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A Skate Park at Parc Olympique Cements Montreal’s Reputation as a ‘Shredding’ Paradise

July 17, 2024

The Lemay-led project activates underutilized space in the shadow of Roger Taillibert’s landmark 1970s-era Olympic Stadium.

Tadao Ando’s MPavilion 10 Opens in Melbourne

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 28, 2023

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Built with geometric precision of poured-in-place concrete, the Japanese architect's first Australian commission will serve as the backdrop for arts and culture events through the Antipodean summer and fall.

Tatiana Bilbao's Mazatlán Aquarium Rethinks How Humans Relate to Nature

Mazatlán, Mexico

Michael Snyder

August 3, 2023

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A stark composition of violet-tinted concrete, the aquarium is conceived as a "living ruin."

In Morocco, A Midcentury Spa Complex Gets Special Treatment

Jean-Louis Cohen

August 2, 2023

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A $150,000 grant from the Getty Foundation is helping revive a brutalist bath complex by Jean-François Zevaco.

New Concrete and Masonry Products for Spring 2023

New Concrete & Masonry Products for Spring 2023

Sheila Kim

May 26, 2023

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RECORD showcases innovations that exceed the typical bricks in a wall.

Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 1, 2023

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The design and construction industry chips away at concrete’s outsize environmental footprint.

Park entrance to the newly renovated Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts by Studio Gang and SCAPE

Studio Gang and SCAPE Integrate Old and New, Building and Nature, at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

Little Rock

Clifford A. Pearson

April 24, 2023

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Jeanne Gang's eponymous firm and the New York-based landscape architecture studio have completed the much-anticipated expansion and reimagining of the beloved arts institution at Little Rock's MacArthur Park.

Caruso St John Architects Build a Breakaway Hockey Arena in Zurich

Tim Abrahams

March 1, 2023

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By dressing a box with a textile-like concrete facade, the designers create an unconventional new home for the ZSC Lions.

Kimbell Art Museum and Guggenheim Bilbao Celebrate Anniversaries

Joseph Giovannini

November 15, 2022

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum, which opened in 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas, and the 25th for Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao, completed in 1997 in Spain.

Oslo’s New Central Library, Opened During the Pandemic, Does a Subtle Dance with Snøhetta’s Opera House

Fred A. Bernstein

October 21, 2022

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In a post-occupancy visit, Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem’s public library, which stayed open during Covid, is clearly a popular amenity.

EVENTS

Webinar

10/11/23 to 10/31/24

Contact: Tiffany

Sustainable Facade Solutions: Advantages of GFRC & Various Design Options

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course presents the advantages, sustainable facts and high performance of glassfibre reinforced concrete facades.

Webinar

5/8/24 to 5/31/25

Contact: Tiffany

Climate Positive Benefits of Concrete in Design

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This presentation will lay the foundation of Embodied Carbon measurement and where concrete fits in the grand scheme of building material choices.

Industry

9/19/24

The Skyscraper Museum

39 Battery Place

New York, NY

United States

Contact: Daniel Borrero

Nervi’s Towers: Milan, Montreal, & Sydney

This talk will show how Pier Luigi Nervi’s principles of structural efficiency and aesthetic expression influenced skyscraper construction throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Read More

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU; 1 IDCEC CEU/HSW

Science teaches us that matter moves from order to disorder. Amazingly, the same thing can happen to buildings! What once was sparkling and new can eventually slide into disrepair.

Join lighting specifiers, Robyn Bohn, Sighte Studio, Midory Esquer, Elluminet Lighting, Brad Nelson, WSP and Tom Lillie from WAC/Modern Forms, for a discussion on the lighting trends they are using in their projects and what customers are asking for.