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Giants 300 Methodology

BD+C's annual Giants 300 list consists of U.S. firms that designed or constructed the largest…

Household Chemicals and Electronics Recycling Center

Many cities have household waste recycling programs for paper, cardboard, plastic, and…

Transit spurs development

From Baltimore to Portland, Ore., light-rail transit systems are helping to stimulate new…

Bold ideas sought for new World Trade Center design

Life is beginning anew at Ground Zero, but its rebirth is by no means a smooth or easy process…

Royal flush

The economy may be struggling , but you'd never know it from the gaming industry's torrid pace…

Porous Pavement: Slipping Through The Cracks

Pavements occupy twice the surface area of buildings in the U.S. In urban watersheds they…

8 Tips for Converting Remnant Buildings Into Schools

Faced with overcrowded schools and ever-shrinking capital budgets, more and more school…

Platinum Award: Theater Renovation—A First-Class Production

The restoration of the long-dark historic theatre bordering San Diego’…

Condos Not DeadYet — Provided They're Green

The talk in real estate circles is that condos are dead, but don't tell that to three…

The Porter House

At first glance, the condo tower rising 10 stories above Manhattan's trendy meatpacking…

Wire and cable guys

The advent of a high-technology economy has meant a whirlwind of development on many fronts, and…

From the Heart

Describing the efforts of architects, contractor, and owners to bring the new home of Houston'…

Glass curtain wall: Plenty of Light, but is it Soundtight?

With the continued advancement of glass curtain wall technology, the popularity of these…

Concrete Innovation

The Californian, a 23-story, $200 million condominium tower that opened last September in Los…

High-Velocity Hurricane Zones

This coastal commercial building, Gulf Shores, experienced wall…

10 top design trends in senior living facilities

The Point Center for Arts and Education is a 20,000-sf senior activity center at the C.C. Young…

Hometown feel right on target

Action movies can be shameless about motivating their heroes. Often, the vengeful and…

Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design

When tasked with transforming an early 1920s Italian Renaissance bank building into a fully…

A Beacon of Hope: Giants 300

Last year, we noted that business was good for the great majority of firms in Building Design…

Retail's Rotating Wall

While Boston Red Sox fans had to wait 86 years between World Series Championships, they at…