Stantec to acquire Philadelphia-based firm to expand services across Mid-Atlantic
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable architecture, interior design, and engineering, has signed a letter of intent to acquire L2P, a 40-person Phil…
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San Mateo County’s hybrid mass timber HQ to decrease embodied carbon massively
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)’s design for San Mateo County’s headquarters, which is currently under construction in the Silicon Valley, featur…
U.S. Air Force Academy’s Air Gardens gets award for use of decorative concrete
A project by Colorado Hardscapes won the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)’s best overall project award, for returning the U.S. Air Fo…
Oregon’s Civic Park achieves structural and cost efficiency with pre-engineered steel system
Oregon’s new Civic Park’s field house is built on a pre-engineered steel structure—meeting the cost requirements of the project’s tight budget…
LEED’s pioneer to lead two U.S. green building partner organizations
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) have appointed Peter Templeton as president and CEO, who played a…
New York neighborhood gets a colorful LEGO-inspired hotel
Netherlands-based architecture and urban design firm MVRDV has designed the Radio Hotel and Tower in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood as a…
Colorful LEGO-inspired hotel gains visibility on Manhattan’s skyline
Netherlands-based architecture and urban design firm MVRDV has designed the Radio Hotel and Tower in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood as a…
San Antonio mass timber building dramatically reduces emissions and energy use
Architecture firm Lake Flato has designed a building in Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, to reduce its environmental impact and increase its en…
Ground breaks on City of Chicago’s South Side commercial corridor project
Recently, the City of Chicago broke ground on a mixed-use, community-focused development in the Englewood neighborhood, starting the first phase with …
Airport’s American Airlines club design pays ode to D.C.’s park pavilions
Chicago-based architectural firm DMAC Architecture & Interiors modeled the American Airlines (AA) Admirals Club lounges at the Ronald Reagan Washingto…
