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AIA Chicago Presents 39 Design Excellence Awards
Attended virtually by hundreds of industry leaders, the online award program honored 36 projects by Chicago architecture firms found locally and worldwide.
Game-Changing Project Aligns With Return-To-Office Strategy
Originally designed with employee engagement and wellness in mind, The Source H20 meets companies’ needs for safer and healthier workplaces in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMAGINiT Technologies Offers Twinmotion 3D Visualization Technology
With Twinmotion, IMAGINiT now offers architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the ability to instantly transform any BIM or CAD model into a vivid experience.
UMN Pioneer Hall Project Receives PCI Design Award
The renovation and expansion of historic Pioneer Hall at the University of Minnesota was honored with a design award from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).
How Behavioral Health Facilities Are Blurring The Lines With Nature And The Community
Architecture that blurs the lines between the building and nature while welcoming members of the community is shifting the paradigm for today’s behavioral health facilities.
In Los Angeles, “Built By Women” Exhibit Showcases 56 Projects
The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation is recognizing women-led architecture, landscape, engineering, and construction projects from around the region.
Friday Funny: The Room In The Elephant
An Airbnb listing offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend the night in one of the Jersey Shore’s most famous attractions.
Designated Space For Gamers Important In Student Housing Designs
With esports on its way to becoming the next football league to today’s students, and recreational gaming a given, student housing must take both the casual and avid gamer’s needs into consideration in its design.
Duality Of Workplace Design Strategy
When it comes to workplace design strategy, consider the evolution in emerging big data design versus the traditional approach.
Friday Funny: Escherian Stairway To Nowhere
Visitors to China’s The Other Place guesthouse can experience the mysterious world of M.C. Escher in two optical illusion-inspired rooms designed by Studio 10.
Friday Funny: Giant Jenga Tournament Supports ACE Careers
Participants will test their steady hands and sense of balance at the ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia's Giant Jenga Tournament next month.
Friday Funny: The UK’s Ugliest New Building
The winner of the Carbuncle Cup 2017 is described as “a crass assault on the senses” that made one judge “cringe physically.”
In Chicago, Design At The River’s Edge
River Edge Ideas Lab Exhibition launches its highlight of public spaces and design in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Biennial during Fall 2017.
Friday Funny: The Sky’s The Limit
From a modular educational center for sub-Saharan Africa to a vertical stack of factory and recreational space, the winners of the 2017 Skyscraper Competition are an impressive display of creativity.
SC Johnson Last Operating Corporate HQ Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright
The Racine, WI company has reintroduced free public tours of its historic Administration Building and Research Tower, designed by the renowned architect.
Inappropriate Repairs for Historic Stone Masonry
As holds the principle of bioethics, so should the approach to treating historic stone: “First, do no harm.”
Friday Funny: LEGO Fans, Rejoice!
After seven years of planning and four years of construction, the LEGO House near the toy brand’s corporate campus in Billund, Denmark is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening in September.
Spaces For Collaboration, Always In Fashion
Beijing-based MAD Architects introduced open floor plans and multipurpose layouts to encourage collaboration through a recent project, the Xinhee Design Center.
Friday Funny: North Korea’s Weird Architecture
North Korea boasts some of the most impressive — and weird — architecture in the world. Take a tour from the comfort of your own laptop.
Friday Funny: Farewell To China’s Weird Buildings
New urban planning guidelines from China’s State Council forbid the construction of “odd shaped” and “bizarre” buildings on the mainland. Is this the end of China's weird buildings?
Policing Trends Reflected in New Stations and Police Academies
A surprising mix of technology, government reinvention, and enforcement methods are transforming today's police forces, according to Perkins+Will.
Friday Funny: The World’s Best Weird, Wonderful Buildings
The World Architecture Festival has released its shortlist of nominations for the 2015 Building of the Year award, and the 338 contenders are anything but short on innovation. Here are our 10 favorites.
Friday Funny: Professional Building Blocks
The National Building Museum combines the concepts of PLAY, WORK, and BUILD in a new exhibition that will enthrall facility managers, engineers, architects, and even kids!
Friday Funny: From One Extreme To The Other – Worst Colleges And Best Law Schools
Best Choice Schools has released its list of the 50 top architecturally impressive law schools in the world, while Washington Monthly has announced its collection of the worst higher education institutions in the country.
Friday Funny: Around The World In Search Of The 30 Most Architecturally Impressive Sports Stadiums
On its trip around the world, Sports Management Degree Hub discovered the most defining element of a city's architecture—sports stadiums—can radiate the history and energy of a city.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Cities From The Creative Comic Book Mind
In a style reminiscent of the 1927 film, "Metropolis," combined with the comic book look of The Adventures of Tintin, the talents of another Belgian comic artist, François Schuiten take make believe urban landscapes to new heights.
ABI Unchanged For First Quarter
The March ABI score was 50.5, a negligible decrease from a reading of 50.6 the previous month. This score reflects a modest increase in demand for design services. The new projects inquiry index was 58.7, up significantly from a mark of 56.4 in February.
Architecture Billings Index Continues Positive Momentum
On the heels of its highest mark since 2007, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) jumped more than two points in December.
ABI Positive For First Time In Over Two Years
For the first time since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a growth in design activity in September, increasing for the fourth straight month.
Still Showing Weakness, ABI Increases Slightly
Following a two-month soft patch, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) rose almost two full points in July.
FRIDAY FUNNY: The Funny Side of Architecture
What happens when the activities of a madcap group of overworked, frustrated architects is chronicled in the form of an old fashioned black and white comic strip? The result is a clever Web offering called Architexts. While originally created for the amusement of architectural professionals, some facility managers (and others in related fields) may also find it humorous.
Lack Of Credit Plaguing Design Industry
After three straight months of improving conditions, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell nearly three points.
Keynote For The TFM Show Announced
The show, which takes place May 11-14, will feature award winning Danish architect/author Bjarke Ingels who will chronicle how his architecture evolves from the collision of political, economical, social as well as unnamed and unforeseen interests.
From Where I Sit: Hello Columbus!
Tim Springer discovers the best of American urban planning during a recent trip to Columbus.
Professional Development: Reduce Change Orders To Add Resources
Columnist R. Don Hensley explains how Quality Management Plans can help minimize expensive changes. From the Ap-ril 2006 issue.