Blending culture and modern design, American-Norwegian architecture firm, Snøhetta, and Vesterheim Heritage Park have opened the new addition to the Vesterheim campus in Decorah, Iowa. This expansive campus, housing the world’s largest collection of Norwegian-American cultural artifacts, introduces The Commons, a 743-m2 (8,000-sf) structure featuring outdoor and indoor spaces.
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published AISI D250-23, Thermal Design and Code Compliance Guide for C-Shape Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Building Envelopes, designed to help calculate thermal resistance of cold-formed steel assemblies in building envelopes.
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An abandoned railyard in Lakeland, Fla., was transformed into “an ecological jewel, a cultural magnet, and a connected community asset,” based on findings from a public outreach program led by the architectural firm, Sasaki. The master plan revitalized 68 ha (168 acres) of unused land into Lakeland’s own “Central...
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Beverly Willis FAIA, born February 17, 1928, an American architect who played a major role in the development of many architectural concepts and practices that influenced the design of cities and buildings, died Oct. 1, in Branford, Conn., due to complications of Parkinson’s disease.
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AIA New York (AIANY) and the Center for Architecture have appointed Jesse Lazar as the new executive director of both organizations. Lazar served as interim executive director since February 2023, when former director Benjamin Prosky, assoc. AIA, left the role.
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New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has launched the New York City Mass Timber Studio, a technical assistance program to support active mass timber development projects in the early phases of project planning and design.
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Nestled in the Bay Area in downtown San Francisco, the recently completed headquarters (HQ) of the company, Salesforce, rising more than 50 storeys, was designed as a “home away from home” for the company’s employees, with a modern yet timeless aesthetic.
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Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho, the Humbird Hotel at Schweitzer redefines mountain architecture with modern construction materials such as exposed cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated timber (glulam), board-formed concrete, metal, and glass.
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Oregon State University has won the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI’s) 2023 Engineering Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition.
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Skanska has finished the $256 million construction and renovation of Belmont Middle and High School. The 41,899-m2(451,000-sf) project achieved sustainability by relying on alternative energy sources, including geothermal wells and solar energy.
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