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Colorado’s Pikes Peak visitor center is complete

The snow guard was custom-designed and engineered for the Pikes Peak visitor center to withstand extreme winter conditions and mitigate potential rooftop avalanches, dramatically reducing the risk of...

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Sentara Brock Cancer Centre adds skylight canopy

The skylight canopy’s aluminum framing system was finished and anodized, highlighting the natural look of aluminum and accentuating the cancer center’s contemporary appearance. Photo courtesy Linetec,...

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Woodlands at Furman expands senior community

To meet the demand created by adding 44 new residential units, Woodlands at Furman’s dining area doubled in size and capacity, designed with elegant arched doorways and dynamic ceilings with exposed...

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New Chippewa Champions Center unveiled

At more than 4645 m2 (50,000 sf), the newly constructed Chippewa Champions Center includes a 650-m2 (7000-sf) state-of-the-art weight room, nutrition fuel stations, and an expanded sports medicine and...

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New York Crotona Park’s clock towers revitalized

Crotona Park’s arched entry to the pool building and play center in the Bronx features a newly reconstructed pair of 24.4-m tall (80-ft) tall clock towers capped with four-sided glass block “lanterns.”...

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Logan Architecture designs first 3D-printed homes

The East 17th residences development by 3Strands are the first 3D-printed homes for sale in the United States built using ICON’s proprietary technology and advanced materials, the 21st-century...

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Los Angeles’ newly refurbished theatre

Designed by AUX Architecture, the new Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center (GKPAC) at the Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services campus in Los Angeles welcomes students of all abilities as of May....

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TK Elevator enhances experience at Denver building

LEED Gold certified, Block 162 is the first building in Denver to provide its tenants with this touchless technology, adding to its amenities that include the 11th floor Sky Terrace Photo courtesy...

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Loews Kansas City Hotel designed by Cooper Carry

After nearly two years of construction, including the challenges of building during a pandemic, Loews Kansas City Hotel opened in June 2020. Photo by Eric Bowers After nearly two years of construction,...

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Long Island residence wins two awards for ATAS International competition

This “milestone” house was named for the granite milestone which Zalneraitis discovered when clearing the lot for his new home. It was one in a series of historic markers along a road connecting two...

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Century-old steel mill transformed to food innovation incubator with EXTECH...

To maximize access to natural light, Factory’s workspaces are positioned along the new food innovation incubator’s perimeter. EXTECH’s team engineered and custom-fabricated the tongue-and-groove...

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Vandalia tower new renovation includes historic window styles

To maintain the 1920s, industrial, brick building’s architectural heritage, the property owner sought to replace the broken and missing windows with ones that replicated the look of their original,...

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Anchoring system used to repair New York building, saving millions of dollars

This ‘recognized iconic asset’ to the New York City Skyline is located in midtown Manhattan in Park Avenue at 46th Street and was built as a Beaux-arts style building in 1929. Photo courtesy CINTEC...

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New triangular-shaped Washington office building completed

LMN Architects celebrates the completion of the Lakeview Office Building in Kirkland, Washington. Photo courtesy Adam Hunter/LMN Architects, Benjamin Benschneider, Sierra Construction. LMN Architects...

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Reviving San Francisco’s historical Filbert Cottages

It took five years of planning and another five years of construction, but in the end, the cottages, now four condo units totaling 1115 m2 (12,000 sf), have been preserved and re-imagined for a new...

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Frost Terrace from 19th century restored by Bruner/Cott Architects

Bruner/Cott Architects announces the completion of Frost Terrace, a housing apartment community at 1791 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge’s Porter Square. Photo courtesy Robert Benson Photography...

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China’s Studio City Phase 2 to be completed by the end of 2022

Celebrating the construction of Studio City Phase 2 reaching its full height, Lawrence Ho, chair and CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, hosted the topping out ceremony in Macau, China. Photo...

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Downtown Winona office designed for growth and sustainability

Designed by TKWA, the mass timber frame building reflects characteristics of the downtown riverfront area, including locally sourced Winona stone and mixed media building materials. Photo courtesy...

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TAT sets new design standards with The Archer Residences

The Architectural Team (TAT) has completed The Archer Residences, a 62-unit condominium building in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood. Photo courtesy TAT The Architectural Team (TAT) has...

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First location of Japanese market, Felna Sawatari, opens to public

The first location of the Japanese mega-retailer Felna has just opened. The market has engaged Landini Associates to partner in the reinvention of its grocery store format. Photo courtesy Ippei...

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