BD+C

MARCH 22, 2021

Rising 1,049 feet and 98 stories into the south Florida sky, the new Waldorf Astoria Miami will become Miami’s first supertall tower and the tallest tower south of Manhattan. Carlos Ott, with the help of Sieger Suarez, is designing the project. The design is conceived as a stack of glass cubes, one on top of the other, in slightly different positions.The tower will comprise a hotel and open-concept residences with views Biscayne Bay, the Port of Miami, Brickell Avenue, Downtown Miami, Key Biscay

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 25, 2021

We have been speaking a great deal recently about architects’ liability and how that can possibly lead to a lawsuit. Since I went through my first mediation today, I decided to write about this issue. The post Architects: Lawsuit Up! first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Architects: Lawsuit Up! at Life of an Architect.

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DesignScape Architects

MARCH 26, 2021

Any major project will more than likely be split into at least two phases – the Enablement Phase and The Main Works Phase. The purpose of the Enablement Phase is to make sure that all the major problems, any of which could interfere with the Main Works, are sorted out first so that, as far as possible, the Main Works can be a walk in the park. Whilst such easy walks and the construction world don’t really coexist in the real world, at least the Main Works need to avoid any major setbacks that ca

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Shades of Grey

MARCH 26, 2021

I’m building on an idea from 2006 near the beginning of my Revit journey. I managed to open the original file, but decided to start again from scratch … hardly surprising really. Way back in the mid-1980s when I was writing textbooks for the ministry of Education in Zimbabwe, we use the construction of a simple rural house as a story line to connect the various exercises, theory lessons, skill training etc. that comprised the syllabus.

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BD+C

MARCH 26, 2021

Commercial real estate in our downtowns is going to look very different in the coming years. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends like the adoption of digital business solutions and work-from-home policies, leading many companies to experiment with reducing their physical footprint as their leases come up for renewal.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 26, 2021

Standing in Federal Hill Park on a sunny spring day, downtown Baltimore looks as scenic as always: The peaks of glass, brick and stone towers form a gleaming skyline, mirrored in the waters of the Inner Harbor and its boats in the foreground: An iconic image of Baltimore that is known around the world. Picture perfect: Downtown Baltimore Downtown is in serious trouble But on the ground, the impressions change and the moldy scent of decay and abandonment isn't any longer limited to Baltimore's on

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Historic LDS Architecture

MARCH 25, 2021

With the recent focus on the Manti Temple and the efforts to preserve its murals and progressive form , I wanted to do a post that focused more heavily on the mural in the world room. I have a post on the rest of the temple , but this mural tends to receive the most focus out of all the murals in the temple, because it is so striking. While I cover them briefly, the most detail can be found in this BYU Studies' Article from which most of the pictures are taken.

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BD+C

MARCH 24, 2021

Continuing the positive momentum of a nearly three-point bump in January, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its first positive mark since February 2020, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

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Ronen Bekerman

MARCH 25, 2021

Twinmotion has come a long way since first released. Being part of Epic Games now, it offers a real-time ecosystem for building a better-connected architectural pipeline – Twinmotion and Unreal Engine combined. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry have a data problem. Taking a design from idea to reality involves a boatload of different disciplines.

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Lines on Paper

MARCH 24, 2021

This was my contribution to SMALL TOWN VOICES, a series in our architects' newsletter where people submit a childhood photo and reminisce about the time when that photo was taken. I think I was 4 when this photo was taken (I am guessing that it was for my birthday). I was taken to a photo studio (I am guessing Empress or Great Wall) by my grandfather whom I lived with until I was in Primary 2.

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The Architect's Guide

MARCH 24, 2021

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BD+C

MARCH 22, 2021

The Brookings Institution has released a “ strategic action playbook ” containing a five-step plan that community, city, and regional leaders can use to design and implement community-rooted economic inclusion policies.

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Dwell

MARCH 23, 2021

Jettison those heavy winter coats and step into spring with these smart, versatile layers. It’s sayonara to bulky outerwear. Winter is over, and spring has sprung. But since the weather this time of year is rarely all bluebird days, layering is key, which is where the light jacket comes in. Some are featherlight, making them easy to stash or throw over a shoulder when the sun is shining.

