BD+C

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Have you ever surrendered to nature’s tranquility in search of relief or relaxation? How do you feel hiking in the mountains or running along the seashore? Do the vast ocean, lush forests, and rapid creeks put you in awe or at ease? Does spending a few minutes outside impact your mood?

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IT Design 111

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

I have two more travel excursions before the end of the year, and my next trip one is just around the corner, which means I am in full-on research mode. My destination is Helsinki, Finland- a place that I have never visited before – and I am going in winter … because I’m smart that way. I am really excited, and a little bummed out because this is a destination I have wanted to make for a few decades, which is great … except this is a short trip and the time I have availab

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Site Events Building Project 76

Architects for Urbanity

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Team: Irgen Salianji, Karolina Szóstkiewicz, Katarzyna Duliba, Adrianna Drohomirecka Status: Competition project Location: Warszawa, Poland The site of ‘’Creative Twarda’’ Cultural Centre is located in the heart of Warsaw’s city centre and is deeply affected by its eventful historical heritage and radical transformation following the destruction during the WWII and the subsequent reconstruction during the socialist period.

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Zoning Visualization Events Space 52

EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Forever Changed as a Leader. Late one winter night, under a bare bulb in an empty under-heated DC university dorm room I read Leadership Is an Art by Max De Pree; a book that influenced my approach to leading others from that night forward. Earlier that day, our hosts at the 1992 American Institute of Architecture Students Grassroots conference gave each student leader a copy of the inspirational paperback following a motivational speech about leadership.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Students 52

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2017 and October 2018, while 36 states and D.C. added construction jobs between September and October, according to an analysis recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials said that firms in most parts of the country are adding staff to keep pace with growing demand for construction, but cautioned that rising labor and materials costs could

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Construction Construction Contractor Firms 102

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

OSHA published the long-delayed updates to its crane operator certification requirements in the Nov. 9 Federal Register. As was expected, the agency will require certification by type of crane, and will accept certification by crane type and its lifting capacity. OSHA originally sought to certify operators solely by crane type and capacity in 2010.

IT 87

IT 87

BD+C

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The kehoe iron works occupies a 6.3-acre site on the Savannah River, in the Savannah National Historic Landmark District. Built in 1873 and 1902 and closed in 1930, it was acquired by the Savannah Gas Company in the 1940s; it later sat unused for 28 years. Twelve years ago, Georgia newspaper magnate and philanthropist Charles H. Morris purchased the site with the goal of turning it into a community asset.

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Industrial Site IT 85

BD+C

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The renovation of Weiser Hall, a Mid-century academic building at the University of Michigan, provides new daylit spaces, community clusters, greater accessibility, and sustainable design features. The building had been mostly vacant since 2014, when the astronomy department moved out.

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Renovation Sustainability Building Space 82

BD+C

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released a guide highlighting case studies of large, multi-floor communal spaces around the world.

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Space Building 73

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The adaptive reuse of a 330,000-sf, four-story Northrup Grumman engineering office building in El Segundo, Calif., has yielded three independent charter schools with 72 classrooms that serve 1,350 students. This was the largest conversion of commercial space to school building to make it through Division of the State Architect’s approval process. .

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Commercial Students Engineering Engineering 51