SOM on Taking Timber Towers from Tall Tales to Reality
For its prototypical tower, SOM proposes a concrete jointed timber frame structural system.
When Architectural Vision Goes Very, Very Cold
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…
HGA and Acoustic Dimensions Design a Versatile Performance Space for Macalester College
At Macalester College, Minneapolis-based HGA Architects and Engineers collaborated with acoustician David Kahn to renovate a 350-seat concert hall that can be…
Welcoming Nature as a Design Partner
The Bloom pavilion, designed by Doris Kim Sung, is composed of panels made of two different types of metal that curl at different temperatures.
Products that Make Hospital Environments More Welcoming
MyKaiser mobile app–controlled patient rooms, Kaiser Permanente Today, hospitals want to make patients both more comfortable and more accountable for their…
Deconstructing a Multipurpose, Multifaceted Facade by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot designed a colorful, geometric façade for the Knox Innovation Training Opportunity and Sustainability Centre to make a vivid impression on its…
The Examined Life
A year ago, at the 2012 AIA National Convention in Washington, D.C., the AIA embarked on a rigorous self-examination as the first step of our comprehensive…
Across the Institute
London Calling If, for some reason, you’re not attending the 2013 AIA National Convention in Denver this month, and instead happen to find yourself in London…
Denver’s Dean
Mark Gelernter, Ph.D., Assoc. AIA, is dean of the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver.
Mile High Miles
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