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Inside the historic Ace Hotel in New Orleans

Inside the historic Ace Hotel in New Orleans

Posted by | Oct 15, 2018 | 0 |

The Ace Hotel New Orleans is located on a corner lot in the historic Warehouse District, within walking distance of a gourmet grocery, upscale retail establishments, and a variety of fine dining options. This 184,000-square-foot mixed-use development centered around the renovation of an existing 9-story circa 1928 building. Once the home of the largest furniture store in the South, the building was designed by Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth, architects of the Louisiana State Capitol. In addition to renovating the Art Deco building, the project included a 4-story addition.

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Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University Establishes a New Staging Ground for Cultural Development

Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University Establishes a New Staging Ground for Cultural Development

Posted by | Oct 12, 2018 | 0 |

A 90,411 square-foot theater complex, the Playhouse features a total of 91 rooms including a magnificent lobby with a three story wide-open space with a grand staircase and tucked-in spaces for students to gather;  550-seat PNC Theatre whose backstage is visible from the street, offering a glimpse into performing arts classes; main floor which includes a paint shop, 2,738-square-foot sound stage three stories high, 15-foot-high catwalk and 24-foot-high ceilings to provide professional-level learning opportunities to students in multiple disciplines, including cinematography, audio work, lighting work and aesthetics.

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Unveiling the future of construction by revisiting the past

Unveiling the future of construction by revisiting the past

Posted by | Oct 10, 2018 | 0 |

Rising to 85 feet, Carbon12 is currently the tallest mass timber building in the United States. A boutique collection of 14 units, Carbon12 is a glass and timber showpiece located in Portland, Oregon. Its structure is assembled from prefabricated Structurlam GlulamPlus® beams and columns, and CrossLam® CLT panels, which represent the next big evolution in the construction industry in the United States, and which have enormous positive economic and environmental potential.

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San Francisco’s Vida comes to life with Winco Windows’ system, finished by Linetec

San Francisco’s Vida comes to life with Winco Windows’ system, finished by Linetec

Posted by | Oct 9, 2018 | 0 |

Located in the colorful Mission District of San Francisco, Vida brings to life a long-vacant space as an upscale, mixed-use residential and retail, urban infill project. Designed by DLR Group|Kwan Henmi, the façade reflects the color and texture of the neighborhood’s Latin-influenced murals, craft and culture, and is scaled with respect to the adjacent buildings’ varied heights and setbacks.

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LMN Architects and Hathaway Dinwiddie Break Ground on the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building at University of California, Irvine

LMN Architects and Hathaway Dinwiddie Break Ground on the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building at University of California, Irvine

Posted by | Oct 8, 2018 | 0 |

LMN Architects announces the groundbreaking of the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The project is targeting LEED Platinum certification (specifically, LEED for New Construction v2009). The design incorporates several features that meet sustainable programs that go beyond LEED, including the Well Building Standard, UCI Smart Labs Initiative, and Labs 21 enhancements.

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Eskew+Dumez+Ripple-desgined The Park, a hybrid structure merging parking with retail

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple-desgined The Park, a hybrid structure merging parking with retail

Posted by | Oct 4, 2018 | 0 |

The Park designed by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, is a six-story hybrid structure, which merges a 441-space parking garage with 27,000-square-feet of street-level retail. Located in the booming Warehouse District of downtown New Orleans, The Park captures the aesthetic rigor of the existing 19th century warehouses, while rethinking this overly conventional building typology and its construction methods.

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San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Pedestrian Processing Facility Opens

San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Pedestrian Processing Facility Opens

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

Southern California’s San Ysidro Land Port of Entry is the busiest port of entry in the western hemisphere. Hensel Phelps, Stantec delivered a complete reconstruction of the port’s pedestrian and bus-inspection facilities for the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The transformational project is designed to LEED Platinum and stringent energy reduction targets. It enhances the ability of CBP and other federal agencies to conduct their missions.

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Stanton Williams’ ‘Open Up’ project delivers a Royal Opera House for the 21st Century

Stanton Williams’ ‘Open Up’ project delivers a Royal Opera House for the 21st Century

Posted by | Oct 3, 2018 | 0 |

London’s Royal Opera House (ROH) has been reinvigorated following a major transformation by architect Stanton Williams and a team of over 30 contractors to enhance the experience for the public, staff and performers alike. The result, launched this September, is a physical manifestation of cultural change at the ROH through the realisation of its ‘Open Up’ project. This aims to enliven the Opera House throughout the day as a welcoming, multifaceted and inclusive cultural and social hub.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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