JFK Airport’s new $4.2B terminal to transform passenger experience
John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport’s new $4.2 billion Terminal 6 will furnish a 111,484-m2 (1.2 million sf) space with 10 new gates—inclu…
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New tower in key Manhattan neighborhood mirrors NY’s street grid
50 Hudson Yards, a 78-story office tower covering an entire block in Manhattan’s West Side Hudson Yards neighborhood, is designed as a distinctive p…
UC San Diego’s award-winning neighborhood design centralizes occupant wellbeing
The University of California, San Diego’s North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood (NTPLLN) has received awards for its holistic, evidenc…
Connecticut’s new substation aims for sustainable generation through offshore wind
A new offshore wind substation in Wallingford, Conn., aims to help bring down the energy sector’s carbon emissions, by contributing to the U.S. fede…
Firms accomplish Washington, D.C.’s first mass timber overbuild
A project at 80 M Street SE (80 M) in Washington, D.C., is the first in the city to employ the sustainable mass timber material in a three-floor expan…
Allegations surface about serious labor violations at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas
Whistleblowers have come forward with claims of grave labor and employment violations for the construction workers employed in building Tesla, Inc.’…
Wood painted finish for architectural deck
New Millennium Building Systems is rolling-out the latest in advanced pre-finish options for steel deck. The Impressions line expands the factory fini…
Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn to undergo its largest revitalization
The Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, located in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is undergoing its largest rev…
Skanska to undertake $167M overhaul of aging Brooklyn-Manhattan bridge
Williamsburg Bridge is set to undergo a revitalization aimed at improving traffic flow across the major East River crossing between Brooklyn and Manha…
$1.6B mixed-use development to create a new LA architectural landmark
Angels Landing is a mixed-use project in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA)’s Bunker Hill area, connecting the various neighborhoods converging at this loc…
