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Engineering & Surveying Consultancy joins Venn as the cornerstone of a new national Multi-disciplinary Consultancy group Liverpool-headquartered civil and structural engineering and building surveying consultancy Sutcliffe, with 70 staff, has entered a new partnership with Venn, marking the next stage in the company’s 40+ year development and providing long-term investment to support its continued growth across the UK. Founded in Liverpool in 1985, Sutcliffe designs around 5,000 homes each year and works extensively across housing, healthcare, education and commercial development. The business operates from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales, London and the Midlands. The investment will see Sutcliffe become a cornerstone of an organisation with ambitious plans to build a national group of high-quality multi-disciplinary consultancies serving the built environment. Sutcliffe will continue to be led by CEO Sean Keyes and its existing management team, with the company...

CHICAGO – The Irma and Norman Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach, Fla., was honored with the 2026 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award. The annual award recognizes PCI-certified plants for unique solutions and excellence in manufacturing and craftsmanship of architectural precast concrete and glass-fiber-reinforced concrete structures and components. The structure, featuring an architectural precast concrete façade designed to resemble marble, demonstrates how precast concrete can elevate any project. Wells’ Kissimmee, Fla., facility manufactured the project’s precast concrete façade. The six-story, 220,000-square-foot building sets a new standard in precast concrete design, production, and installation. The façade features undulating precast concrete spandrels that encircle the entire structure. The project’s complexity is evident in the curved, compound, tilted, and skewed panel angles and the custom-fabricated, face...

New York, NY –  Skanska , a leading global construction and development firm, today announced it has been selected by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) as the design-builder to deliver the East Side Greenway 14th Street Connector project. The approximately $163 million design-build project will eliminate a long-standing gap in Manhattan’s waterfront greenway network by replacing the existing narrow “pinch point” with a wider, more accessible connection between East River Park and Captain Patrick J. Brown Walk. DDC is managing the project on behalf of NYC Parks. “The East Side Greenway 14th Street Connector represents an important investment in New York City’s public infrastructure and waterfront,” said  Sean Szatkowski, Executive Vice President – General Manager, Skanska USA Building . “We’re proud to be playing an integral role in delivering a project that will improve safety, expand access to open spa...

Acquisition provides one view into every source of project data, delivering the context needed for reliable answers BOSTON  —  Newforma , the leading project and information management company for architecture, engineering, construction and owner (AECO) firms, today announced it has acquired  Lumi AI , a Toronto company whose analytics engine turns plain-language questions into accurate, explainable answers. According to Newforma, AI used to inform project decisions should meet three tests. Answers must be explainable, so the reasoning is visible. They must be verifiable against the source data, so they can be checked. And they must be accurate enough to act on, because on a live project a decision carries liability. Lumi built its engine around those tests. It asks clarifying questions when a prompt is vague, shows the logic behind every answer, and proactively flags data quality problems when it finds them. Architecture and engineering firms hold years of project history...

You likely know the architect, artist and developer Victor Body-Lawson, FAIA, a valuable source on affordable housing, enlivening urban mixed-use campuses, and empowering diverse residents and communities. If not, you may recognize his design signature and unmistakable color palette of warm, dark grays and black hues.  Body-Lawson’s impressive footprint is further expanding. Harlem-based Body Lawson Associates Architects & Planners, also known as BLA, has designed large-scale new affordable housing developments in Harlem and the Bronx, new learning environments for Baruch College and Columbia University, and mixed-use developments for various religious congregations in urban and suburban settings. In most recent news, Body-Lawson has been shortlisted as part of a joint venture set to design new K-12 schools in New York City, with longtime partner firm WXY. The two have presented the third phase of their award-winning mixed-use campus  La Peninsula  in the Bronx to...

Bradley Touchstone, FAIA, a bridge architecture leader known for his work on major structures throughout North America, has joined HDR as a transportation market and program growth strategist. Touchstone brings three decades of experience developing complex and signature bridges, with a career focused on integrating architecture, engineering, constructability and community priorities into major infrastructure projects. His portfolio includes the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Portage Bay Bridge, Hastings Bridge over the Mississippi River and other prominent structures across the U.S. At HDR, Touchstone will work with the firm’s technical and market leaders to identify and pursue major transportation programs and projects, and he will help lead the technical execution of strategic pursuits. He will also represent HDR through industry organizations and activities. “Great infrastructure comes from understanding much more than a structure. It reflects the people, place and ...

When ISG opened its first Northwest Arkansas office in Spring 2024, the firm entered a region where innovation was moving quickly and relationships ran deep. With the area emerging as a center for mass timber construction, ISG faced the challenge of building credibility among an established network of academic and industry leaders.  Opportunity came from a gap in the conversation. Despite national momentum in mass timber, the region lacked a dedicated platform that connected the people designing, developing, and advancing its applications. ISG recognized the potential to bring those perspectives together in a way that reflected the region’s strengths and ambitions.  That vision became the 2025 Arkansas Mass Timber Conference help at the University of Arkansas’ Vol Walker Hall. Developed with university and industry partners, the three-day event brought architects, engineers, developers, and students together to explore practical applications and build relationships ac...