General Motors Design Auditorium, Detroit, designed by SmithGroupJJR. Photo: James Haefner Photography

Architects | January 13, 2017 | AIA + BD+C

The Shigeru Ban-designed Aspen Art Museum and the General Motors Design Auditorium by SmithGroupJJR are among the architecture, interior architecture, and urban design projects to win. 

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High-rise Construction | December 15, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The 350-meter-high building was designed by Morphosis and will provide over 2 million sf of office and retail space....

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Multifamily Housing | December 15, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Designed by Studio Gang, the building’s stacked tiers will each comprise four floors and fan outwards as they rise up...

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Museums | December 15, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Housed within the 400,000-sf building will be the world’s largest planetarium theater.

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Museums | December 15, 2016 | AIA

The award recognizes an architectural design that has stood the test of time for 25 years.

Competition is fierce among institutions vying for private capital to help fund their building projects. The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture was partly funded by private donors. A few years ago, the Smithsonian launched its largest-ever capital campaign to raise $1.5 billion. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Cultural Facilities | December 14, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Capital campaigns abound, even though government financing still plays a vital role.

Rendering courtesy of Carlo Ratti Associati

Sustainability | December 14, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Energy created by those exercising within would power the gym down the Seine.

CBRE Masonic Temple in Glendale, California. Image © Gensler/Ryan Gobuty.

Office Building Design | December 14, 2016 | GenslerOn | Kevin Rosenstein

More, and more, companies are emphasizing the importance of creating a meaningful sense of place in the office enviro...

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Codes and Standards | December 14, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group advocates low carbon infrastructure.

Building Team | December 14, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Popular among engineers, hackathons are forums that encourage “constructive collision” by bringing people into a room...

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Building Team | December 14, 2016 | David Barista, Editorial Director

Regardless of which side of the aisle you stand on, election night was a jaw-dropping moment. 

Winthrop, Mass., combined its middle and high schools into a new 189,500-sf, $64 million building. Students study Viking history and work in groups to build Norse-themed artifacts in the annual Viking Longships program (the Viking is the school mascot). HMFH was the architect. Courtesy of Ed Wonsek.

K-12 Schools | December 14, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Bigger buildings, more outdoor space, and greater involvement from the private sector are among the trends marking th...

Library | December 14, 2016 | Sasaki Ideas | Bryan Irwin, AIA, LEED AP

The arrival of programs that support student and faculty success such as math emporiums, writing centers, academic en...

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Codes and Standards | December 14, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Spending $340,000 for resiliency would pay for itself over the lifetime of a $10 million structure.

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Education Facility | December 14, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The building has been opposed for years as activists called for the land to become a public park.

A traditional wall with studs spaced 16 or 24 inches apart, such as the one shown above, can make plumbing and electrical work much more complicated. BamCore's Prime Wall System creates an empty wall cavity. Pixabay Public Domain

Walls and Partitions | December 14, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The company, BamCore, says its new product can save money and quicken the framing process.

The 50,600-sf John J. Sbrega Health and Science Building is highlighted by an atrium that connects labs and serves as a “learning commons.” Achieving zero-net-energy in this building did not impact its $31.5 million construction budget. Image: Courtesy of Bond

Energy Efficiency | December 13, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Bristol Community College wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.

As UF Health North demonstrates, developer-driven projects can achieve the same high quality healing environments and design aesthetics as provider-driven projects.

Healthcare Facilities | December 13, 2016 | GS&P Dialogue | James R. Kolb, RA, LEED AP

When entering a new market, the financial risk can be magnified to the point that the investment – although critical...

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101 Top Products | December 13, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top products for the past 18 months in our ina...

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Market Data | December 13, 2016 | ABC

“The U.S. economy continues to expand amid a weak global economy and, despite risks to the construction industry, non...

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High-rise Construction | December 13, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The office, designed by CetraRuddy, will be completed in 2017.

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Green | December 13, 2016 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The Water Cube is a functioning art installation, dispensing water to the park’s visitors.

Stoddert Elementary & Community Center, in Washington D.C., features a computer lab rotation design that provides students individual access to technology. 

K-12 Schools | December 12, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

AEC teams are being asked to design and build schools with enough flexibility to adapt to changing pedagogies.

101 Top Products | December 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Among the best windows+doors products included in BD+C's inaugural Top 101 Products report are Construction Specialti...

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Building Enclosure Systems | December 12, 2016 | C.C. Sullivan, Contributing Editor

Should institutional and commercial buildings be built to last 100 years? Why not? There are plenty of examples that...

101 Top Products | December 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Among the best structural products included in BD+C's inaugural Top 101 Products report are PABCO Gypsum’s QuietRock...

101 Top Products | December 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Among the best plumbing products included in BD+C's inaugural Top 101 Products report are Bobrick’s SureFlo Soap Disp...

101 Top Products | December 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Among the best interior products included in BD+C's inaugural Top 101 Products report are Armstrong Ceiling & Wal...

101 Top Products | December 12, 2016 | BD+C Staff

Among the best glass+glazing products included in BD+C's inaugural Top 101 Products report are Guardian Industries Su...

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Augmented Reality | December 12, 2016 | GenslerOn | Alan Robles

With the Trimble Software for Microsoft’s HoloLens device we’re able to bring into the physical world what exists onl...

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Codes and Standards | December 12, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Six school districts and two states are among the first to mainstream zero energy schools.

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