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Upward Mobility: ToLA Event by ULI Los Angeles Includes New UCLA Research on Inclusive Transit Neighborhoods

Upward Mobility: ToLA Event by ULI Los Angeles Includes New UCLA Research on Inclusive Transit Neighborhoods

Posted by | Oct 26, 2018 | 0 |

ULI Los Angeles presents Transit Oriented Los Angeles 2018: Upward Mobility – Pathways to Inclusive Transit Neighborhoods. This year’s ToLA unveils exclusive research from the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies on transit-oriented development and its impact on housing and neighborhood amenities. ToLA also presents transportation, planning and development leaders discussing how L.A.’s transit systems can be an equitable economic force.

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Revamped Terminal F at Philadelphia International is an architectural glass showcase

Revamped Terminal F at Philadelphia International is an architectural glass showcase

Posted by | Sep 26, 2018 | 0 |

Designed by The Sheward Partnership, an award-winning, Philadelphia-based architecture firm, Terminal F’s new 34,000-square-foot baggage claim building features a striking geometric appearance. Clad in a mix of glass and metal, the two-floor facility offers abundant natural daylighting and is the airport’s first building to earn LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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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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Stantec Leads Critical Renovation Expansion Project of Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station for LA Metro

Stantec Leads Critical Renovation Expansion Project of Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station for LA Metro

Posted by | Aug 28, 2018 | 0 |

The Los Angeles office of Stantec is working with The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) on the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Improvement Project in Los Angeles. The project will reimagine the existing Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station as a community hub with an expanded and more efficient passenger experience, improved connections to the surrounding community and streamlined rail and bus transfers.

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New Transportation Guide Launched by ASLA

New Transportation Guide Launched by ASLA

Posted by | Aug 21, 2018 | 0 |

Transportation infrastructure is a significant component of the public realm, but we can do better than build yet another car-centric landscape, according to a new guide on transportation launched today by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The ASLA guide provides in-depth solutions and case studies to help communities create transportation systems that foster safe, equitable and resilient ways of getting around.

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ACAA Selects World-Renowned Architectural and Engineering Firms to Collaborate on Design of New Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport

ACAA Selects World-Renowned Architectural and Engineering Firms to Collaborate on Design of New Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport

Posted by | Jul 20, 2018 | 0 |

Gensler and HDR have entered into a joint-venture agreement to design and deliver the Terminal Modernization Program. The joint venture team has formed an association with luis vidal + architects to develop the architectural design vision for the new terminal that consolidates check-in, ticketing, security and baggage operations into one connected facility. HDR will handle engineering implementation of the design.

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Ford acquires Michigan Central Station with plans to transform it into new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood

Ford acquires Michigan Central Station with plans to transform it into new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood

Posted by | Jul 12, 2018 | 0 |

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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Halio Smart-Tinting Glass Selected for Major Renovation Project in Brussels

Halio Smart-Tinting Glass Selected for Major Renovation Project in Brussels

Posted by | Jul 6, 2018 | 0 |

The Gare Maritime project was secured by Halio International, one of the joint venture companies formed by Kinestral Technologies, Inc. and AGC, Inc. to be the exclusive providers of Halio smart-tinting glass to the building industry. Extensa, an Ackermans & Van Haaren company and the developer of the project, selected Halio for the renovation primarily because the product helps them achieve their ambitious sustainability goals while using innovative technologies to ensure occupant comfort without covering up the original metal architecture with blinds and other daylighting techniques.

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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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