The Canyon, a 23-story mixed-use building designed by MVRDV, officially opened recently. With its jagged wall, textured red-brown facade, and a publicly accessible “canyon” providing a route through the site, The Canyon is reminiscent of the dramatic geology of California, inspired in part by San Francisco’s charismatic topography.
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The Green Building Initiative (GBI) las launched two new certification programs: Green Globes Net Zero Energy (NZE) and Green Globes Net Zero Carbon (NZC). The programs aim to simplify certification and recognition of net-zero achievements using time- and cost-effective tools and processes.
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The winning design for the Africatown International Design Ideas Competition presents a solution to honor the history of the community in Mobile, Alabama—created in 1860 by former slaves brought on the last known slave ship to the U.S.—and promises to revitalize it.
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Lake|Flato, the architecture and design firm based in San Antonio and Austin, received its B Corp certification recently, joining the ranks of only a few B Corp certified architecture firms across the U.S. committed to balancing financial success with positive environmental and social impact.
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Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX’s) project, Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South, will feature brise soleil—a solar shading feature on the concourse’s facade—which will help it achieve passive cooling and energy conservation.
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Top architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms in the U.S. are part of the $500 million construction project for the financial services company, Northwestern Mutual’s new office tower in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The recently completed $414 million renovation of Pennsylvania Station’s Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Concourse has modernized and widened LIRR’s 33rd Street train hall corridor to improve visitor experience.
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As timber’s use becomes more prevalent in projects in recent times, The Construction Specifier highlights a project from Providence, Rhode Island. The Van Leesten Memorial Bridge, connecting eastern and western Providence, was crafted by a specialized carpentry technique used to shape dense timber into curved form.
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A public library in La Conner in Skagit Country, Washington, formed a partnership with the Swinomish Indian Tribal community, while the cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure of the library contributed to the project’s sustainability outcomes.
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The recently completed largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center (TCC)—projected at $38 million—includes a series of capital improvements to better accommodate conferences and conventions held in the Tampa Bay region.
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