Architecture

Now that the office-to-multifamily conversion is complete, the Travis Building’s apartments are fully leased.

San Antonio’s First PACE Project Rejuvenates a Historic Building

Nov. 20, 2024

The city’s Travis Building, situated on the historic Riverwalk, underwent an office-to-residential conversion this year and now boasts 63 luxury apartments.

Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, is a 164-bed, seven-story acute care hospital with individual inpatient rooms, state-of-the-art treatment spaces, and enhanced diagnostics systems.

HVAC

How Canada’s Biggest Geothermal System Heats and Cools a Newfoundland Hospital

Janelle Penny

Nov. 18, 2024

Eagle Academy in Washington, DC, features a translucent skin that allows controlled daylight to penetrate into the building’s interior during the day. At night, it provides a distinctive soft glow.

Renovation/Adaptive Reuse

Unified Daylighting: Diverse Fenestration Solutions for Urban Adaptive Reuse and Retrofit Projects

Neall Digert

Nov. 1, 2024

Colors, textures, and custom furnishings infuse the property’s formerly nondescript spaces with island energy and culture. A color-blocked wall makes a great backdrop for bleisure travelers’ conference calls.

Interiors

V Starr Reimagines San Juan’s Condado Palm Inn by Infusing Local Culture, Hotel’s History

Liz Wolf

Oct. 25, 2024

Interiors

The Trauma-Informed Workplace: Principles for Creating Spaces that Support Wellbeing

Bethanne Mikkelsen

Oct. 2, 2024

Design principles that cater to all humans are critical for building resilient and inclusive cities.

Architecture

Human-Centered Design for Inclusive Urban Environments: Building Cities that Embrace Diversity and Accessibility

Steven Cornwell

Sept. 11, 2024

It’s essential to adopt building design principles that cater to all people in order to build resilient, vibrant, and inclusive cities.

Virtual reality and artificial intelligence are making design-build projects more usable at a lower cost than was previously possible.

New Construction

3 Considerations for a Successful Design-Build Strategy

Frank Malangone

Aug. 19, 2024

The shared approach of design-build allows every aspect of a project to come together at once for cost and time savings. Building owners should think about these three factors...

Interiors

Have You Heard? Acoustic Treatments Can Look Good, Too

Charles Carrender

Aug. 9, 2024

Nondescript acoustic panels are a thing of the past. Today’s treatments offer exciting options. Here’s how building owners and facility managers can cut down on unwanted noise...

Renovation/Adaptive Reuse

How Property Revitalization Strengthened This Louisiana Neighborhood

Jennie Morton

July 26, 2024

The 150-year-old Lemann Building provides a new way to cultivate community with the adaptive reuse of a historic store into a preschool and lofts. Learn more.

Interiors

Thielen & Green Architects Transforms Former Outpatient Clinic into Wow-Worthy Office

Liz Wolf

July 22, 2024

By repurposing an old building and emphasizing a modern aesthetic—including industrial undertones, polished concrete, exposed ceilings and dramatic lighting—the firm’s new space...