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Adaptive Reuse Project at USC School of Dramatic Arts Demonstrates Impact of Infrastructure on Interior Planning Success

AEI worked with a multidisciplinary team to address MEP needs in transforming a historic church into a contemporary performing arts facility, making strategic system decisions...
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Sonia Sotomayor Middle School at Adelphi - PGCPSS, Maryland

Stantec Delivers a Prototype for Maryland Middle Schools

Stantec employed a design template over several schools without sacrificing personality.
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The New Climate Reality—and the Tools to Tackle It

Climate change may be the challenge of our time, but architects and designers are facing it head on. Here’s how.
Image by Peter Molick
Kitchen and living room area at American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge in Dallas.

Perkins&Will's Tori Wickard Talks Total Transparency

Their senior project architect gets personal about she and the firm’s journey toward a healthier understanding of material composition.
Image courtesy of Jeremy Bittermann
SinewFlex by Jenny Sabin employs photoluminescent and solar active knit material to express fluid motion and incredible strength—hallmarks of Serena Williams' on-court appearances.

Nike’s New Serena Williams Building Wins LEED Platinum

The new 1 million-square-foot headquarters pays homage to the global sports brand’s heritage while dominating the sustainability match at an urban scale.
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The Ion is a 266,000-square-foot facility for Houston’s entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities. This modern innovation hub is housed in a former Sears department store.

Historic Retail Outlet Gets New Life as Houston's Latest Innovation Hub

Gensler transforms a once historic and defunct Sears department store into a Class A Innovation Hub in Houston.
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Toronto

5 New Projects in ‘The 6’

Check out the view of several new openings in the Toronto area.
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Clearing the Air Around Environmental Product Declarations

Environmental product declarations are practical tools to help design practitioners make informed specifying decisions, but they're complicated. Here's how to break them down....
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California's First Mass Timber Project Cuts Concrete and Steel—and Carbon

Designed by Perkins&Will, 1 De Haro is California’s first tall mass timber building, stretching four stories tall and covering 134,000 square feet, that reduces concrete and steel...