by Charneyce Grier | Jun 5, 2017 | A/E Industry News
In 1906 a group of Chicago businessmen commissioned architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham to bring order and beauty to their fast-growing, filthy, and congested Midwest city. Burnham, the visionary behind the city’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, proposed a...
by Charneyce Grier | Mar 20, 2017 | A/E Industry News
It seems that every commercial, office or ranch property is marketed with a beautiful video collected by flying a drone. Changes to Federal Aviation Administration flight rules, increased affordability and simpler data processing make drones more affordable than ever....
by Charneyce Grier | Feb 2, 2017 | A/E Industry News
There’s a known rule-breaker among materials, and a new discovery by an international team of scientists adds more evidence to back up the metal’s nonconformist reputation. According to a new study led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s...
by Charneyce Grier | Jan 19, 2017 | A/E Industry News
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA on Jan. 18 both announced that the Earth reached its highest temperature on record in 2016. It marked the third consecutive year the warmest global temperature was achieved. In 2016, the average...
by Charneyce Grier | Aug 25, 2016 | A/E Industry News
Over the objections of the wood products industry, the Sandy Springs City Council has approved a building code change to prohibit wood-framed construction for future buildings taller than three stories and larger than 100,000 square feet. The city noted it had asked...
by Charneyce Grier | Jul 6, 2016 | A/E Industry News
Modern architecture began in the early 20th century and was in direct opposition to the ornately carved and heavily embellished classical buildings of the past. Modern architecture embraced and celebrated new building technologies, materials and construction methods...
