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Scottish Students Get Input Into School’s Facade Lighting Design
The Shawlands Acamedy Lighting Project empowers students at the Glasgow school to “become the content providers for… projected images.” Check out the video below to learn more. Shawlands Academy...
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Is The “Master Bedroom” Sexist? Some Say Yes …
Don’t call it a ‘master bedroom.’ That might be sexist. Yes, sexist. A survey of 10 major Washington, D.C.-area homebuilders found that six no longer use the term “master” in their floor plans to...
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AIA Selects 7 Communities for Sustainability Assistance Program
The American Institute of Architects has selected seven communities across the country to receive technical assistance under the Sustainable Design Assessment Team program in 2013. The SDAT program...
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Friday Fun: The Taffy House
This is not an illusion, nor is it trick photography. Image: freeyork.org Krzywy Domek, which translates to Crooked House, is located in the Rezydent shopping center in Sopot, Poland. The structure,...
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Senior Living Construction Could Be Revolutionized By New Building Code System
There could be a breakthrough for assisted living communities who have been struggling to rid themselves of the same classification along with other types of institutional-type buildings such as...
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Usonia’ to Open at The SC Johnson Gallery
SC Johnson has announced a new, free exhibit at The SC Johnson Gallery: At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright, located on the company’s Racine, Wis., campus. The exhibit, Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision...
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Real Estate Roundtable Urges Pro-Growth Immigration Reform With Flexible Visa...
The Real Estate Roundtable is pushing for immigration reform. The group views the bipartisan immigration reform bill unveiled by the Senate “Gang of Eight” (S. 744) as a generally positive proposal...
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Housing Start Statistics for March 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for March 2013: PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING STARTS...
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SPRING PESTS 2013
Warmer temperatures mean unwanted pests like ants, spiders, earwigs, and even scorpions, will soon try to and make their way into our homes and sanctuaries. According to Russ Horton, national...
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Housing Completions Increase Between February 2013 and March 2013
HOUSING COMPLETIONS FOR BOTH PRIVATELY-OWNED AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING INCREASED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2013 AND MARCH 2013 Privately-owned housing completions in March 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted...
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AIA Selects 2013 COTE Top 10 Green Projects
The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment have named the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions across the country. The projects were...
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AIA COTE’s Top 10 Green Projects
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment has announced their top ten green projects for 2013. The structures range from schools to student housing to government office...
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Micro-dwellings Inspired By Prison
Yes, you read that right. Image: Freedom Room But when you think about it the idea does have some merit — inmates have to live in tiny quarters, so it makes sense that they’d have some ideas about how...
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The Home Price Roller Coaster
Many home builders have consistently wondered about the roller coaster ride that are home prices these days, but the New York Times says some fresh clues about the short-term trends began arriving this...
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Residential construction booming in Kansas City
Residential construction in Kansas City may be the next big thing in 2013 real estate
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AIA & COTE Name Inaugural Top Ten Plus Recipient
The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment has selected 355 11th Street: The Matarozzi/Pelsinger Multi-Use Building in San Francisco as the inaugural recipient of the...
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Where are the ‘Greenest’ Homes?
The new study, published in Builder Online shows per capita carbon dioxide emissions across the country. San Francisco and Washington, D.C., top real estate broker Redfin’s ranking of the country’s top...
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ABI Shows More Positive Momentum
Once again, the Architecture Billing Index is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity with all regions and building sectors continuing to report positive business conditions. The American...
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Video: AIA Talk Celebrates The Woolworth Building
Gail Fenske, author and professor at Roger Williams University, talks about the history of New York City’s majestic Woolworth Building, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Woolworth...
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New Home Sales Rebounded in March
U.S. sales of new homes rebounded in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery at the start of the spring buying season. The...
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