BD+C
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Acting as the centerpiece of the $120 million-plus Eco Park development in Stroud, UK, a soccer stadium constructed almost entirely of wood is looking to become the greenest in the world. The architect, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), won a design competition for the opportunity to design the new home of the Forest Green Rovers.
Life of an Architect
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
On my next birthday, I will celebrate 49 successful years of surviving my yearly journey around a 1.392 million kilometer ball of hot plasma that burns at a temperature exceeding 10,340°F … more commonly known as the sun. In addition , I have been out of college and in the field of architecture for 24 years, 6 months, and 14 days, and a licensed architect for 14 years, 2 months and 3 days … and this weekend, for the first time ever, I worked on determining the utilization rate of my
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Architecture Tourist
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Heck of a night August 13. It was the BlackCatTips (Kyle Brooks) solo show for the Art Institute of Atlanta. I met Kyle's mom and dad, I met Nicole Jacobs, and I met Michael Kleeman , the Academic Department Director for Design, Leading Interior Design, Illustration, Graphic and Web Design for The Art Institute of Atlanta. I've wanted to blog Michael for the last five years because.
EntreArchitect
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Scroll to the bottom for links to posts written by all of my #ArchiTalks friends. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is “Then and Now” and we are all sharing how our lives in the profession differ (or not) from the lives we expected to live when we decided to pursue a career i
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BD+C
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Add to the growing list of tech companies that are integrating virtual reality into the architectural design process IrisVR, a startup platform that used this week’s Autodesk University event in Las Vegas to launch two products that allow AEC professionals to instantly visualize, explore, and share 3D models with virtual reality. Its technology—which already has aroundn 20,000 users as a result of two years of beta testing—ets AEC pros curate VR walkthroughs, create life-like presentations, and
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BD+C
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
A new six-story, 206,400-sf building is currently under construction on the U.S. Naval Academy’s campus that will house cyber studies, the computer science department, and other related disciplines. Hopper Hall, named after Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, is the first academic building named after a woman at a major service academy in the United States and is also the first purpose built facility dedicated to cyber warfare based at an academy.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, confirmed today that Google plans to build a new purpose-built building on its King’s Cross campus—the first wholly owned and designed Google building outside the United States. The new building joins a growing Google campus at King’s Cross—the campus will eventually house 7,000 employees across three offices in more than 1 million square feet. .
BD+C
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
A major trend in the healthcare sector is for hospitals to bring their outpatient services closer to the communities and patients they serve. . Seattle Children’s Hospital, one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, has embraced the idea of opening preventive-care clinics throughout the greater Puget Sound area. In 2013, the opportunity arose to adapt a 37,000-sf former Circuit City in Federal Way, Wash., 45 miles south of the hospital’s Bellevue home base. .
BD+C
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The Architectural Team (designer) led the conversion of Boston’s Hoffman Building, a 1906 confectionary manufacturing facility (later a submarine battery plant), and a dilapidated wharf into a mixed-use office/retail complex for client Related Beal. The team had to comply with Boston’s Article 80 Large Project Review, master plan requirements set by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and the city’s long-standing goal of created a continuous Harborwalk along the water’s edge.
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BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
For the first time since it was completed in 1933, Seattle’s Asian Art Museum is set to undergo a substantial renovation and expansion. LMN Architects announced the initial design for the renovation with the goal of ensuring the museum remains an important cultural resource moving forward. Originally designed by the architectural partnership of Bebb and Gould, the museum’s expansion and renovation will take the Art Deco building and enable it to showcase more of its permanent collection while al
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
While states in the Midwest such as Illinois and Wisconsin may be stippled with more Frank Lloyd Wright-designed projects than there are dimples on a golf ball, Montana is certainly not a state overflowing with the designs of the legendary American architect. In fact, there are only three buildings designed by Wright in the entire state, and that number may be dropping down to two in that not too distant future, Curbed reports.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The winning submission for the Pont de Bondy station in Paris, which will be a station along a new stretch of the Paris Metro, has been selected. Bjarke Ingels Group and the French studio Silvio d’Ascia Architecture are the firms behind the design, which looks like a large, looping “P.”.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The first phase of Under Armour’s new Baltimore Headquarters has officially been revealed. The plans were shown to Baltimore’s Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel, Bizjournals.com reports. Included in the first phase are two office buildings and a 1,500-space parking garage. The garage will provide over 306,000 sf across 11 floors. Three of the floors will be set aside for use by visitors with the remaining eight used for employees.
