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Electromagnetic personality

Magnetic locking device provides an efficient solution for security, fire and life-safety needs.…

No-rust rolling doors

Ideal for climate-sensitive environments, this door never needs to be painted, and opens and closes…

RMJM unveils design details for $1B green development in Turkey

RMJM has unveiled the design for the $1 billion Varyap Meridian development it is…

Cupcake bakery's sweet design

                When planning the MORE cupcake boutique in Chicago's Gold Coast, designers at…

CSI to realign convention schedule

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), faced with stagnant convention attendance,…

Utah research facility reflects Native American architecture

A $130 million research facility is being built at University of Utah's Salt…

News briefs

Architecture Billings Index reports growth for every month of 2005. The American Institute…

USC cancer center promotes collaboration to find the cure

The University of Southern California Harlyne Norris Research Tower, designed by Lee, Burkhart…

Readers 'nominate' new GSA chief architect

BD&C readers responded to our March editorial asking who should replace Ed Feiner as GSA's…

People + Firms

• Nationally recognized design leader and sustainability advocate Sandy Mendler, AIA, will be…

New learning center at $100 million Purdue University tech park

Discovery Learning Center—a $17.5 million, 90,000-sf facility where researchers will explore…

Its best performance yet

From racquetball courts to in-line skating rinks, laminate flooring offers an alternative to…

People/Firms

Mergers and acquisitions. Seattle-based Callison Architecture Inc.; Atlanta-based Thompson,…

Construction jobs decrease, wage gains increase

Construction employment in the U.S. market has been declining for six months and will continue…

Casa for El Greco

Built to house one of the largest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain, the new Meadows…

Omnova PreFixx Protective Finish

PreFixx is a patented protective finish from Omnova Solutions, Fairlawn, Ohio. It is applied…

Vacancy rate shows hope for industrial sector

The industrial vacancy rate held steady at 11.5% in the first quarter of 2003 and is expected…

People+Firms

• RMJM Architects, Philadelphia, created MERJE, an environmental graphic design studio that…

Purdue learning center to test and explore new approaches to teaching

Purdue University's $17.5 million, 90,000-sf Discovery Learning Center, set to open in fall…

Building materials prices slide for fourth straight month

The materials cost index for nonresidential buildings fell 0.4% in January, the fourth…