What We're Reading: Page 330
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 01, 2016
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The Atlantic
An exciting history of drywall
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Quartz
Shanghai, Berlin, Tokyo or Vienna? Guess the city by its architecture in these abstract photos
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WIRED
A roller coaster inspired this stunning bridge—in a not terrifying way
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The Real Deal
These neighborhoods are Manhattan’s construction meccas
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CNBC
Real estate buying habits linked to people's Facebook behavior
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Reuters
IOC warned Rio on construction contracts five years ago: documents
Jul 29, 2016
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Mashable
Skyscraper in Shanghai lets visitors walk on glass walkway without handrails
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Equipment World
VIDEO: Kentucky’s Eggners Ferry Bridge implosion captured by drone
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TechCrunch
Uber co-founder launches new real estate venture for Expa called Haus
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Remodeling
EPA finalizes formaldehyde rule
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CBS Sacramento
Anti-gaming groups stall Yuba County casino construction
Jul 28, 2016
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Fast CoDesign
The best new healthcare design borrows an old healing technique: Plants
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The Orange County Register
6 trends moving California's housing market this summer
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The Hill
How the Democratic and GOP platforms differ on infrastructure
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The Kansas City Star
Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation comes up short so far in KC housing promise
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Star Tribune
Vikings select architect and construction company for Eagan headquarters
Jul 27, 2016
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Hyperallergic
From a pineapple to a six-pack, 23 buildings that resemble the things they sell
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Washington Business Journal
The big lift: How Davis Construction is raising historic buildings to pour a foundation for Square 450
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The New York Times
De Blasio administration says it’s ahead of schedule on affordable housing
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Miami Herald
City design board OKs new Miami Worldcenter plan, 'micro-living' tower
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MarketWatch
How home construction is reverting to the mean, in one chart
Jul 26, 2016
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Bloomberg
Why it’s so hard to build affordable housing: It’s not affordable
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Huffington Post
Construction worker hides Waldo on site for kids in hospital next door
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The Washington Post
Washington developer bets $250 million that you’ll want to live and work in America’s empty office buildings
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The Atlantic
Tuition increases as universities spend more on new buildings as old facilities fall into disrepair
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Fast CoExist
Can urban highways solve problems instead of causing them?
Jul 25, 2016
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NBC Bay Area
Facebook not being a good neighbor in Menlo Park, ACLU and public advocates claim
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WTOP
Rehab of nation’s infrastructure could unite candidates’ economic plans
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Fast Company
Autodesk Live aims to change building design with video game-like walk-throughs
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The New York Times
Future house: 3-D printed and ready to fly
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Silicon Valley Business Journal
Urban Habitat, Housing California sue San Jose for not complying with Surplus Land Act
Jul 22, 2016
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Bloomberg
Skanska Expects Brexit to Hurt Non-Housing U.K. Construction
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Los Angeles Times
Why construction unions are fighting Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan for more housing
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Phoenix Business Journal
Phoenix construction firm pays $85K in back wages, overtime to workers
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The Baltimore Sun
Summer academy seeks to address growing lack of young, skilled construction workers