The English town of Reading in the Royal County of Berkshire has a new architectural attraction: The One Reading Central office building, which features a 38-m high piece of glass on which an image of the townscape is printed. To get the art onto the glass, the motif, by the London glass designer Graham Jones, [...]

As Kermit Baker, chief economist for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), stated during a recent construction forecast, “It’s been a tough construction cycle. Even though most of the rest of the economy has been performing reasonably well, the construction sector has not caught up with it yet.” Baker was one of the economists who [...]

With hurricane season rapidly approaching, businesses in Miami are prepared to batten down the hatches if a storm does come knocking. After all, Miami’s business district made international news when thousands of blown-out windows rained glass into the streets following Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005. However, tenants at 1450 Brickell, one of the newest [...]

Research Triangle Park (RTP) Headquarters is nestled amongst mature willow oaks on an 18-acre site in North Carolina. The Headquarters building sits at the heart of the largest and longest continually operating research park in the United States, encompassing 7,000 acres. Constructed in advance of the Park’s 50th anniversary celebrated in 2009, the RTP Headquarters [...]

Modernfold, a manufacturer of operable partitions, is collaborating with Joel Berman Glass Studios to bring designer glass options to its space division products. According to the announcement, the use of glass in operable partitions is an accelerating trend that will likely continue given modern demands for daylighting and increased interior openness. The new collaboration will [...]

As George Washington University’s first residence hall designed and constructed to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Rating System™, South Hall stands as a testament to the University’s commitment to sustainability. The project is registered to achieve a LEED-Silver rating, pending certification. Opened in September 2009, South Hall is part of GW University’s 2007 Foggy [...]

HafenCity Hamburg is located at the bank of the Elbe River. This inner-city construction project, currently the largest in Europe, features modern and sustainable architecture, such as the Unilever building designed by Behnisch Architects. The building combines climate protection and transparency using ipasol solar control glass from Interpane, and allows for high levels of daylight [...]

When Furman University in Greenville, S.C., decided to build Herman N. Hipp Hall, a new academic facility, the university decided up front to work toward achieving Gold LEED rating, which would make it the first building in the state to receive this certification. Now, seven years later, Hipp Hall continues to help the university save [...]

The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and Kawneer Company Inc. recently announced the winners of the fourth annual national student design competition. The competition, sponsored by Kawneer and administered by AIAS, challenged students to learn about building materials, specifically architectural aluminum building products and systems, in the design of a municipal courthouse. Ball State [...]

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently broke ground on the renovation and expansion of Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas. The scope of this $100-million project will include a new 240,000-square-foot, nine-story tower, as well as the renovation of an existing 100,000-square-foot hospital, upgrades to the central plant and a new five-level parking garage. The Midland [...]