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With access to giant development markets like China and the United Arab Emirates, architecture firms based in the Middle East are becoming more diverse and prevalent in the ever-evolving race to making architecture bigger, taller and more impressive as well as more functional and sustainable for future generations. Architects all around the globe are now…
For more than 50 years, Flansburgh Architects of Boston, Massachusetts has been designing award-winn ing educational projects, some of which encompass a wide range of buildings. “It’s a microcosm of everything,” explains Joseph Marshall, AIA, architect and BIM coordinator at Flansburgh. “Private and international schools with large campuses allow us to design theaters, dormitories, athletic facilities,…
Building skins and other coverings can often make or break the overall aesthetics of the architectur e, but GKDMetalFabrics strives to go beyond beautifying the envelope. For them, it’s also about making it green. When the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo landed in Los Angeles last month, the manufacturer called attention to two of its leading…
“We always come back to the pool as the perfect center point in our projects,” says Wong.
When Paul Schaerer joined USM in 1961, the Swiss metal manufacturer bore a strong resemblance to the company his grandfather originated in 1885, making metal architectural elements and products almost entirely manually. The younger Schaerer decided to set the company’s sights on the modern day, and he tapped architect Fritz Haller to help. Haller not…
Fire ratings, performance codes and product specifying can bring on some of the most frustrating cha llenges to architects, taking time away from actual design and creating potential liability issues with every detail. Well known for its fiberglass material, roof shingles and insulation products, Owens Corning put serious thought into making this less appealing but hugely…
Recent renovations to one of Westfield California’s flagship shopping centers, the Westfield Santa A nita, have transformed the classic Southern California mall into a more sophisticated and modern venue. Its major attraction — and new dynamic meeting place — is the mall’s 41,500-square-foot Center Court with soaring, exposed 80-foot ceilings. While this openness offered a dramatic…
Lighting has the ability to transform a project and how it’s experienced more than you may realize, particularly when it’s used to highlight vertical surfaces and ornaments. Consider, for a moment, what the New York City skyline would be like at night without the recognizable beacon that is the Empire State Building’s crown. The building’s…
Herman Miller’s Aeron was the chair when it launched in the ’90s. It catapulted the word “ergonomics ” into the workplace, and, with its foam-free mesh-seat design, it looked nothing like office chairs before it. Everyone from the early dot-com techies to Hollywood producers — and their mothers — had to have one not only because…