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DEPARTMENTS<br />
09 EDITORIAL<br />
Is the nation’s tech boom<br />
really an innovation funk?<br />
U.S. hotel built with 100%<br />
cross-laminated timber<br />
construction<br />
Out of Sight...<br />
Peace of Mind<br />
Automatic Smoke and Fire Curtains<br />
Open Up <strong>Design</strong> Possibilities<br />
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10 NEWS<br />
Nation’s school buildings face<br />
$46 billion funding shortfall<br />
20 ON THE DRAWING<br />
BOARD<br />
Aquarium of the Pacifi c<br />
unveils a whale of a project<br />
80 NEW PROJECTS<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
Candlewood Suites fi rst<br />
BD+Cnetwork.com<br />
82 PRODUCTS AT WORK<br />
Starbucks specifi es highperformance<br />
fl oor to keep<br />
up with foot traffi c<br />
86 ADVERTISER INDEX<br />
90 PRODUCT SOLUTIONS<br />
Outdoor charging stations<br />
blur the line between inside<br />
and outside<br />
e-Contents<br />
TOP STORIES ON BDCNETWORK.COM<br />
Why drawing remains relevant in the design process. Handdrawn<br />
concepts allow ideas to emerge and build stronger connections<br />
between the design and the audience, writes Gensler <strong>Design</strong><br />
Director Alex Fernández. www.BDCnetwork.com/Sketching<br />
Santiago Calatrava tower in Dubai could be taller than the<br />
Burj Khalifa. The slender structure will have 10 observation platforms,<br />
two Hanging Garden decks, and a illuminating fl ower bud at<br />
the top. www.BDCnetwork.com/DubaiCalatrava<br />
Carbon fiber strings make Japanese office building earthquake<br />
resistant. Kengo Kuma developed the rods, which are<br />
stronger and lighter than iron. www.BDCnetwork.com/QuakeStrings<br />
Skanska will use Microsoft HoloLens to lease planned Seattle<br />
high rise. The mixed reality headset will allow people to take a<br />
holographic tour of the building while keeping visual contact with the<br />
leasing representative. www.BDCnetwork.com/HoloLens<br />
Should architects learn to code? Even if learning to code does<br />
not personally interest you, the growing demand for having these<br />
capabilities in an architectural business cannot be overlooked, writes<br />
computational design expert Nathan Miller. www.BDCnetwork.com/<br />
Coding<br />
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6 MAY 2016 BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION www.BDCnetwork.com
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