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When Architectural Vision Goes Very, Very Cold

by CC IT | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software

The Halley VI station on the Antartic ice sheet, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects Credit: British Antarctic Survey June marks the start of winter for half of the world. But while Americans sample gelato and sprawl on beaches, researchers and staff at the Halley...

HGA and Acoustic Dimensions Design a Versatile Performance Space for Macalester College

by CC IT | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software

At Macalester College, Minneapolis-based HGA Architects and Engineers collaborated with acoustician David Kahn to renovate a 350-seat concert hall that can be tuned for each performance. Credit: Paul Crosby Goethe famously compared architecture to “frozen music,”...

Welcoming Nature as a Design Partner

by CC IT | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software

The Bloom pavilion, designed by Doris Kim Sung, is composed of panels made of two different types of metal that curl at different temperatures. It earned an Honorable Mention nod in ARCHITECT’s 2012 R+D Awards. Credit: Derek Greene The philosopher Eric Hoffer...

Products that Make Hospital Environments More Welcoming

by CC IT | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software

MyKaiser mobile app–controlled patient rooms, Kaiser Permanente Today, hospitals want to make patients both more comfortable and more accountable for their own care. “There was a time when people showed up at hospitals and people took care of them. We’ve tried to...

Deconstructing a Multipurpose, Multifaceted Facade by Woods Bagot

by CC IT | Jun 13, 2013 | Construction Takeoff and Estimating Software

Woods Bagot designed a colorful, geometric façade for the Knox Innovation Training Opportunity and Sustainability Centre to make a vivid impression on its students, who are interested in pursuing future careers in sustainability. Credit: Peter Bennetts On the...

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