World's Seventh-Tallest Building Showcases Impact of BIM Workflows
Dylan Kleintop
The benefits of a fully-integrated BIM workflow are now officially on display with the recently-completed Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Financial Centre in China. Skidmore, Owings, and Merril (SOM), Ronald Lu & Partners, and East China I...
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ARCHITECTURE 8/13/2020
1,550 Foot Central Park Tower Surpasses Chicago's Willis Tower as the Largest Tower in the Western Hemisphere
Dylan Kleintop
Central Park Tower, also known as Nordstrom Tower, 217 West 57th Street, is finally near its long-awaited completion. The 1,550-foot tall reinforced concrete skyscraper, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and dev...
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ARCHITECTURE 7/28/2020
Robert A.M. Stern Reveals New Renderings for Madison Avenue Residences
Dylan Kleintop
Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) has released a first look at its new 20-story high-end residential tower on Madison Avenue, a half-block from Central Park and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Rendering of 1228 Madison...
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ARCHITECTURE 7/21/2020
Modern Commercial Architecture: Design Trends for Modern Commercial Buildings
Skylar Reale
In many ways, architecture is an art form. It evolves over time and continuously challenges the status quo. Unlike other art mediums, though, architecture requires mathematical precision and relies heavily on function. When ...
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ARCHITECTURE 7/20/2020
Four Considerations As We Design Post-Pandemic Spaces
Kenya Gibson
Every industry has been impacted by the swift global actions taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Irrespective of the timing of a future vaccine, the impact will not be short-lived. This moment in our history could leave a last...
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ARCHITECTURE 7/13/2020
Whole Building Design: Aligning Workspace Design and Organizational Culture
Earl G. Geertgens III
Technology is starting to inspire significant change in how architects and designers approach workplace design. Innovations in the workplace include everything from wearables to workplace sensors (occupancy sensors, industrial Io...
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ARCHITECTURE 6/22/2020
Emerging Guidelines for the Construction Industry Returning to Work With COVID-19
Dylan Kleintop
As many states begin to reopen from the novel COVID-19 pandemic, many in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries are wondering what the post-COVID-19 future holds. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) re...
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