In The August Issue
Celebrating Architectural Photography
Beautiful architecture should be shared. Sharing it requires a skilled photographer who knows how to use light, composition and equipment to bring out the best in a design.
School Offices Need Corporate Designs
Walled offices and cubicle farms are no longer an effective use of university back-office spaces.
Food Shopping Redefined
Changing food preferences and shopping habits are reshaping grocery stores.
The Architects Podcast
School Offices Need Corporate Designs
Should universities seek leaders with a significant business background? This question comes up frequently as some trustees seek corporate resumes to head their colleges. It raises a related notion: Are universities best operated like a big business? Opinions differ on this highly charged topic, but one thing is clear: Institutions of higher education spend billions on back-office operations. On most campuses, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education website, essential administrative spaces account for as much as a quarter of a school’s total square footage.
Learn more about effective use of back-office facilities in our podcast with Rachel Woodhouse.
Exteriors
- Celebrating Architectural Photography
Beautiful architecture should be shared. Sharing it requires a skilled photographer who knows how to use light, composition and equipment to bring out the best in a design.
- Roofing Tops Tight Schedule
- Rediscovering The Urban Milieu
HVAC & Plumbing
- Artillery Shells to Bathtubs
A lot of history has passed through the Lixil’s American Standard Americast plant in Salem, OH.
- Hand Dryers Clean Up Grand Central
- Fishing For Energy-Efficient Heating
Interiors
- School Offices Need Corporate Designs
Walled offices and cubicle farms are no longer an effective use of university back-office spaces.
- Food Shopping Redefined
- Blending Flooring With Culture
Lighting & Electrical
- Creative Lighting Redevelopment
Historical textile mill uses track lighting as it becomes a trendy housing site.
- Good Mood with Great Food
- Lighting Elevates Guest Experience
Windows & Doors
- Dirty Habit Diners Enjoy Historic View
Historical renovation in the Hotel Monaco DC uses Sage dynamic glass to provide a comfortable view for restaurant occupants.
- Opening Up To Experience
- Windows Restore Hotel Facade
Building Technology
- Put Your BAS In The Cloud
There are several advantages to maintaining building-automation-system data in cloud-based systems, but ask yourself some questions first.
- Thirty Years Of Protecting Records
- There’s Nothing Fishy About Saving Energy