In each issue of Building Design+Construction, we feature the latest new construction and renovation projects in our On the Drawing Board section. Here's a collection of recently profiled high-rise ...

Elevators are often taken for granted in modern buildings, yet they play a critical role in how efficiently people move within a structure. Whether in commercial offices, residential high-rises, ...

Constructing contemporary building enclosures while avoiding installation problems during construction and performance problems in service is an unrelenting challenge ...

Building buildings in New York City is challenging for many reasons. As the president and CEO of an NYC-based general contracting firm, I've seen that first and foremost, the most difficult things to ...

In the construction design industry, we see many clients who do not know much about the planning and permitting processes involved in building a house. I do not blame them — there is not much guidance ...

Sometime early in a firefighter’s career–usually as part of fire school–building construction is touted to be one of the most important things firefighters should be aware of in their new trade. They ...

A century on, the compelling idea that Modern architecture emerged like some blindingly white, crystalline and disruptive phoenix from the darkness, death and destruction of the First World War is, ...