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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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May 25, 2011

Register today for BD+C’s June 8th webinar on restoration and reconstruction projects

Based on new and award-winning building projects, this webinar presents our “expert faculty” to examine the key issues affecting project owners, designers and contractors in case studies ranging from gut renovations and adaptive reuses to restorations and retrofits.

Drew Ballensky | May 25, 2011

Historic preservation good for economy, job creation, studies say

Economic studies in recent years add fodder to the argument for historic preservation. In the past…
Drew Ballensky | May 18, 2011

Philadelphia’s ‘answer to Lincoln Center’ to get major overhaul with new amenities

Though opened just a decade ago, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center is slated for a major renovation with…
May 18, 2011

Lab personnel find comfort in former Winchester gun factory

The former Winchester Repeating Arms Factory in New Haven, Conn., is the new home of PepsiCo’s Biology Innovation Research Laboratory.

May 18, 2011

$10 million restoration to give new life to historic Battery Park pier

Renovations to Pier A in Lower Manhattan are setting the groundwork for a new dining and…
May 18, 2011

Improvements add to Detroit convention center’s appeal

Interior and exterior renovations and updates will make the Detroit Cobo Center more appealing to conventioneers. A new 40,000-sf ballroom will take advantage of the center’s riverfront location, with views of the river and downtown.

May 18, 2011

Carnegie Hall vaults into the 21st century with a $200 million renovation

Historic Carnegie Hall in New York City is in the midst of a major $200 million renovation that will bring the building up to contemporary standards, increase educational and backstage space, and target LEED Silver.

Drew Ballensky | May 11, 2011

New Natl. Park Service chief to manage $4 billion federal preservation program

The National Park Service named Brian D. Goeken as Chief of the Technical Preservation Services…
Drew Ballensky | Apr 20, 2011

Public donates to rehab of historic UK rail station

Government funds and public donations have enabled a restoration of a Victorian roof over a station…
Drew Ballensky | Apr 13, 2011

Stadium to be ready for World Cup, but opening may be delayed for roof work

A detailed inspection of the roof structure at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Maracana Stadium revealed…
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