Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) has launched “Back to School Facilities Tool Kit” to serve as a resource for schools nationwide to create fair, equitable plans to reopen their doors, while protecting the well-being of all students, teachers, staff, and their families. The tool kit was developed through a...
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The Construction Specifier has announced the newest volume in its series of free, downloadable e-books—a technical discussion of concrete construction.
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Tech-driven construction company Katerra has named Paal Kibsgaard as CEO. Kibsgaard joined Katerra in 2019 as COO and has served on Katerra’s board of directors since 2016. Kibsgaard succeeds outgoing CEO and co-founder Michael Marks.
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Body Lawson Associates Architects and Planners (BLA) is designing an innovative new affordable housing complex in Manhattan’s West Harlem for low- and moderate-income families.
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Perkins and Will and the nonprofit Healthy Building Network (HBN) reiterate building products with antimicrobial treatments have not been proven to be a safe or effective means of controlling the spread of COVID-19.
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England intends to reduce the maximum height allowance of wood-framed buildings from six to just three or four stories to avoid another catastrophe like the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that resulted in 72 deaths.
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An online poll has found only five percent approve Peter Zumthor’s design for the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The poll was conducted by the Citizens’ Brigade to Save LACMA.
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The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) is calling on its members and the broader professional community to condemn racism in light of the recent tragedies, including the murder of George Floyd, and many other black men and women, who lost their lives due to the hatred sparked by...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has announced this year’s recipients of the COTE Top Ten Awards. COTE bestows the award annually on 10 design projects that have expertly integrated design excellence with cutting-edge performance.
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Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Nordisk Film Cinemas have presented proposals for Palace on Axeltorv, a ‘cinematic ziggurat’ in Copenhagen, Denmark. A ziggurat is in reference to a rectangular stepped tower often found in ancient Mesopotamia.
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