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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.
A pair of designers in DCI Artform’s satellite office in Chicago utilize the firm’s “digital cave” to create a virtual product display for a client. CannonDesign provided architectural, MEP, and A/V services for this project. JC Anderson was the GC. Mechdyne Corp. provided the cave’s video screens.Photo: Christopher Barrett Photography courtesy of CannonDesign.
August 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, AECOM, and Thornton Tomasetti top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the na...
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Lenovo Campus Global Headquarters, Beijing, China. Lenovo Co. Ltd. (owner), CallisonRTKL (architect). Photo courtesy of CallisionRTKL.
August 12, 2016 |
Turner Construction Co., Structure Tone, and Gilbane Building Co. top Building Design+Constructio...
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Lenovo Campus Global Headquarters, Beijing, China. Lenovo Co. Ltd. (owner), CallisonRTKL (architect). Photo courtesy of CallisionRTKL.
August 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Gensler, HOK, and Perkins+Will top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s...
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A growing number of Americans are opting out of office work. Employers can make the office environment more appealing—and in the process foment innovation—through better workspace design and by allowing greater latitude in where work takes place, according to a new survey conducted by Gensler. Image: Pixabay
July 13, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A poll of 4,000-plus U.S. workers finds the most innovative among them spend less time at the off...
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A four-story atrium sits at the center of the proposed LEGO world headquarters building. Renderings courtesy CF Møller. Click here to enlarge.
July 12, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
The 52,000-sm complex will incorporate many familiar motifs from the popular plastic building blo...
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The 412 W. 15th St. office complex in New York City will have 8,200 sf of outdoor space on six terraces. Renderings courtesy Rockpoint Group. Click here to enlarge.
July 11, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
Plans originally called for a hotel, but the architect and developers adapted their design for co...
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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.
Infrastructure investment, led by transit-oriented projects, is driving economic growth in many of America's largest cities. Image: Transwestern
July 04, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Competitiveness and economic development are at stake for cities, says Transwestern.
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.
Open concept meeting space in an office in Redmond, Wash. Photo: Wonderlane/Creative Commons.
June 16, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Open-plan offices found to worsen distraction problem.
Bell Park Centre. Renderings courtesy WilkinsonEyre and Ivanhoé Cambridge. Click here to enlarge.
June 15, 2016 | Mike Chamernik, Associate Editor
A sloping plaza with trees, grass, and gardens connects the two downtown towers.
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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