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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.



Brick and Masonry

A journey through masonry reclad litigation

This blog post by Walter P Moore's Mallory Buckley, RRO, PE, BECxP + CxA+BE, and Bob Hancock, MBA, JD, of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC, explains the importance of documentation, correspondence between parties, and supporting the claims for a Plaintiff-party, while facilitating continuous use of the facility, on construction litigation projects.


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Reconstruction & Renovation | Feb 16, 2017

Stalled Conference House Park pavilion renovation moving forward

The pavilion has been awaiting repair since storm damage in 2011 rendered the structure unsafe for the public.

Hotel Facilities | Feb 15, 2017

Morphosis redesigns Swiss hotel rooms as custom ‘aesthetic experiences’

The redesigned rooms focused on scale, color, tactility, unexpected form, and connections to the natural context.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Feb 2, 2017

$500 million investment will modernize Chicago’s Willis Tower *Updated*

The project will be the first major renovation in the building’s 43-year history.

Cultural Facilities | Jan 30, 2017

Former windmill factory proposed as new ‘vibrant culture house’

The transformed building would provide space for street sports, street culture, and street art.

Hotel Facilities | Jan 25, 2017

New Denver hotel will integrate historic 130-year-old fire station into its design

The 1883 Denver Hose Company No.1 building will be fully restored as part of the project.

Museums | Nov 18, 2016

Plans for the expansion and renovation of the Asian Art Museum in Seattle unveiled

LMN Architects is the architect and interior designer for the Bebb and Gould-designed museum.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 11, 2016

Adaptive reuse juices up an abandoned power plant

The power plant was on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Reconstruction Awards | Nov 11, 2016

Exclusive Chicago club re-emerges as a boutique hotel

Built in 1893 for the World’s Columbian Exposition, the CAA was an exclusive social club founded by leading figures in American sports and commerce.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Sep 28, 2016

Architecture conservation efforts begin at Salk Institute of Biological Studies

Getty-led research and funding leads to important site repairs and long-term conservation management planning.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Sep 13, 2016

Daytona International Speedway becomes racing’s first modern stadium

Daytona International Speedway has undergone a $400 million full-scale makeover to update the facilities first built in 1959.

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