Looking to Nature for the Answers
HOK and Biomimicry Guild ally to create natural systems building solutions
HOK Architects, one of the largest design firms in the world, recently announced an alliance with the Biomimicry Guild, an innovation company that draws its inspiration from nature and biological processes. The goal of the alliance is to help HOK bring natural solutions to the built environment by integrating nature's innovations in the planning and design of buildings, communities, and cities worldwide.

Former Piano Showroom and Organ Store Combine to Form New Lofts in St. Louis
Trivers Associates’ St. Louis office designed the newly opened seven-story Ludwig Lofts, a $9 million, 46,000-square-foot redevelopment combining an ornate showroom and an adjacent organ retail building in downtown St. Louis. The developer for the project was St. Louis-based Loftworks. The two buildings are the last remaining from a period when music businesses were prominent in the Olive Street section of downtown St. Louis called Music Row.

NAVIGATING THE ECONOMY
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Take Part in This Webinar to Learn about the New Integrated Project Delivery AIA Documents
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AIA Contract Documents will host a Web seminar, “AIA’s BIM Protocol Exhibit and Newest IPD Documents” on November 19, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. ET.