Georgia architecture school’s new chair to advance legendary architect’s legacy
Georgia Tech School of Architecture’s new chair and William Harrison Professor of Architecture, Ingeborg Rocker, will continue in the footsteps of G…
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Texas experimental 3D-printed structure merges wood, concrete
A team of design researchers and building industry partners are building a house through a hybridized construction of concrete walls combined with woo…
Boston adaptive reuse transformation expertly juxtaposes past and present
A new condominium development in Boston, MA, called 100 Shawmut, combines adaptive reuse and new construction to restore an iconic warehouse in The So…
Turn walls into windows with VacuMax™ Vacuum Insulating Glass
VacuMax™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG) by Vitro Architectural Glass is an innovative architectural glass that combines vacuum technology and Vitro g…
Cushing Terrell architects take the reins in new senior positions
Josh Hersel, NCARB, and Shawn Pelowitz, AIA, LEED AP, DBIA, recently promoted to associate principals at Cushing Terrell, will bring their ample exper…
Yale University academic recognized for her work on social justice in built environments
The National Building Museum has awarded its 24th Vincent Scully Prize to Dolores Hayden, award-winning author, and professor emerita of architecture…
San Francisco’s Presidio Chapel seeks funding for ecumenical expansions
Historic preservation and architecture firm Page & Turnbull is running a campaign to fund the 185.8 m2(2000-sf) expansion of San Francisco’s Presidi…
Google’s Mountain View, CA, campus takes photovoltaics to new heights
Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, features one of North America’s largest building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), 90,000 si…
Article on sustainable resilient flooring specifications featured in ebook
When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. They are not mutually exclusive, but rather completely integrated. …
San Francisco’s Presidio park project designed ‘by the people, for the people’
San Francisco’s Presidio Tunnel Tops project—a 14-acre (5.67 ha) park built on top of Presidio Parkway tunnels leading to Golden Gate Bridge—lea…
