BD+C

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Extreme sustainability was the chief goal for the reconstruction of Edward Durrell Stone’s Kellogg Center for Continuing Education at the University of Chicago. Mortenson (CM) and Farr Associates (architect) put Stone’s New Formalism structure, built in 1963, on track to be the healthiest building in the Chicago area—the first LEED Platinum on the Maroons’ campus, and only the third project in the city to seek Petal certification (materials, equity, beauty) from the Living Building Challenge.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Buying gifts for Architects can be tough for some people because architects are very specific about the sorts of things they want. This is the 10th consecutive year of "What to Get an Architect for Christmas" and there is something here for every sort of architect. Continue reading 038: What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2019] at Life of an Architect.

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Archmark

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Does Your Architecture Firm Need Better Connections? Relationships. Reputation. Referrals. We know those are the “Three Rs” at the heart of business development for architects. While many projects start with a personal relationship, let’s be honest: It is time consuming and even overwhelming to keep up with all the in-person networking and meetings it takes to build connections with the right people.

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Historic LDS Architecture

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Note: The 'Preservation Predictions' series examines what historic Mormon buildings may be renovated/preserved in the future. For all of the posts in this series, click here. I originally wrote this post 5 years ago! In that post, I pointed out that in 2010, the Church had indicated that it had a list of 58 buildings that were designed as "safe"--buildings the Church would likely never sell or destroy.

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30X40 Design Workshop

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I spend most of my day in a digital work environment and I’ll often find myself tweaking the smallest of details just because I can. Digital space is without limitation, yet creativity thrives on constraints. It’s the boundaries that we’re forced to work within that shape our work. There’s no question digital tools are an integral part of how we realize our architecture today and in the 25 years I’ve been practicing, those tools have changed and improved the way I work significantly.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Culdesac, a developer that specializes in building car-free neighborhoods from scratch, operates with a key insight in mind: the way we move defines the way we live. And because how we move is changing, thanks to things like ridesharing, the way we live should change as well.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The accounts that I've included here are all spectacularly good at "architectural" sketches - which is an important distinction to make. I follow a lot of sketching accounts, probably half of which are anime-related. You can find all sorts so tips, techniques, and inspiration from a myriad of sketching sources but I wanted to focus on people who actually drew the sort of sketches that I want to draw - buildings and street scenes.

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Denver Urban Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

JLL announced today that it has secured $25 million in construction and bridge financing for 777 and 757 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado. 777 Grant Street is a vintage office building that will be renovated and repositioned while 757 Grant Street is a Class A, ground-up multifamily development. These structures will be Located on the corner of 8 th Avenue and Grant Street within Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, Once renovated, 777 Grant will be a Class A asset and planned for the first floo

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Historic LDS Architecture

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Stand-alone recreation halls were a little more common in the late 1800s and early 1900s for the Church. They were later integrated into the meetinghouse building. This stand-alone recreation hall serves the historic Pioneer Stake on the west side of Salt Lake City. It was later renamed the Harold B. Lee Recreation Hall because of his role in its history.

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The Aspiring Architect

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

A couple of years ago, I was strongly encouraged by a leader in our office to submit a session for a conference. (And we all know how it is when a leader in your office strongly encourages you to do something…) So I asked her (in a much more professional manner) what in the world she thought I could present on just 3ish years out of school? And her very cool and surprising answer was “on being a young leader” And I said really?

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The Architect's Desktop

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

First article in the series. In the previous article, we obtained a collection of the Property Sets on the object for which we want to change the value of a Property. We also determined the total number of Property Sets in the collection, and set up a Property Set counter, initialized to 0, the index of the first Property Set. The following code assumes that you know not only the name of the Property that is to be changed, but also the name of the Property Set in which it resides and that the na

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It is no secret that we’ve been critical of the recent framing of “generative design” as a technological trend largely driven by product marketing. We’ve instigated lively Twitter debates, a full-length podcast discussion, and critical positioning papers.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It’s not a secret – or at least it shouldn’t be much of one. Architects should be on Instagram and I would like for them to post pictures of what they do during the day. There is so much good stuff out there that people are doing and few people know anything about it. I am making it my personal mission to singlehandedly change this by proselytizing the benefits of sharing information in a medium that is readily available to the masses.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Originally completed in 1925, Chicago’s Union Station was designated a landmark in 2002 and listed by AIA Illinois as one of the 200 Illinois Great Places. The restoration of the station’s Great Hall sought to maximize the reuse of existing materials and infrastructure, preserve the historic integrity of prior generations, and significantly reduce its energy use.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Multifamily housing will remain a robust market for A/E/C companies heading into 2020, according to the most recent results of PSMJ’s Quarterly Market Forecast (QMF) survey. For the third quarter of 2019, the survey found that less than 9% of the nearly 100 respondents doing multifamily work reported a decrease in proposal activity compared with the prior quarter, while more than 54% saw an increase.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Earlier this month, a real-estate development joint venture broke ground in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., on the $85 million , 205,000-sf Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building that is expected to drive innovation in life sciences through research, testing, and the commercialization of new therapies.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The number of women in the construction industry is growing. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, between 2017 and 2018 alone the number of women working in construction trades increased by 17.6%. The percentage of women classified as construction managers has also risen, from 5.9% in 2003 to 7.7% in 2018. As a whole, the percentage of women in the construction industry sits at 9.9%.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Clark Nexsen, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s new Main Library is a 115,000-sf building that will go beyond being just a library to serve as a public commons.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

South Korea has announced its intentions on creating three hydrogen-powered cities by 2022. The country hopes to select the cities it will transform to hydrogen power by the end of the year. The cities will included 9.9 megawatt fuel cells, 670 hydrogen fuel-cell electric passenger vehicles, and 30 hydrogen buses. Hydrogen charging stations will be built to accommodate the increase in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The modular construction industry—long associated with “low-rise” structures—keeps rising higher and higher. Key decision makers will gather at World of Modular, the modular construction industry’s largest and longest running tradeshow and convention, on March 9 – 12, 2020 in Orlando, Florida to discuss innovation in modular, including the growing trend of modular high rises.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

On any given night, more than 500,000 Americans are homeless. Of that total, more than one-third of those homeless—35%—is unsheltered. And 47% of all unsheltered homeless live in California, which is four times higher than the state’s 12% share of the U.S. population.

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Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Continuing strong demand drove the average U.S. rent to a new high of $1,476 in October 2019, according to Yardi Matrix. Seventeen of the 30 major markets tracked by Yardi Matrix experienced year-over-year rent growth of at least 3.3% in October while only two trailed the 2.5% long-term average. The average national multifamily rent has grown by 32% since January 2012.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Occupying 137 to 139 Lower Marsh in London, “Stowaway” is a new five-story, 20-unit aparthotel with a unique twist: it is made entirely from 30-foot shipping containers. An aparthotel (short for apartment hotel, as you may have guessed) is an extended stay location that combines the features of a boutique hotel with the comforts and conveniences of an apartment.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It’s that holiday time of the year and if you are lucky enough to have an architect in your life, and you are wondering what to get this special someone for Christmas, you’ve come to the right place. Now in its 10th consecutive year, I’m feeling pretty confident that the Life of an Architect “What to Get an Architect for Christmas” is the longest-running gift guide for architects in existence.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Wrigley Field, the second-oldest baseball stadium in the country, opened in 1914. Soon after the Ricketts family purchased the ballpark and its main tenant, the Chicago Cubs, in 2009, plans were set in motion to significantly upgrade the deteriorating structure, expand the facility, and enhance its amenities.

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