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For a new practice facility in Brooklyn, New York Liberty players called the shots. In addition to practice courts the building will house individual locker rooms and wellness and relaxation amenities. https://ow.ly/Phcm50VrIUQ

The deadline for AN’s Best of Practice Award has been extended another week. Submissions will now be accepted until April 4, 2025 at midnight ET. https://ow.ly/Gx7o50VrFjw

A pandemic-era upswing in life sciences investment created a lab building boom in 2021 and 2022, which has since created a supply glut, with tens of millions of square feet of brand-new, empty lab space in top markets. https://ow.ly/jI4o50VrAcK

Hood Design Studio’s vision for the revamped MacGregor Park was informed by lengthy community outreach. It will add new walking paths, pickeball courts, and a renovated tennis center. https://ow.ly/Q6Tb50VqOIK

Today is the last chance to get your submissions in for Best of Practice 2025! The portal closes tonight, March 28, at midnight ET. Best of Practice seeks to honor the companies that create our built environment, from architects to developers, fabricators, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, lighting designers, and more. Designing a business is a project in and of itself. This award speaks to this work in creating a work environment in the AEC industry that fosters innovative and impactful design. Winners and honorable mentions are published online, on social media, and in AN's year-end print issue. The submission process, which costs $295 for regular entrants and $150 for emerging companies, is quick and easy, requiring just a short firm narrative, images, and an optional client testimonial. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gFPKBDKS

Calling all designers, architects, engineers, developers, and design enthusiasts! Facades+, presented by The Architect's Newspaper, is back in New York City with an exciting new program showcasing the latest advancements in building enclosure design and technology. Join Digital Practice Manager Mario Romero, Project Architect Anish Reddy, and Design Application Manager Anthony Samaha for a hands-on workshop exploring their computational approach to rationalizing the geometry of complex glass facades. Attendees will receive workflow files, so please bring a laptop with Rhino and Grasshopper to participate. The workshop will take place on Friday, April 4, from 10 AM to 12 PM EST at the New York Law School. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and gain valuable insights. Register now: https://cvent.me/wkLBya

David Childs, the lauded SOM architect perhaps best known for realizing One World Trade Center, died on March 26. SOM shared a remembrance for Childs, saying that he was “instrumental in some of SOM’s most impactful projects”, https://ow.ly/gWAH50VqBOo

Join us at Facades+ New York City on Thursday, April 3, at the Metropo Pavillion! Don’t miss this insightful roundtable panel discussion on" Circularity and the Facade Supply Chain," featuring industry leaders: Sophie Pennetier (Digne) Andrea Zani (Permasteelisa North America) Patrick Elmore (Infinite Recycled Technologies) Stephen Azierski (Skyline Windows) Moderated by: Gabrielle Brainard, AIA CPHD LEED AP (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Don't miss out on the discussion! Come be a part of the conversation shaping the future of sustainable facades! Register now at https://lnkd.in/dpxJUttV #FacadesPlus #Sustainability #Architecture #FacadeDesign

Lately when you might expect women architects to be worried about the rebuilding of gender barriers, they already have a solution: all-women teams. Today, you can find entire project teams and construction leadership with no men in sight. https://ow.ly/plEj50VqtR3

KTGY wraps a California art gallery in charred Douglas fir https://lnkd.in/grKmFDrf