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7 new trends in museum design

Thirty-five years ago, when Arthur Rosenblatt was appointed vice director of New York's…

Openly Secure

In contrast to many embassies in Berlin, which screen themselves off from the public, the…

BIM school, green school: California's newest high-performance school

The new 260,000-sf American Canyon High School campus will serve as…

Seven Decades of Leadership

Harwood K. Smith would be proud of the tiny architecture practice he founded 70 years ago, in…

Essex County Courthouse exudes respect for justice

For nearly 90 years, the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, N.J., has stood as a somber…

Nonresidential building materials prices drop 0.6%

The construction materials price index for nonresidential buildings fell 0.6% in March…

Next-Gen Convention Centers

Douglas Ducate laughs when he recalls how simple the convention center industry used to be,…

Regenstein Center for African Apes

"Integration" is the key to the new Regenstein Center for African Apes in Chicago's Lincoln…

Building Team Project of the Year Awards

Seemingly worlds apart in inspiration and execution, the two Grand Award winners in the fourth…

Comprehensive coverage

When a company's business is insuring the financial futures of individuals and companies…

'An opportunity for wellness'

Can the design of a hospital or healthcare facility actually help patients heal better…

Camouflaged confinement

In the early 19th century, the solitary confinement doctrine embodied by Philadelphia's…

Platinum Award: The Handmade Building

Milwaukee City Hall, built in 1896, recently underwent a meticulous…

Window Treatment

The recently opened Georgia Aquarium, said to be the largest such indoor facility in the world…

Connecting the Firm to the Community

Some time ago, when Deborah Bermond was interviewing a prospective employee for a management…

40 Under 40: The Honor Roll

Eddie Abeyta, 38 SVP HKS Dallas, Texas Jason T. Adolff…

Legacy in limbo

Once the center of high-rise innovation, Chicago seems to have lost the mantle of global skyscraper…

AIA Course: Building With Architectural Metals

Photo: Alcoa                        Summary Metal remains popular as a building material for many…

Let There be Light, not Heat

Fiber-optic lighting systems can deliver light comparable to conventional halogen or…

Industrial Report: Demand for specialty factories spurs industrial sector recovery

The industrial market doubled in the last four years but is still one-third smaller than the…