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Airports
Airport terminals take flight with passenger-centric upgrades and additions
June 11, 2025
Pictured: The main lobby at the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University. Photo © Jeff Goldberg / Esto, courtesy Buro Happold
Pictured: The main lobby at the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University. Photo © Jeff Goldberg / Esto, courtesy Buro Happold
Museums
Carbon net-zero dinosaur museum opens in New Jersey
May 7, 2025
Credit: Gensler, LS3P, and LMN
Credit: Gensler, LS3P, and LMN
Performing Arts Centers
Master plan for Greenville Arena District includes 6,500-seat outdoor amphitheater
May 7, 2025
ID 42684970 © Radomir Tarasov | Dreamstime.com
A lot of people walking in a city park on a day off
Urban Planning
AI finds what makes cities more walkable
May 7, 2025
Rendering: Ramza, courtesy TCU and Endeavor Real Estate Group
Rendering: Ramza, courtesy TCU and Endeavor Real Estate Group
Student Housing
Texas Christian University to deliver two mixed-use apartment buildings with 780 beds
May 7, 2025
More content from May/June 2025
ID 140314287 © Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com
Empty green wall with copy space in elegant kitchen with white furniture,plants and coffee machine in stylish small micro-apartment with grey couch
Multifamily Pro+
Gen Z renters may be influencing smaller apartment size trend
Though the average apartment size is trending upwards, Gen Z job hubs like Seattle and Austin show a different story with units shrinking down.
May 6, 2025
Turner Construction
In July, xPL Offsite will relocate its manufacturing to a 200,000-sf factory in Alabama.
Contractors
Turner Construction digs deeper into offsite manufacturing
Its latest launch, xPL Offsite, will target large multi-trade projects with repeatable systems and components.
May 6, 2025
ID 320882990 | Ai In Construction © Yayat Riwayat | Dreamstime.com
Robot with Hard Hat in Construction Site generated with AI. a view of Robot with Hard Hat in Construction Site. AI image illustration.
AEC Tech
Construction firms finding strategic advantages with AI
Skepticism fades as technology proven in the field.
April 22, 2025
ID 284265734 © Steveheap | Dreamstime.com
USA Flag flying at National Harbor in Maryland near Washington DC. National Harbor, MD - 24 June 2023: Skyline of National Harbor with large USA Flag flying near Washington DC
Office Buildings
Trump orders end to preference for downtown federal office space
Enables agencies to ‘select most cost-effective facilities.’
April 22, 2025
ID 14896122 | A House © Wisconsinart | Dreamstime.com
Tornado Storm Damage House Home Destroyed by Wind. Tornado wind and storm wreaks severe damage onto a residential family home. The structure is damaged beyond repair and will need to be rebuilt. Roof gapes open and the dwelling is knocked off its foundation. We can only hope the people living here had insurance for their house. Disaster relief was delivered quickly to the people in the neighborhood. High winds from a hurricane cause similar devastation.
Codes and Standards
FEMA aims to end disaster adaptation program
Program sends billions to state and local agencies to prepare for storms, other events.
April 22, 2025
ID 65670036 © Long Gao Wu | Dreamstime.com
Construction site silhouette people, business, crane, design by architecture. Construction site silhouette with crane and workers.
Contractors
First-quarter crane count holds steady
Hesitation on some major construction projects due to economic uncertainty.
April 21, 2025
ID 10888478 | Building © Songquan Deng | Dreamstime.com
New York City skyline aerial view at dusk.
MFPRO+ Research
Early signs for multifamily market in 2025 are positive
Multifamily rents rise $5 in March 2025, according to a Yardi Matrix report.
April 16, 2025
ID 13654524 | Building © 06photo | Dreamstime.com
New modern office interior scenes
Office Buildings
Hybrid, remote work options winning out over return-to-office mandates
Office attendance growing, but still greatly lagging pre-pandemic norms.
April 15, 2025
Courtesy of Hoar Construction
The 116,000-sf Student Success Center will be the first on University of Tennessee-Knoxville's campus to utilize mass timber in its construction.
Education Facilities
In with the new: University of Tennessee Knoxville begins construction on Student Success Center
Facility will include two 300-seat auditoriums.
April 15, 2025
Courtesy Kraus-Anderson
The new Central Service Center in Woodbury, Minn., showcases mass timber design.
Government Buildings
Kraus-Anderson completes new Central Service Center in Minnesota
The building will offer residents more mass transit options.
April 15, 2025
Renderings by BIG
Renderings by BIG
Museums
BIG’s new Hungarian Natural History Museum will feature sloping green roofs that rise from the forest floor
The museum will be partially sunken in the ground, so that it blends with the surrounding park and minimizes its footprint.
April 14, 2025
Corgan
Only about 35% of a harvested tree makes it to the building stage. The harvesting residue, called slash, re-releases biogenic carbon.
Mass Timber
Corgan offers a tool to measure mass timber’s real production carbon footprint
Its calculator accounts for “overlooked” factors, like harvesting residue and tree species.
April 7, 2025
Courtesy of CP Group
This rendering shows how the former CNN Center is likely to be transformed, witih an emphasis of retail and entertainment space on its first floor.
Mixed-Use
CNN’s former headquarters is to be rebranded and renovated as a shopping and dining destination
The developer, CP Group, has started leasing to new tenants.
March 14, 2025
