Before construction is even complete, the fate of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center’s new high-performance glass façade is at risk. Designed by architectural firm FXFOWLE in collaboration with Epstein, for the past six years the Javits Center in New York has been undergoing a massive, glassy transformation designed to make the original dark structure, [...]

If the glass and metal products you specify and design with could talk, what would you want them to say? That’s a question you’ve probably never before been asked, but one to think about. While glazing products can’t tell you about their U-values, thermal performance and aesthetic features, there are plenty of resources available to [...]

The Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP) of New York-based Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will host a think tank titled Vectored Resources on March 8 at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. Architects, engineers, contractors, developers and industry experts are expected to attend the think tank to take [...]

Sean Lally, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has received an international award that began in the 19th century to develop a 21st-century idea: to use energy systems as building materials. He received the 2011-2012 Prince Charitable Trusts Rome Prize in landscape architecture from the American Academy in Rome. “The [...]

Fentress Architects has announced the members of the final jury for the 2011 Fentress Global Challenge, an international competition for architecture and engineering students to present their vision for the Airport of the Future. Those on the final jury are: G. Hardy Acree, airport director, Sacramento International Airport Marvin Malecha, FAIA dean of the College [...]

Tom Minnon, eastern region sales manager for Tubelite Inc., is the latest blogger to join the Architects’ Guide to Glass & Metal website and bi-weekly e-newsletter. Minnon’s blog will provide insight into sustainable and green building and design practices, paying close attention to the role that glass and metal products play in achieving this goal. [...]

As we begin 2012, I add blogging to my list of New Year’s resolutions and new skills. In our industry, “What’s new?” is a question we’re constantly asked by architects. Staying current, accessible, relevant and knowledgeable are expectations. These are especially important qualities when discussing sustainable design and environmentally responsible construction. The challenges, codes and [...]

“When designing, we go through hundreds of ideas, layers and layers and layers until we come up with the final design,” said Kai Bergmann, an architect with BIG, a Copenhagen and New York-based firm during a presentation last fall. During the presentation he said it’s important to think of a building not only as an [...]

The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has won an international competition to design the Greenland Group Suzhou Center, in Wujiang, China. The 358-meter supertall tower is set to become the defining visual landmark for both the new Wujiang lakefront development and for the city as a whole. “This design is the [...]

The Kimball Art Center will present the five architectural designs for its renovation and expansion project, leading up to the selection of the winning design in February 2012. The project comprises an interior renovation of the existing Kimball Art Center located on the corner of Park Avenue and Main Street in Park City, Utah, and [...]