo Courtesy of SmithGroupJJR
March 01, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The “un-bank” design ditched the stuffy design elements typical of financial institutions and, in...
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All images and photos courtesy Ted Moudis Associates
February 26, 2016 | BD+C Editors and Ted Moudis Associates
The report, from Ted Moudis Associates, encompasses over 2.5 million sf of workspace built over t...
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A 230,000-sm factory in China’s Hunan province spent several months producing modules for the 57-story J57 Mini Sky City tower, in Changsha. Using advanced prefabrication techniques, China-based contractor Broad Sustainable Building erected the tower in less than three weeks. Photos courtesy Broad Sustainable Building
February 05, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A prefab construction company in China built a 57-story tower in 19 days. Here’s how they did it....
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Factory for J57 Mini Sky City, Changsha, China. Photo: BSB
February 04, 2016 | BD+C Staff
BD+C’s inaugural Game Changers report highlights today’s pacesetting projects, from a pr...
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Rendering: Millerhare
January 25, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The five million-sf project includes two office towers, a residential tower, retail space, and a...
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Rendering: Nike
January 21, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The expansion looks to combine design elements inspired by human movement, speed, and the strengt...
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Photo: Paul McCoubrie/Creative Commons.
January 14, 2016 | BD+C Staff
The booming sector had an occupancy growth rate 1.3 times that of new supply in the fourth quarte...
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January 14, 2016 | Arthur L. Sanders & Benjamin J. Robinson, Hoffmann Architects
This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS fa...
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Renderings courtesy John Buck Company
December 17, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The 35-story building will have plenty of column-free space.
Photo: Nate Burgos/Creative Commons
December 09, 2015 | HOK
Report cites work-life balance as the top reason for implementing “distributed work” strategies....
Ambler Boiler House, on a brownfield site in Pennsylvania, was reinvented as a Class A office with geothermal heat pumps and a graywater reuse system. The Building Team: Heckendorn & Shiles (architect), Elton & Thompson (SE), Bala Consulting Engineers (MEP/FP, Cx), Alderson Engineering (geothermal), Domus (CM). Courtesy Bala Consulting Engineers
December 08, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Some developers are missing an opportunity by downplaying sustainability at a time when demand fo...
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Amazon's Denny Triangle campus in Seattle. Rendering courtesy NBBJ
November 16, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Up to 4 million kilowatt-hours of energy will be saved each year.
The design of the building is made of a set of two parallelepiped-shaped volumes. Renderings courtesy of Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos
November 06, 2015 | Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor
The design of the building is made of a set of two parallelepip...
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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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The 46-story, 1.86 million-sf Leeza Soho will have more than 100,000 sf of retail space. Rendring courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
October 05, 2015 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The 200-meter-high open space will cut the building in two.
Renzo Piano-designed Kum & Go headquarters in Des Moines. Renderings courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop
September 28, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The new building is part of a downtown Des Moines, Iowa, redevelopment project, and is intended t...
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London's 'Walkie-Talkie.' Photo: Garry Knight/Creative Commons
September 03, 2015 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The curved, glass tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in London has been known to reflect intense heat o...
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