As energy and other natural resources are being depleted, it has become clear that technologies and strategies that allow us to maintain our satisfaction with interior environments while consuming ...

Who says the façade for a renovation and restoration project needs to be stodgy? Certainly not New York-based architecture firm ODA, which recently finished its conversion of the former Arbuckle Sugar ...

A building's façade acts as a first impression of the contents within. Is it chic and minimalist, or bold and expressive? Each year we're seeing more products hit the market that differentiate and ...

When a credit union in Tennessee decided to build a new branch, it chose to incorporate the latest technology in the construction process. “Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Branch ...

It’s raining Tetris buildings in Brooklyn! We spied another Tetris like facade going up on yet another Bushwick building at 1138 Bushwick Avenue, pictured above. The frame building was undergoing a ...

A building facade with dozens of sets of fluttering flaps — reminiscent of butterfly wings — may look like something straight out of science fiction, but it's actually an innovative way to control ...

As one of Tennessee's biggest and oldest credit unions with more than 158,000 members, the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union has printed millions of checks, bank statements and tax forms in its 85 ...

Identified as small rectangular blocks made of fired or sun-dried clay, bricks have traditionally been used for building pavements, walls and other elements of masonry construction. Laid in courses or ...

Facades are an essential aspect of architectural design. They envelope interior spaces and protect them from climatic conditions. Since facades are the first part of the building that people interact ...

The Portland Building, located in the downtown of its eponymous city, is hard to ignore. Designed by Michael Graves Architecture (MGA) and completed in 1982, the tower is something of a monument to ...