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AAMA to host webinar on glazing system performance during Hurricane Irma

Posted by | Sep 21, 2018 | 0 |

During this already active hurricane season, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) will host a webinar about lessons learned from 2017’s Hurricane Irma, which primarily impacted Florida. AAMA will present Chris Matthews, vice president and senior consultant of GCI Consultants, as he speaks about glazing system performance during Hurricane Irma. Observations from hundreds of inspections conducted from the Northeast to the Southeast to the Southwest of Florida will be shared

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Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, Greenlite Glass provide key element to Salesforce Transit Center: Daylight

Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, Greenlite Glass provide key element to Salesforce Transit Center: Daylight

Posted by | Sep 20, 2018 | 0 |

Pelli Clark Pelli Architects designed the Salesforce Transit Center with “soaring light-filled spaces” to give “San Francisco a grand entrance that befits its status as one of the world’s great cities.” Inside the airy and spacious Grand Hall, sunshine is filtered more than 100 feet below the center’s above-street-level park by the Contraflam Liteflam XT-120 walkable fire-rated glass floor and skylight. More than 4,000 sheets of glass make up almost 300 panels, providing daylight for the Grand Hall. A second installation brings natural light down below street level.

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Hoefer Wysocki Designs New Northglenn Justice Center

Hoefer Wysocki Designs New Northglenn Justice Center

Posted by | Sep 20, 2018 | 0 |

Hoefer Wysocki, an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm, has completed the design for the new Northglenn Justice Center, a 45,000-square-foot facility designed to provide an up-to-date space to house the Northglenn Police Department, along with the city’s municipal court and a crime lab. Highly visible from I-25, the new $20 million building sits at the highest natural point of Adams County at 50 W. Community Center Drive in Northglenn, Colorado.

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World Architecture Festival Reveals Winner of Inaugural Water Research Prize

World Architecture Festival Reveals Winner of Inaugural Water Research Prize

Posted by | Sep 19, 2018 | 0 |

World Architecture Festival (WAF) last month revealed the 2018 winner of its inaugural Water Research Prize, supported by WAF founder partner GROHE: an innovative, community led water management system, designed by a team of students from Pontificia Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) which captures, stores, and treats rainwater and inserts it into pre-existing water networks.

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SEPTA Downtown Link features glass block “active” wall system by EXTECH

SEPTA Downtown Link features glass block “active” wall system by EXTECH

Posted by | Sep 19, 2018 | 0 |

This summer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) completed the first phase of the Downtown Link, its Center City concourse improvement program to upgrade the underground pedestrian tunnel network. Significant architectural enhancements were made during this phase including an innovative, backlit, glass block “active” wall system by Exterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH).

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DAS Architects-designed The Harper, tops out at 24 stories

DAS Architects-designed The Harper, tops out at 24 stories

Posted by | Sep 19, 2018 | 0 |

“The interior design of The Harper celebrates the essence of posh Rittenhouse Square location and its place in the history of the City,” said Susan M. Davidson, IDC, co-founder and principal of DAS Architects.  “For the entry courtyard, Pearl commissioned Linda’s Symphony, a stunning two-story mural by Philadelphia artist Edward McHugh that draws the natural setting of Rittenhouse Square from the courtyard through the length of the interior lobby. We designed a motion-inspired paving pattern with soft, modern furnishings and materials for the ground floor, with a large reclaimed truss above as a playful structural reminder of the site’s rich history.”

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The World Bank, Build Academy, Airbnb and GFDRR to Launch Resilient Homes Design Challenge

Posted by | Sep 18, 2018 | 0 |

The World Bank, Build Academy, Airbnb, and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) have launched a global crowd-solving challenge for designs of Resilient Homes. The goal of this challenge is to generate designs for low-cost and sustainable small houses (under $10,000) for people living in vulnerable areas affected by natural disasters. The deadline for design submissions is this November 30, 2018.

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IMC Construction Builds Center for Social Impact

IMC Construction Builds Center for Social Impact

Posted by | Sep 18, 2018 | 0 |

A bridge will connect the student drop-off area to the new 3-story steel structure clad in brick, cast stone and glass curtainwall. Inside, sunlit common areas will encourage informal gathering, conference rooms will house group meetings and a grand stair will serve as amphitheater seating as well as connecting the first and second levels. Classroom spaces with moveable, writable walls will help to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and math studies.

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Kapolei, HI Mixed-Use Development, Designed by SVA Architects, Brings Retail and Homes to West Oahu’s Central Business District

Kapolei, HI Mixed-Use Development, Designed by SVA Architects, Brings Retail and Homes to West Oahu’s Central Business District

Posted by | Sep 18, 2018 | 0 |

Located at 1020 Wakea St., the three-acre Kulana Hale is bordered by Haumea, Wakea, Alohikea and Ala Kahawai Streets.  The $130 million mixed-use project will consist of three components developed in three phases.  Phase one will be a 13-story tower with 154 affordable senior rental units and ground floor retail space.  Phase two will add another 13-story tower with 143 family affordable units, as well as additional retail.  Phase three will add a one-story retail building.  Phase one of the project is expected to be complete by early 2020. 

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