Helix™ Steel is pleased to announce the availability of Helix™ Micro-Rebar in the Building Systems Design (BSD) SpecLink-E platform. With the addition of Helix™ Micro-Rebar, the architect and engineering communities can now specify it in concrete applications ranging from footers, piles, mat slabs, slabs on grade, slabs on metal deck and walls. The module is referenced in Section 03 30 00 – Cast-In-Place Concrete.
Read MoreDue to continuing rising costs of raw materials, packaging and transportation, Axalta will introduce a price increase for its industrial coatings technologies sold in North America. The increase will take effect as permitted by contract and will be communicated directly to affected customers.
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High traffic, low headroom access points present a unique set of challenges. Especially for those looking for closure solutions for these tight, unwieldy spaces. CornellCookson, a worldwide rolling door and grille manufacturer, tackled this challenge head on by developing the new Extreme® 300 Series MicroCoil® Grille. This innovative product development reduces headroom for rolling grilles by 50% all while providing the desired level of safety and security.
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“Northwest Hardwoods’ donation will enable us to build a new, engineered wood facility that will inspire students and create a beautiful, inviting and healthy space for them to learn,” Oregon State University College of Forestry acting dean Anthony S. Davis said. “Grown and made in Oregon, the facility will reinforce our status as a place where students go to find innovative solutions to complex challenges, so they can improve our forest landscapes, ecosystems, and communities.”
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Berkeley YMCA – PG&E Teen Center is a collaborative reuse project designed by Berkeley-based Noll & Tam Architects with the help of the YMCA Teen Task Force to ensure that the youth viewpoint was incorporated. When Pacific Gas & Electric donated an 8,000-square-foot decommissioned payment center across from Berkeley High School, it provided the ideal mix of opportunity for adaptive reuse. The design-build team transformed the 1964 concrete office building by opening it up with glazed storefronts, a new partial third story with roof deck, and flexible interior spaces. Bright colors reflect a youthful spirit.
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Located at 175 Greenwich Street, 3 WTC was designed by Pritzker prize-winning architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Featuring a reinforced concrete core encased by a steel structure and defined by its load-sharing system of K-shaped bracing, the building has floor-to-ceiling glass and column-free floor plates, creating unobstructed 360-degree panoramic views of New York City.
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WAF will reconvene for its eleventh edition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 28-30 November this year. This is the first time the event has been hosted in the Dutch capital, following previous editions in Barcelona, Singapore and Berlin. The 2018 awards program received more than 1,000 entries for the first time, with numbers up 20 per cent compared with 2017. Architects and designers generated 536 shortlisted entries across 81 countries.
Read MoreSVA Architects is pleased to welcome Jeff Mayer as its new Planning Director of Urban Communities. Mr. Mayer brings 35 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams in urban placemaking. He is adept in building relationships with both public and private sector clients throughout the world.
Read MoreHoefer Wysocki announced that Patrick McCurdy, AIA, has joined the firm as Vice President, Healthcare Practice Leader. Patrick brings nearly 30 years of global healthcare expertise in leadership, project management and design excellence. Patrick is passionate about continuous improvement and lean methodology as related to healthcare facility operations, providing design solutions that are process-driven, future-focused and centered on next-generation medicine.
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Michigan Central Station, shuttered 30 years ago, will be redeveloped over the next three to four years into a magnet for high-tech talent and a regional destination with modern work spaces, retail, restaurants, residential living and more. The new Corktown campus will be a hub where Ford and its partners will work on autonomous and electric vehicles, and design urban mobility services and solutions that includes smart, connected vehicles, roads, parking and public transit.
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