The latest AIA economic report estimates that spending for nonresidential projects will reach about $360 billion this year and nearly $380 billion next year.
Read about the AIA's predictions for construction spending here:http://bit.ly/1H2VGlh
Queen Richmond Centre West, by Sweeny &Co Architects. This 2015 R+D Awards winner uses custom mega delta frames to elevate an 11-story office building 80 feet above the Toronto's historic downtown. Learn more about the project here: http://bit.ly/1MtKGo2
Today, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) released a statement on the reported budget increase and cancellation for the new National Stadium in Tokyo. The firm felt that they should provide their side of the story. See it here:http://bit.ly/1SL92cR
Next Progressives: Snarkitecture The New York firm of Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham injects humor (and removes color) from its products and projects.
Partisans co-founder Alexander Josephson shows us a behind-the-scenes look at how they made the sinuous curves of 2015 R+D Awards winner Bar Raval in Toronto.
A look inside the office of Richard Meier & Partners Architects. Plus, a giant mural spans across 209 houses in Mexico, and more in our morning news roundup: http://bit.ly/1OyoAPM
"Rather than churning out drawings for office spaces that warehouse workers in chicken coop-style cubicle rows, why not challenge ourselves to create physical spaces that motivate people to do and be better?" —Architect Peter Busby.
Read the full Q+A about Busby's new book, "Architecture's New Edges," here: http://bit.ly/1MShFAt
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