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Carlo Ratti Offers Proposal to Replace Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

May 17, 2024

The 1977-built bridge collapsed earlier this year when a Sri Lanka–bound cargo ship crashed into one of its support piers, killing six people.

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Completely Collapses

RECORD Editors

March 26, 2024

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The ‘unthinkable tragedy’ was caused by a cargo ship that struck the bridge early this morning.

Johns Hopkins Loses a Gem by Williams and Tsien

James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus

November 2, 2021

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The university is gaining a student center by BIG, as TWBC's brick Mattin Center is destroyed.

Calvin and Tina Tyler Hall at Morgan State University by Teeple Architects and GWWO

Baltimore

Laura Raskin

November 1, 2021

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Teeple Architects’ student-services center at Morgan State provides a welcoming new gateway.

Filmmaker Marilyn Ness on ‘Charm City’ and Violence in Baltimore

Dante A. Ciampaglia

June 22, 2018

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A new film, screened this week at the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, chronicles chronicles three years of violence in Baltimore—and the people committed to building a better future.

Is Design to Blame When a School Underperforms? The Case of Baltimore's Henderson-Hopkins

Anna Fixsen

April 19, 2017

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An investigation by the Baltimore Sun reveals the Henderson-Hopkins School by Rogers Partners hasn’t been living up to its initial promise.

Henderson-Hopkins School by Rogers Partners

Baltimore

Laura Mirviss

June 16, 2014

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The first new public school built in Baltimore in decades embraces the rich architectural fabric of a struggling community on the upswing.

Baltimore Design School

Learning by Design: An early-20th-century industrial building sets the scene for a dynamic public school model in the midst of a growing arts community.

Sharon McHugh

January 1, 2014

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Built in 1914, the four-story industrial building at 1500 Barclay Street in Baltimore’s North Central Historic District was innovative for its time, with expanses of glass and a unique ventilation system designed by the architect, Otto G. Simonson, to improve working conditions.

John and Frances Angelos Law Center

Sunlight guides the design of an active academic building housing a library and classrooms.

David Sokol

August 16, 2013

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To win the commission for the recently completed John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University of Baltimore, Behnisch Architekten, Boston'in partnership with architect of record Ayers Saint Gross'gave daylight a starring role.

Gilman Hall, Johns Hopkins University

Kliment Halsband replaces the void at the core of a stately building with a lively space for study and socializing.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

November 15, 2011

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When a college expands and grows, building shiny state-of-the art facilities at its periphery, the oldest buildings at the heart of campus are sometimes neglected.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU; 1 IDCEC CEU/HSW

We will discuss commercial washroom and bathroom design, including disability accommodation; bather/use privacy; mold, mildew, and hygiene; and more.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

We will discuss the benefits of solar air heating metal wall panels and how they can contribute to a more energy efficient building, while also reducing operational carbon emissions.