Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel selected to design “Unione Zero” parcel of MilanoSesto
ACPV wins contract to design office and hotel spaces as part of Italy’s largest urban regeneration project International architecture and interior design practice Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has been awarded the design of an office building and a hotel as part of MilanoSesto, the most important urban regeneration project in Italy and one of Europe’s key developments. ACPV’s project will be part of "Unione Zero", the first private development parcel of the former Falck area in Sesto...
Modular Pattern Buildings – a modular system that helps to build wooden constructions from family houses to public buildings
Metsä Wood is constantly looking for new partners who use Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) in innovative modular construction projects. One example is 369 Pattern Buildings, a joint project with the modular construction company Harmet, architects from the Estonian Academy of Arts and engineers interested in timber construction. Kristo Kalbe, energy efficiency engineer of 369 Pattern Buildings, points out that the main goal of the Pattern Buildings project is to create a mass-customisable s...
Retrofit buildings at Tokyo 2020 honor history and environmentalism
Nine of the retrofit structures at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be outfitted with building solutions powered by Dow technology designed to seal, protect and enhance building performance. MIDLAND, Mich. – Behind the scenes of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Dow’s (NYSE: DOW) materials science expertise helps power infrastructure technologies that insulate, seal, connect, coat, protect and deliver a sustainable legacy. More than half of the 43 Olympic venues are existing facilities, resulti...
MBH Architects Completes New Laboratory for COVID-19 Vaccine Research
MBC BioLabs at 930 Brittan; Credit: Tyler Chartier MBH Architects began the initial design phase for 930 Brittan Avenue in 2017. The development—which consisted of three warehouses that were renovated and combined into a single facility—now includes a new ground-up three-story addition. The design objective was for the space to be colorful and lively, furnished with fun yet durable materials that would meet day-to-day researcher needs and welcome potential investors into an inviting space....
National Building Museum Reopens on April 9
The Great Hall. Photo by Kevin Allen Three New Exhibitions, a Welcoming Visitor Center, and the Beloved Museum Shop Available to All, Fridays Through Sundays WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, April 9, 2021, the National Building Museum will reopen after a 16-month closure due to restoration work and the COVID-19 pandemic. In its 41st year as the only U.S. cultural institution dedicated to the built environment, the Museum will once again welcome everyone to experience stories about the structur...
Aramco and American Concrete Institute Announce New Center of Excellence for Nonmetallics in Building and Construction
Aramco Americas becomes founding member of US-based innovation hub New center aims to achieve more sustainable building solutions through advances in nonmetallic technologies FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Aramco and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) announce the launch of NEx: A Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials to develop and promote the use of nonmetallic materials in the construction sector. Based at ACI World Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan,...
AISI Publishes Three New Cold-Formed Steel Research Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three new cold-formed steel research reports: 1) “AISI RP21-1: Development of Design Tables for the Cold-Formed Steel Cross-Sections in AISI D100,” 2) “AISI RP21-2: Development of CUFSM Hole Module and Design Tables for the Cold-Formed Steel Cross-Sections with Typical Web Holes in AISI D100,” and 3) “AISI RP21-3: Tutorials for MASTAN2 and Related Validation.” All three research reports are available for free download...
$12.5 BelovED Charter High School completed in Jersey City, N.J.
Developer Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2, Inc. and Urbahn Architects have completed the new high school facility for the BelovED Community Charter School. Located at 535 Grand Street in Jersey City, once fully occupied the high school will serve 480 students. The building houses 20 full-sized classrooms, 4 half-classrooms, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose room, and a large cafetorium. Photo by Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2...
Clayco Completes One Hundred Above the Park in St. Louis’ Central West End
LOUIS – [March 23, 2021] –Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, today announced the construction completion of One Hundred Above the Park, a new residential tower overlooking Forest Park in St. Louis. Designed by Studio Gang and built by Clayco, this 518,000-square-foot, Green Globes-certified project is owned and developed by Mac Properties. The 36-story, 316-unit tower rises to 385 feet and includes a pool deck, fitness c...
New ASCE Publication Examines the Effects of Hurricane Winds on Engineered Buildings
Reston, Va. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) newest publication, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the US Virgin Islands: Building Performance Observations and Recommendations for ASCE 7, examines the wind effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on engineered buildings under extreme wind conditions, and compares them to the relevant wind design provisions of ASCE 7, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-16. Sponsored by the Structu...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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