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Design unveiled for new federal courthouse in Huntsville

Design unveiled for new federal courthouse in Huntsville

Posted by | Feb 25, 2021 | 0 |

The U.S. General Services Administration unveiled design renderings for the new federal courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama, in partnership with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Steve White of Fentress Architects in Washington, D.C., is the project’s lead designer, and Lee Sims of Studio Scarab Architecture Interiors Planning in Montgomery, Alabama, serves as the courthouse designer. Payne Design Group Architects of Montgomery is providing bridging architectural services.

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority selects Hensel Phelps-Stantec design-build team for new rail facility

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority selects Hensel Phelps-Stantec design-build team for new rail facility

Posted by | Feb 24, 2021 | 0 |

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has selected the design-build team of Hensel Phelps and Stantec to design and deliver the WMATA Rail Heavy Repair and Overhaul (HRO) Facility, located in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The approximately US$225 million project will support WMATA’s goals for greater efficiency and a new process for railcar maintenance, repairs, and overall operations.

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NCARB and NOMA report reveals race, age, and firm size are key factors impacting architectural experience

Posted by | Feb 24, 2021 | 0 |

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) released an in-depth report exploring factors that impact equity, diversity, and inclusion for candidates gaining professional architecture experience. The “Baseline on Belonging: Experience Report” reveals that interplay between factors such as race, age, and firm size can have a significant impact on an individual’s ability to navigate the Architectural Experience Program® (AXP®), which is a key step to earning an architecture license in the United States.

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reVISION ASLA 2020: Reflecting on the past, designing a better future

reVISION ASLA 2020: Reflecting on the past, designing a better future

Posted by | Feb 23, 2021 | 0 |

ASLA’s first-ever virtual event, reVISION ASLA 2020, shined a spotlight on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sessions and marquee discussions examined not only diversity within the profession of landscape architecture, but also the role of landscape architects in addressing issues of racial justice and equitable access in practice and society. Those discussions are now available to the public at no cost.

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Sunnylands employee campus earns LEED Platinum® rating for sustainable design

Sunnylands employee campus earns LEED Platinum® rating for sustainable design

Posted by | Feb 23, 2021 | 0 |

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is pleased to announce that its 17-acre employee campus, including administration, archives, and operations buildings, has been awarded LEED® Platinum certification, the U.S. Green Business Council’s highest rating for sustainable design. The Sunnylands employee campus, completed in 2017, is the second new-construction project at the site of the former Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif., to achieve a high standard of LEED certification.

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American Concrete Institute releases 2021 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | 0 |

The American Concrete Institute has released the 2021 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,” ACI 301 “Specifications for Structural Concrete,” and ACI 562 “Code Requirements for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary.”

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Historic motorcycle factory converted into new, affordable housing features high-performance windows

Historic motorcycle factory converted into new, affordable housing features high-performance windows

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | 0 |

The Mason Square Apartments II at Indian Motorcycle project offers low-income residents affordable rental housing without compromising aesthetics, performance or comfort. Vacant for decades, the 55,000-square-foot, five-story, brick building’s tall, arched windows had been boarded up for years. Today, these 4-by-8-foot openings feature Diamond Windows & Doors’ high-performance, double-hung windows with Technoform’s warm-edge insulating glass spacers.

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March 9 FGIA webinar to highlight study of impact of cavity reduction on triple glazed IG units

Posted by | Feb 22, 2021 | 0 |

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) will host a webinar entitled “The Impact of Cavity Reduction on Triple Glazed IG Units” on Tues., March 9 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. During this webinar, attendees will learn about the recent study commissioned by the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). It was undertaken to help insulating glass unit (IGU) manufacturers understand the impact that glass deflection can have on the energy performance of triple glazed IG units.

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Sustainably designed Palm Springs ‘Agrihood’ unveils high-design social center

Sustainably designed Palm Springs ‘Agrihood’ unveils high-design social center

Posted by | Feb 19, 2021 | 0 |

Miralon, the sustainably designed “agrihood” community in Palm Springs, has unveiled its extensive new amenity center: Miralon Club. Some of the world’s leading design influencers collaborated on Miralon Club. The architecture is by Robert Hidey Architects, (RHA) which also helped conceive Miralon’s progressive plan transforming the golf course, as well as the community’s overall design guidelines. 

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KWK Architects repurposes 7.8-acre industrial site, warehouse into new office space for Washington University School of Medicine

KWK Architects repurposes 7.8-acre industrial site, warehouse into new office space for Washington University School of Medicine

Posted by | Feb 19, 2021 | 0 |

When the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) purchased nearly eight acres of industrial space in 2018 for offsite offices and additional parking, it selected higher education design experts KWK Architects to lead the transformation. KWK designed a new façade and roof for the single-story warehouse to bring it up to current energy codes and update its appearance. A new, thicker insulated roof was concealed with horizontal metal panels to unify the new material palette with the existing brick on the complex’s north end. Daylighting features were designed to include a new storefront and north and east-facing sloped skylights to bring daylight into the interior spaces.

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