More than 6,400 store locations have announced closures this year. In a recent report, analysts from Credit Suisse predicted that 20% to 25% of malls — about 220 to 275 shopping centers — would shutter over the next five years, largely because of store closures.
What Greenbuild 2017 Signals for the Future of the Green Building Movement
The green building industry receives a lot less attention from the media than developments like the launch of the Tesla Semi, but it is arguably one of the most impactful parts of the broader climate action movement today.
Architecture Billings Index in October enters Q4 with modest uptick
Billings re-entered positive territory in October, following September's decline in demand for design services—the first decline seen in seven months.
HOK and BREEAM USA Announce Partnership to Create a More Sustainable Built Environment
HOK and BREEAM USA have signed a one-year partnership agreement to accelerate the use of the BREEAM In-Use standard across the United States.
Learning From Plans To Retrofit One Of America’s Oldest Skyscrapers
The space will also be designed to encourage movement and minimize the time people spend sitting at desks. Lighting, air quality, water quality, and acoustics will be optimized.
Bennett Wagner Grody Architects Joins CannonDesign
Going forward, Bennett Wagner Grody Architects will conduct business as Bennett Wagner Grody Architects | CannonDesign until a future transition to the CannonDesign name.
The Key To Great Architecture? Ask Unusual Questions
A Peek At The Design Method Snohetta Uses To Get Community Buy-In
The architecture firm’s “Concept Workshops” help stakeholders understand exactly what they want — and give them an important sense of ownership over designs.
AIA: Architecture Billings Ebb in September
Design activity across all four building sectors posted scores above 50 in September, marking the eighth consecutive month of growth.
Boutique Office Buildings Attract Big-Name Tenants
Perkins+Will Announces Merger with Sink Combs Dethlefs
Addition of Sink Combs Dethlefs’ practice bolsters Perkins+Will’s position in sports, recreation, and entertainment market. Combined areas of expertise strengthen Perkins+Will’s multi-disciplinary approach to design and support convergence of market sectors.
Watch: Squire and Partners’ new studio is a retrofit of a department store in Brixton
This clever retrofit showcases the work of the London-based practice in a highly animated, richly detailed new workplace
Iconic Chicago Post Office gets a long-awaited renovation by Gensler
Officially dubbed “The Post Office,” the project features a spiffy new logo that evokes wings in flight, a motif that appears throughout the initial renderings as light fixtures and design elements.
Insight Briefing: the business case for design and build
Simplicity is all. And it is this that is the underlying principle behind ‘Design and Build’; often the best, fastest and least expensive method of developing and implementing an office design project, yet also one of the least understood, especially with regard to its ability to deliver exceptional design.
FKP Joins CannonDesign
Merger strengthens CannonDesign’s pediatric healthcare expertise, establishes presence in Texas and Ohio
August ABI: Healthy Demand Across All Regions and Sectors
Billings saw month-over-month growth in August, and demand for design services in all geographic regions and building sectors remains in positive territory.
Gensler Reinforces Sustainability Commitment by Doubling Impact in Just Two Years
World’s largest architecture, design and planning firm leads discussion on building performance and CO2 emissions in Impact by Design Report, participation at Climate Week NYC
Watch: HGA San Francisco Unveils RealPage HQ
New Dallas campus for global technology company features a “neighborhood” approach to workplace design
The Key to Ambitious Sustainability Goals: HOK and Its Progress Going Carbon-Neutral
Global firm HOK has long been a leader in advocating sustainable practices from its 23 offices spanning three continents. Not only was it one of the first of 400+ firms to date to sign on to the AIA 2030 Commitment — calling for new projects to be carbon neutral by 2030 — HOK is on track to meet 2030 targets ahead of the deadline.
A Historic Day at Steve Jobs Theater
The Steve Jobs Theater rests on a hill outside the main ring of the Apple Park. The entry level is a 165 foot in diameter cylinder made from 20 foot tall glass and topped with a metallic carbon fiber roof.