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Corporate office campuses are evolving beyond rows of cubicles and conference rooms. A new generation of workplace design prioritizes employee experience, social interaction, and connection with the natural environment. The recently completed Viasat campus in Carlsbad, California, designed by SCA Architecture (formerly Smith Consulting Architects), exemplifies this shift. Spanning 9 hectares (23 acres), the campus […]

Construction industry conferences and expositions serve as essential platforms where architects, engineers, construction professionals, and students gather to share knowledge, explore emerging technologies, and build professional networks that advance the entire field. Events such as the CONSTRUCT conference series have demonstrated how bringing together diverse stakeholders under one roof can accelerate the adoption of better

Municipal park projects present unique challenges for construction teams. Limited budgets, diverse stakeholder expectations, and compressed timelines often conflict with traditional design-bid-build delivery methods. The design-build method offers a compelling alternative, as demonstrated by the Lake Wylie Recreation Park project in York County, South Carolina. This $9.5 million, 32-acre athletic complex shows how open-book collaboration

The International Building Code (IBC) serves as the foundation for construction standards across the United States, establishing minimum requirements for building safety, structural integrity, and life safety systems. Among the most frequently updated sections of the IBC are those governing builders hardware — the door locks, closers, exit devices, and related components that directly affect

When the city of Lilburn, Georgia, set out to build a combined library and city hall facility, the design team envisioned a civic structure that would stand as a landmark for decades. At the heart of that vision lay an architectural decision that would define the building’s character: a steep-slope, hand-seamed metal roof. Spanning approximately