The pagoda at the Horyu-ji temple in Japan is a testament to architectural design that was ahead of its time. Built in 607 AD, the 122-foot-tall structure is still standing, now one of the world’s oldest wooden buildings at 1,410 years old. It’s also an…
Siemens Establishes Americas Digital Service Center to Help Transform Building Technologies Industry
Siemens has announced it is investing $14 million a year to establish a Digital Service Center in Austin, Texas for its Building Technologies Division…
Ally & Crescent Communities Announce New Office Tower in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), a leading digital financial services company, and Crescent Communities, a nationally recognized,…
OSU Wexner Medical Center Chooses HDR for New Hospital Tower
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has selected HDR as the architect to program and develop a concept for a new addition to its Columbus, Ohio campus. A new hospital tower is part of the university’s campus expansion plan, Framework 2.0, and…
Video: Port of Los Angeles Automated Terminal
The Port of Los Angeles TraPac Terminal is a fully automated technologically advanced terminal. The TraPac Terminal Automation Project features automatic stacking cranes and fully automated straddle carriers to advance the Port of Los Angeles' competitive…
American Institute of Steel Construction: A Happy SteelDay Special Offer
As a way of saying thank you for your interest in structural steel, AISC is offering a SteelDay special on the new 15th edition of the AISC Steel Construction Manual. If you are in the United States and purchase a copy of the manual on SteelDay, you will receive…
U.S. Bank Stadium Welcomed More Than 66,000 Football Fans Through ASSA ABLOY Openings at First Monday Night Game of 2017 Season
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium – home of the Minnesota Vikings – showed it’s ready for some football this year at the first Monday night game of the 2017 season where 66,606 fans entered the facility through the more…
After 100 years, Sullivan County, New York is Finally Getting a New Jail
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (SEPTEMBER 2017) – Considering the old jail is at least 100 years old, Sullivan County knew years ago, it was essential to build a new, more modernized facility. Subsequently, after talking about it for decades, the Sullivan County…
Tsunami Ravaged City’s Architecture Preserved in Digital Archive
AN emerging architectural research method is being used to document the architectural heritage of Indonesian buildings wiped out in the 2004 tsunami. Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was one of the worst affected areas in the December 26 tsunami,…
$397 Million Adelaide Convention Centre Revamp Complete
The $397 million redevelopment of Australia’s first convention centre has been completed a month out from a major international conference. The centrepiece of the Adelaide Convention Centre revamp is a state-of-the-art 3000sq m Plenary Hall. With a 3500-seat…
