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The Denver Zoo’s new Toyota Elephant Passage project, which will use renewable energy, recycled water, natural daylight, and other green design and construction practices, has...
May 7, 2012
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When the design team DLR Group, Minneapolis, was ready to recommend wall panels for an Edison charter school in chilly Duluth, Minn., it wanted something that could be easily ...
May 7, 2012
Dye Sol
The Human Resource Development Center of the Seoul City government in South Korea uses Dye Solar Cell (DSC) stained glass windows to generate clean, renewable electricity from...
May 7, 2012
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Integrated Laboratory and Greenhouse Supports Scientific Research at UMassThe CNS Research and Education Greenhouse at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst is a 20,000-sf complex...
May 7, 2012
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As BIM continues to exert its explosive impact on the AEC industry, one component that has been comparatively quiet is academia, specifically the world of architectural education...
May 7, 2012
Atrium Of The Portal At Unc Charlotte
In February, we opened our 2012 series on design and construction trends in university buildings with a report on “fusion facilities”. We continue the discussion with four more...
May 7, 2012
A project undergoes design review at MHTN Architects, a 65-member firm based in Salt Lake City. The Best Firm to Work For has
MHTN Architects, an integral member of the Salt Lake City business community since 1923, has designed many iconic structures throughout Utah over the past nine decades. In recent...
May 7, 2012
Variegated brick at the street level, brushed aluminum, and a mixture of clear and translucent glass surround the top of the sta
Since 1950, the College World Series has been played in Omaha, Neb., the only NCAA event that has stayed in one location for over 60 years. Over the course of six decades, the...
May 7, 2012
Built Within Four Years, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Is One Of The Largest Hospitals In The Us Dod Network
2012 Buiding Team Award Silver Award   Shortly after the passage of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated a radical reorganizat...
May 7, 2012
Metal tiles were used in the physical therapy gymnasium to give the space a more rugged feel for recovering soldiers. Harnesses
2012 Building Team Awards Gold Award Since the early 2000s, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has treated more than 200,000 Iraq- and Afghanistan-war veterans for post...
May 7, 2012
The Tower's Exterior Skin Includes A Rainscreen, Glass, And Metal Panel System
2012 Building Team Awards Platinum Award Six years ago, and worlds away in terms of economic conditions, Rush University Medical Center unveiled ambitious plans for a 10-...
May 3, 2012
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Quick renovation planned for Minnesota’s Westgate MallEidco Construction will complete a 65,000-sf renovation of the Westgate Mall in Brainerd and Baxter, Minn. The project was...
May 3, 2012