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BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently launched the first phase of its Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative. The new framework is a precursor to the launch of a Zero Carbon Building Standard in spring 2017. Canada is striving to develop more lower-carbon commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases by 30% by 2030.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors announced that Mahesh Ramanujam has completed the transition into his new role as president and CEO of USGBC , effective Nov. 4, 2016. . Ramanujam will also serve as president and CEO of USGBC’s sister organization, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). Formerly USGBC’s COO, Ramanujam replaces Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC’s founding chair. .
BD+C
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
A major trend in the healthcare sector is for hospitals to bring their outpatient services closer to the communities and patients they serve. . Seattle Children’s Hospital, one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, has embraced the idea of opening preventive-care clinics throughout the greater Puget Sound area. In 2013, the opportunity arose to adapt a 37,000-sf former Circuit City in Federal Way, Wash., 45 miles south of the hospital’s Bellevue home base. .
BD+C
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Dubai’s Design District, which has already seen the likes of Zaha Hadid Architects open an office in early November, is about to welcome Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava as residents, soon, as well.
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BD+C
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
After seeing consecutive months of contracting demand for the first time in four years, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) saw a modest increase demand for design services. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
A large, 52-foot dome planetarium acts as the focal point of a new 87,000-sf STEM building being built at the heart of the Stephen F. Austin campus in Nacogdoches, Texas. The STEM building, which was designed by Kirksey Architecture, is meant to be a landmark on the SFA campus with the goal of attracting “more STEM interest from potential students,” according to Steve Durham, Executive Vice President at Kirksey.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
Carole C. Wedge, FAIA, LEED AP, President of Shepley Bulfinch, was recently elected Chair of the AIA Large Firm Round Table, the first woman to hold the post since the LFRT’s founding in 1984. The LFRT is an independent entity representing 56 firms. Member firms must have a minimum of 150 staff members, at least 50 of whom must be registered architects who are also AIA members.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
In July 2011, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, was closed for minor renovations when a four-alarm fire broke out on its roof. The scaffolding that had been erected for the roof work saved the 18,000-sf sanctuary from severe damage. But the blaze, whose origin remains undetermined, left the 110-year-old synagogue a charred shell, its structural integrity severely compromised. .
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.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Although the term newsroom is still embraced by the media industry, it’s slowly being replaced by the converged environment , and the shift is as much about space as it is about linguistics.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Building Design + Construction’s 33 rd annual Reconstruction Awards honor 20 projects for standing out as the best in renovation, preservation and adaptive reuse work. For the 2016 Reconstruction Awards, BD+C awarded one Platinum award, 3 Gold awards, 10 Silver awards, four bronze awards, and two honorable mentions. The projects ranged in use from performing arts centers and boutique hotels to office buildings and cathedrals.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Following in the footsteps of Richard Pryor before it, the Guggenheim Helsinki is exclaiming, “I ain’t dead yet!” as it faces its final shot at becoming a reality. Earlier this year, the museum was thought to be officially dead after the Finnish government vetoed plans and eliminated much of its funding.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Leo A Daly led the reconstruction of the historic Burlington Station, Omaha, Neb. The 1898 Greek Revival train terminal, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, had been abandoned for nearly four decades. The client, KETV-7, a Hearst Television–owned station, wanted a downtown location with quick access to the interstate system and sufficient ceiling heights to accommodate the technological upgrades the ABC affiliate needed to stay competitive.
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