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Vinoly completes UCSF research facility
Transitional spaces at stem cell building encourage ‘cross-pollination of ideas’ The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building at the University of California (UCSF) hosted a grand opening yesterday to celebrate the completion of a challenging construction project. Designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects with executive architect the Smith Group and DPR Construction, the new facility
Bernanke Encouraged by Drop in Unemployment, Cautions Full Recovery Will Take Years
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the sharp drop in unemployment over the last two months is encouraging but cautioned that it will take several years for hiring to return to normal. In prepared testimony before the House Budget Committee, Bernanke also warned that failing to forge a plan
‘Lake Wobegon’ in the sky: Apartment high-rises are above average, but nothing special
Fueled by a growing shortage of apartments and fears that condominiums will lose their value, Chicago’s apartment building boomlet is a welcome shift from the brutal recession years, if only because it will help keep struggling architects off the unemployment rolls. Yet as two new apartment towers reveal, the design consequences of this anticipated construction
THE YOGA STUDIO in Clarke County, Virginia by Carter + Burton Architecture
CLIENT: The owners, both practicing Buddhists and avid modernists, were interested in creating a weekend retreat from Washington, DC in the Shenandoah Valley. The natural setting with distant views and nearby rock outcropping were maintained for enjoyment while meditating. The structure also doubles as a place to stay for family and friends. The clients’ conviction
Today’s Photo
Airport Building in Mestia, Georgia A project by: J. MAYER H. Architects About The new built airport is part of Georgia’s ambitious plans to develop tourism in Mestia. The beautiful medieval town with its stone defensive towers is part of UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites and also famous as ski-resort. With the unveiling of
Aesthetics? This Architect Likes the Dirty Work
Karen Thomas worked for more than 20 years at architecture firms in New York, including Costas Kondylis and Beyer Blinder Belle, after graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1988. But she eventually realized she would rather manage the construction of complex buildings than draw their blueprints. In 2007 she established her own firm, Karen Thomas
Construction Spending Drops in December
Construction spending fell 2.5% sequentially in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $787.9 billion, 6.4% behind the rate of December, 2009, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday morning. Residential construction fell 4.1% from November to a rate of $226.4 billion, a drop of 6.3% from the prior December. Total private construction was at a
1,517 new building permits in NYC last year
Mr. LiMandri, 45, is the commissioner of the Department of Buildings, which oversees nearly a million properties in New York City, by enforcing various building codes and laws. He was appointed in 2008, after the resignation of Patricia J. Lancaster, following a series of construction accidents, including a crane collapse in Manhattan that killed seven
Latest ArchiteXts Cartoon – “Timesheets: Warnings”
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