Babson College wanted to expand and modernize the existing Webster Athletic Center and undertook a project to renovate the existing facility and construct an addition that nearly doubled the facility’s size. Together, the two structures are...
Balancing the need for more space with a commitment to keeping the growing collection on campus, the University of Chicago undertook constructing a new library building that connects to the existing Regenstein Library. The design takes advantage...
The Avalon Dogpatch development brings three residential buildings to the neighborhood formerly defined by its waterfront commerce and working class residences. The five-story buildings are visually different, but complement each other with their...
Needing to expand its housing options, Bowdoin College undertook several projects, including constructing the new Park Row Apartments for upperclass students. The eighty-eight-bed development includes four wood-framed buildings, each with...
Bowdoin College’s Schiller Coastal Studies Center, comprising 118 acres of coastal spruce-pine forest and 5 mi of coastline, serves as a living laboratory for research and learning. After receiving a $10 million gift from the...
With its new addition, the Isenberg School of Management consolidates departments and encourages collaboration in such spaces as the 5,000 sq ft learning commons, innovation and analytics laboratories, flexible classrooms, and...
Looking to add more on-campus housing, the University of Chicago undertook a project to add a new residence hall and dining commons to Campus South. The new, four-building complex houses approximately 1,200 undergraduate students and resident...
Located on the edge of Boston’s busy Seaport District, the twelve-story office building features floor-to-ceiling glass offering tenants great views of the surrounding neighborhood, the channel, and downtown Boston. The building offers...
Designed by Renzo Piano, the new home for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures showcases movie history. The project included a major renovation to the former May Company Building with a striking new spherical addition housing a 1000-seat theater...
Boston Children’s Hospital wanted a new clinical building that would incorporate the latest healthcare programming and technology. The building, with 150 patient rooms and 16 operating rooms, includes 28,000 sq ft of green space to promote...
Abstract: This paper provides tips to structural engineers who design buildings in regions of low or moderate seismicity. These tips are based primarily on the authors' experiences designing, peer reviewing, and investigating steel-framed...