New Brookhaven City Centre Showcases Georgia’s First Mass Timber Municipal Building

Brookhaven City Centre celebrates the grand opening of Georgia’s first mass timber municipal building, constructed McCarthy + Barnsley, A Joint Venture. Located just north of Atlanta, the new city hall is a major milestone for Brookhaven, serving a populace of nearly 60,000 people and marking the first purpose-built city hall since the city of Brookhaven was incorporated in 2012. Brookhaven City Centre is the only government facility in the state of Georgia built primarily using mass timber, featuring exposed wood throughout the upper levels and concrete for the parking garage. The building exemplifies a growing national trend in sustainable development … Read more

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Whitechapel, London Major Refurbishment Becomes Unlikely Catwalk

A construction site has formed the unlikely setting for award-winning Danish fashion designer and video artist Jens Laugesen’s new collection. Laugesen’s new film IN RECON/SOLARIS was shot in The Rowe, a 162,000-quare-foot office development in Whitechapel, London. He gained permission from the contractor, which is refurbishing and extending the building, BAM Construction, on behalf of developer, Frasers property. The London-based designer, with over 20 years of experience in international fashion, chose the building after watching BAM working on it from his neighboring home during the pandemic. The extensive and complex refurbishment works include upgrading the building’s existing six-story concrete frame and adding … Read more

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