Beyer Blinder Belle, Lake | Flato, Steinberg Hart among 2023 NACIA award winners

Fifteen U.S. projects are among the 19 winners at the Copper Development Association’s (CDA’s) 16th annual North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards. The winners include Beyer Blinder Belle Architects, Lake | Flato, Steinberg Hart, and Ennead Architects.

World’s longest elevated pedestrian loop opens at Minnesota Zoo

The 2-km (1.25-mile) Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail, claimed to be the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop, officially opened recently. The loop takes guests up to 9.75 m (32 ft) above the ground and gives them access to hundreds of hectares (acres) of hardwood forest, ponds and marshes, and the diverse Minnesota wildlife.

AEC giant acquires civil engineering firm with strong presence in Georgia, Kentucky

STV Group Inc., a firm planning, designing, and managing North American infrastructure projects, has acquired American Engineers, a civil engineering firm with more than 120 professionals in Kentucky and Georgia servicing clients throughout the Southeast U.S.

Spanish architect wins Dallas Museum of Art competition among global contenders

A Spanish design firm, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (NSA), has been chosen as the winner of the Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) International Design Competition among five renowned shortlisted candidates.

Hurricane Ian’s aftermath: Code-approved lessons and results

Advancements in hurricane building science, continuous code improvements, and the success of code-approved products have made it possible to design more resilient structures in hurricane zones. The widely acclaimed success of Babcock Ranch is a testament to how far the building and testing industry has come.

Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. Communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildland are at varying degrees of risk from wildfires.