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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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A Better Built Environment

MARCH 22, 2021

There is no right way to pursue a career in architecture. There are a myriad ways each of us can impact the profession, serve clients and the public, and design a better built environment. Despite NCARB’s hold on the licensure process, the establishment’s grip on the use of the word architect, and old guard’s unwillingness to give up design control in firms, creative people are using their skills to break down established barriers and show that architectural training can have a

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 22, 2021

In the first article of this series, Architects as Storytellers we looked at the possible historical and etymological origins for why we call the levels of a building “stories.” The main idea is that the frieze of an ancient Greek temple often featured sculpted scenes honoring a god or goddess. The frieze was a narrative device to proclaim the honoree’s story.

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BD+C

MARCH 22, 2021

UC Merced recently completed the third phase of its 2020 Project , which the university asserts is the largest public-private partnership social infrastructure project in U.S. history.

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Dwell

MARCH 23, 2021

With sunny days on the horizon, it’s prime time to upgrade your patio setup. Your backyard is calling—and it wants a makeover. What better way to begin than by picking up a new outdoor sofa? The perfect piece provides a place to gather, comfortably lounge all day, or sit and play cards by a fire at night. From cushy, modular sectionals to rattan love seats, our top picks will jump-start your journey to an idyllic outdoor space.

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Ronen Bekerman

MARCH 21, 2021

I’m thrilled to present you with the making of “Australian Home and Garden,” the visuals made by Globe Plants to showcase one of their recent bundles… number 24! Globe Plants captured my attention around August 2020 as one of the few 3d vegetation creators fully supporting SketchUp with V-Ray, Thea Render, and Enscape. Since then they kept improving that support, alongside 3dsmax and GrowFX and reached 26 bundles so far.

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The Architect's Desktop

MARCH 22, 2021

There was a request to change the "swing angle" of all of the Doors in a file to 30 degrees. Building on code I previously wrote for changing the heights of Doors a given style , I put together a command function in AutoLISP that does that. One thing to know before embarking on this particular task is that while all of the 20 built-in Door Types appear to have a SwingAngle property (I did not check all 20, so do not hold me to that), only five of those types (Single, Double, Double Opposing, Une

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BD+C

MARCH 24, 2021

The City of Chicago has selected Austin United Alliance’s proposal for the redevelopment of the Austin-Laramie State Bank site, which includes the historic Art Deco Laramie State Bank. The bank building was originally built in 1929 and has an elaborate terra cotta facade and is considered an example of Art Deco ornamentation in Chicago. The building has sat vacant for nearly a decade. . .

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BD+C

MARCH 20, 2021

NTT Global Data Centers, a division of Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) in Japan, is the third-largest provider in the world, with more than 160 data centers in over 20 countries and regions, and 500,000 sm (just under 5.4 million sf) of server space availability. The company is expanding in the U.S., having recently opened the first phases of data centers in Illinois and Oregon, and broken ground on five data centers and four markets, according to Doug Adams, CEO of NTT’s Americas division.

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BD+C

MARCH 22, 2021

Make-A-Wish Southern Florida has unveiled the updated design for the chapter’s proposed headquarters in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. . Dubbed the Finker-Frenkel Wish House, the parallelogram-shaped building features a glass facade and is being designed with the goal of extending the impact of the wish experience, establishing the organization’s permanence in the community, and advancing new revenue opportunities. . .

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BD+C

MARCH 23, 2021

This month, ASHRAE’s new global headquarters became fully net-zero energy upon the installation of its photovoltaic system.

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BD+C

MARCH 24, 2021

The Washington, D.C., practice of global design firm Perkins&Will has pledged to eliminate embodied carbon in every commercial interiors space it designs by 2030. “We’re setting this ambitious benchmark as a necessary response to the global climate crisis,” says Perkins&Will architect and sustainability expert Jon Penndorf. “We believe the District of Columbia and surrounding communities can lead the way for the rest of the country.”.

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BD+C

MARCH 23, 2021

Clayco has recently completed construction on One Hundred Above the Park, a new 385-foot-tall, 518,000-sf residential tower overlooking St. Louis’s Forest Park. The 36-story, 316-unit tower features a scalloped facade and leaf-shaped floor plates. One floor was completed per week through the use of a specialized concrete mixture that cures faster than traditional materials.

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