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KMD Architects was selected as the winner of an International Design Competition for their design of the new Cinepolis Headquarters, the sixth largest “Multiplex” chain in the world and the leading theatre operator in Mexico.
On Thursday, September 22, ULIsf hosted “The Dirt on America’s Cup: Premier Global Race’s Impact on S.F. Real Estate” at the Hotel Nikko. KMD participated in the panel discussion on the current plans for the North Waterfront and key shoreline venues, as well as related infrastructure improvements and long-term scenarios of the post-race waterfront and real estate economy.
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The County of San Diego has awarded Balfour Beatty / Barnhart the first phase of a two-phase contract for design-build services to construct the new $221.5-million San Diego County Women’s Detention Facility in Santee, Calif. The joint venture is a partnership between Balfour Beatty Construction and Barnhart Balfour Beatty.
The Wall Street Journal
Building owners and managers are discovering a great untapped resource: the water that flows out of—and off—homes and commercial structures.
Some wastewater from buildings is reused after treatment at municipal plants, but much of it ends up flowing back into the environment. And buildings rarely are equipped to capture rainwater. A slew of technologies hitting the market, though, are enabling more homes and businesses to reuse much of their wastewater, without it ever leaving the site, and to put the rain to use as well.
That saves building owners money by allowing them to purchase less water from municipal sources. And it benefits communities by conserving water.
Healthcare Design
Children’s Medical Center in Dallas commissioned KMD Architects to master plan and design the consolidation and expansion of its Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD), and the facility’s Heart Center.
Mass Transit
Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD), an international leader in groundbreaking architecture and design, announces the selection of Eric Edwards as director of marketing.
The literal splash made last week at the America’s Cup preview is nothing compared with what we’ll see in 2013, when San Francisco’s Pier 27 becomes the center of the yachting world.
Even if you care nothing about rich men and their big boats, the scene should still feature an object of sizable interest: a glassy shell 500 feet long and 115 feet wide, with a roof that ripples and parts in soft, angular waves.
Architectural Record
Postponed and nearly derailed several times, the just-topped out concrete structure of the 13-story office building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, a half block away from San Francisco City Hall, now seems on a smooth path toward completion next summer, more than a decade after the project was first conceived. Twelve years ago, the city acquired the site, which contained a vacant state office building damaged beyond repair by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Health Facilities Management
Health care facilities seeking to implement sustainable design practices could start with their finishes.
While it was often difficult just a few years ago to find more than one or two options that contained recycled content or emitted low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the choices are “so much better today,” says Mara Baum, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, senior associate and health care sustainable design leader for global architecture firm HOK. “You don’t have to single-source things. You can choose the right material or product for your project.”
There are many factors to consider in selecting sustainable finishes, including: the toxicity of the finish material; the amount of waste produced in its manufacturing process; its electricity and water demands; the distance and manner in which it is transported; and its packaging and recyclability. Maintenance, durability and indoor air quality are especially important to health facilities.
Healthcare Construction and Operations
SAN FRANCISCO — The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Mount Zion campus offers Western medical treatment and healing practices from around the world under one roof.
The first center of its kind to offer fully developed programs in research, clinical care and education for healthcare professionals, practitioners and patients seeking a healing-oriented approach to treatment, the center is the longtime vision of the Bernard Osher Foundation to advance the scientific and clinical understanding of complementary and integrative therapies for improving healthcar
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