Architectural Awards Program Highlights Top Copper Projects From This Year and the Past Decade
NEW YORK – It is impossible to miss the stunning Staten Island Courthouse that stands resolutely overlooking the New York harbor. The building’s four copper-clad towers catch the morning light, acting as a beacon for those arriving by ferry. The facility’s contemporary use of copper earned it a spot among the top 15 magnificent building projects receiving a 2017 North American Copper in Architecture Award (NACIA). The NACIA program recognizes and promotes North American building projects...
Worlds Greenest Terminal Launches at Oslo Airport
Designed by Oslo-based practice Nordic-Office of Architecture, the 115,000 sqm expansion to Oslo Airport sets new standards in sustainability. The competition-winning design, which uses snow as a coolant, has achieved the world’s first BREEAM ‘Excellent’ sustainability rating for an airport building. The expansion doubles the size of the existing terminal building with the addition of a new, 300m long pier. Nordic continued the timeless architectural expression and rational simplicity of the...
Dan Juntunen Elected Chairman of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
CHICAGO – Members of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) have elected Dan Juntunen as their 2017 chairman. Juntunen is President/CEO of Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn. “Dan brings a wealth of financial and business acumen to the role of PCI chairman and we are fortunate to be able to benefit from his leadership,” said Bob Risser, PE, PCI’s president and chief executive officer. “We look forward to his guidance as we move ahead with our goals of growing the precast concrete in...
Urgent Investigation Required as Use of Plywood Likely Linked to Tropical Forest Destruction and Human Rights Abuses Found at Construction Site of New Tokyo Olympic Stadium
Citing a significant breach of the commitment to a sustainable 2020 Olympics, Japanese and international environmental groups today called for an urgent independent investigation of the use of tropical formwork plywood that appears to originate from the notorious Malaysian logging company, Shin Yang, in the construction of the new National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Olympic organizers have been repeatedly informed about the high risk of u...
Wells Fargo Expands Innovation Incubator with Additional $20 Million
DENVER — Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a $20 million expansion of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a program that advances emerging clean technologies and startup companies. IN2, now a $30 million program co-administered by Wells Fargo and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will expand its focus to additional sectors such as transportation, microgrid solutions and sustainable agriculture, and implement a Channel Partner A...
Seismic Celebrations Present Concern Over Safety In Stadiums
With his team leading 34-30 in the final minutes of a Wild Card Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in 2011, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took a handoff and exploded through the hole, beginning what would turn out to be a 67-yard touchdown run. Odds are as Lynch was sealing the victory for the Seahawks against the defending Super Bowl Champions, nobody in the stands was worried about the structural soundness of CenturyLink Field. Sitting a few thousand miles away on...
Finegold Alexander Architects Complete Comprehensive Plan for Restoration of The First Church of Christ, Scientist
BOSTON - Finegold Alexander is proud to announce it has completed the initial feasibility plan for the repair, restoration and maintenance of The Mother Church Original (TMCO) and The Mother Church Extension (TMCX) for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. The buildings are city icons located on a prominent 14.5-acre site that includes a grand plaza, the Mother Church and Extension, and a number of other buildings in the heart of the Back Bay neighborhood. It...
Thornton Tomasetti Project, Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, Reaches Completion
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China, has reached completion. The 599-meter supertall tower, for which Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design including performance-based design, has been recognized as the fourth tallest building in the world by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates provided the architectural design for the 115-story office tower, which is owned by...
Stantec’s Plano Office Named 2016 Firm of the Year by AIA Dallas
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Dallas Chapter honored Stantec’s Plano office as Firm of the Year during their annual Celebrate Architecture event on Thursday, March 23, at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Companies and professionals from around Dallas received formal recognition as Honors Award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the architecture industry in 2016. “We could not be more honored to receive the prestigious Firm of the Year award,” said Marty Sims, office le...
Arup Appointed as Coordinating Technical Advisor for the Renovation of the Dutch Parliament Buildings Complex
Arup has been appointed as coordinating technical advisor for the renovation of the Binnenhof complex in The Hague, Netherlands. The technical advisor is responsible for the technical aspects of the entire complex, such as energy supply, climate control, ICT and security. The team, led by Joop Paul, will work together with two coordinating architects, Ellen van Loon (OMA) and Liesbeth van der Pol (Dok Architects). Ellen van Loon will be responsible for the part of the complex where the House...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
