BD+C

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The Old Chicago Main Post Office, designed by the famed Chicago firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, is a one-of-a-kind building in the historic context of Chicago. Originally completed in 1921, it underwent a monumental expansion in 1932 to meet the city's unprecedented postal needs. The meteoric rise of the mail-order industry, spearheaded by the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward and Sears catalogs, turned Chicago into the distribution center of the nation nearly overnight. .

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 12, 2020

It's hard to believe that the Christmas Holidays are upon us and I haven't shared with you my profound "How to Detail a Snowman" knowledge. mostly because I don't have any since I live in Texas. Since I have a can-do attitude, I am going to share with you a little side project I was working on last week that involves the drawing of a snowman. The post How to Detail a Snowman first appeared on Life of an Architect.

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Archmark

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Successful Content Marketing For Architects Starts With These 3 Essential Topics. Showcase your expertise, experience, and know-how using these under-utilized topics. What's the one thing you wish potential clients understood about your role as an architect? Many architects we work with share similar frustrations about prospective clients: many simply do not understand what an architect does.

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Urban Realm

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Mosaic Architecture & Design have produced an application for planning in principle to erect the second phase of planned office development at Carrick Street in Glasgow's Broomielaw office district. Both phases will flank a new public plaza connecting Brown Street and Carrick Street, doubling as a defined entrance to each building. Adopting a 'doughnut' plan office space is.

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Applying Technology to Architecture

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When placing a window in Revit, the sill height will be shown in its properties and can be modified as required. The sill height is typically at the bottom (sill) of the actual window. However, it is possible that the sill height is not at the actual sill of the window if the window has […].

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BD+C

DECEMBER 4, 2020

AECOM, Gilbane, and PBK head BD+C 's rankings of the nation's largest K-12 school facilities sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2020 Giants 400 Report.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 27, 2020

I wanted to share with others the books I am buying, or the ones I own and enjoy since I so rarely write any blog posts about my favorite architectural books in my collection. The post My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020 first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading My Favorite Architecture Books – 2020 at Life of an Architect.

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Architect on Tour

DECEMBER 23, 2020

After a year that nobody would have expected, we are still positive about 2020! The Modermism Week in Palm Springs in February, a few months in Austria last spring, a relatively relaxed summer in Italy, great projects completed and fantastic new ones started – it wasn’t bad despite everything! We hope that in 2021 many interesting meetings will be possible again, for example at the Venice Biennale in May, at the TUM Museum in Munich or the AzW Architekturzentrum Vienna (not to forget

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Community Architect Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This year has been extremely rough for transit and has heightened the need to think about the future of transit. In Baltimore, transit and transportation, once a geeky topic, have become the focus of public interest. Event poster of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition Various bills are anticipated to address the region's transit future in the State's legislative session starting in January: Foremost the Transit Safety and Investment Act still pending from last year.

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A Better Built Environment

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The alarm clock song we woke up to the day of our flight from Portland to New York: It was a strange time to move to New York. We arrived on April 1st, 2020, flying on an empty plane between empty airports, at the peak of the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. At the time we were unsure if we made the right decision, but looking back in many ways it worked out for the best.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

As so often happens with blogging, time gets away from you. As time builds you think the next post has to be really spectacular to explain the absence. Well 6 months have passed but in Covid time that doesn't count as much, right? This post has grown from an initial image because I start to research and before you know it the one picture post becomes a minor history lesson!

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BD+C

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Any conversation about what’s wrong with urban America is bound to bring up Detroit at some point. That metro’s July 2013 bankruptcy—the largest municipal filing in U.S. history—culminated decades of mismanagement and corruption that, coupled with rampant crime, caused residents and businesses to flee and tax revenue to plummet, creating a vicious cycle that the once-mighty Motor City, while improving lately, still struggles to reverse.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Answering the question of what exactly does a typical day in the life of an architect look like is nearly impossible - but we are going to give it a go. Typical days for an architect vary wildly and are more often than not a reflection of your role, where you work, the market sector, the size of the firm, and how far along in your career you have journeyed.

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Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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Architectural Observer

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is fortunate to have eight houses by Bruce Goff in its vicinity; the Collins house is among them. Commissioned by Russell Collins and built in 1959, the house survives today in remarkably near-original condition. Its recent sale allowed me to grab the following images from Zillow; it is definitely a house worth studying. Let’s hope its integrity will be preserved in the future!

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The Architect's Guide

DECEMBER 14, 2020

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A Better Built Environment

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The thing I miss the most due to the pandemic is Japan. I first visited in 2008 as part of an around the world trip which began in Australia and then featured an epic adventure over sea and land from Japan to Berlin without flying. I spent three weeks exploring Japan from the alleys of Tokyo to the temples of Kyoto. Hiking in the Japanese Alps to camping on the coast of the Sea of Japanese.

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Architect on Tour

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In view of the fact that Austria is one of the largest “wasters” of land in the world, the question arises whether a trend reversal is still possible due to years of exploitation. From fake second homes in the Alps to abandoned, unused industrial areas in the eastern part of Austria to various other “ruins”, everything can be found even in a small country like Austria!

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BD+C

DECEMBER 28, 2020

At approximately 280,000-sf, The Smile, a new mixed-use development design by Bjarke Ingles Group, bridges Harlem’s active 125th Street corridor and the quieter 126th Street.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 20, 2020

It takes 5 people to answer 3 questions on this, The Hypothetical Show. Three questions of varying degrees of absurdity are discussed, but all will brighten up your Holiday week. The post Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 065: The Hypothetical Show at Life of an Architect. It takes 5 people to answer 3 questions on this, The Hypothetical Show.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 7, 2020

From modular units that become entire residences when assembled to tiny houses on wheels, these are this year's best-in-class prefabs. As the prefab industry thrives, designers continue to sculpt out niches in the still-burgeoning market and turn to prefabrication as resource for bespoke projects. From a bright CLT insertion into a brick-and-mortar London townhome or a glass-encased, one-room hideaway, let the latest in prefab expand your idea of what this technology holds in store.

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DesignScape Architects

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Traditional African architecture is definitely not given enough credit, with most people viewing this type of architecture as rudimentary and basic with no place in the modern world of innovative architecture. While traditional huts and other structures may appear to be simple, there is a lot more than meets the eye. Fortunately, Franco Frescura and Joyce Myeza have recently published an English-isiZulu dictionary, full of stunning illustrations that sheds light on the intricacies and innovation

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The Architect's Guide

DECEMBER 7, 2020

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HMH Architecture + Interiors

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Artist: Blaise Simonelli Website: blaisesimonelli.com Insta: @blaise_simonelli_art Our office has been decked out for the cold winter months by the lovely and talented Blaise Simonelli. Rich colors and texture bring life to these vibrant, abstract paintings. From far away, the paintings have dramatic colorfields. Approaching each piece, the subtle and shifting texture made from layers of [.].

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BD+C

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Pre-COVID times, I attended an AEC industry summit in which there was a panel of experts consisting of a property developer, an investment advisor, a real-estate consultant, an architect, and a fabricator who were all brought together to discuss the benefits of modular construction. .

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Community Architect Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Just when the handwringing over failing urban retail and deserted office towers and what it all could mean for the future of cities becomes ever more desperate, news reach us that the most dormant urban block in all of downtown Baltimore could have finally found a prince that kisses it back to life. The "superblock" sitting dormant since 2003 (Photo: Philipsen) Jay Brodie was still heading the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), the Mayor was O'Malley and today's high school graduates were

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