News
The Massachusetts “prompt pay law” and what it means for architects
by Andrew Baldwin / November 14, 2011
A new Massachusetts law significantly affects payment provisions in private construction contracts.
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Diane Georgopulos FAIA
by BSA staff / October 12, 2011
"Beauty will always count," Diane Georgopulos FAIA says about the future of architecture.
The resourceful city, part 1: Reprogramming buildings
by Scott Burnham / October 5, 2011
Reprogramming and reuse is a sustainable responsive approach to reducing the gap between social and economic change, and the ability of the built environment to respond to those changes.
The resourceful city, part 3: Reprogramming infrastructure
by Scott Burnham / October 20, 2011
A truly holistic approach to reprogramming the city needs to embrace all its elements and find the potential for reuse in all its objects.
Building Enclosure Council Air Barrier Challenge
by Christiaan Semmelink AIA / October 24, 2011
The idea was simple: Construct a wall, insert a window and run it through the rigors of Architectural Testing’s facility. Nine teams of designers, manufacturers and contractors accepted the challenge.
Tour de force
by Mimi Zeiger / October 14, 2011
This past summer, designer Thaddeus Jusczyk embarked on an architectural grand tour and reinvented the practice.
Collaboration and reward in project delivery
by Sam Batchelor AIA, LEED AP / August 12, 2011
By working together, projects can happen if team members commit themselves to making them happen. By dealing with issues in a practical and collaborative way, the team will gain confidence in the power of commitment.
Say goodbye to the brick schoolhouse
by Perrin Drumm / October 5, 2011
Researchers and educators are increasingly finding that a classroom’s physical environment and a school building’s design as a whole can have a profound impact on the learning and development of young children and babies.
