News and Press | IIBEC - Part 10

Architect Killed by Crumbling Debris From Manhattan Façade

February 1, 2020

Erica Tishman, 60, AIA, a celebrated architect and VP of project management at Zubatkin, was killed December 17 when struck while walking near her office by a chunk of façade which fell from a Midtown…

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Xiqu Centre Wins AFBC Award

February 1, 2020

The Xiqu Centre in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, has received the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture Medal from the Architectural Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC). Designed by Vancouver-based Revery Architecture (formerly Bing…

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Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1989

February 1, 2020

Paula Baker and James Magowan in 1989. Paula Baker, shown here with then President James Magowan in 1989, was IIBEC’s first full-time paid employee, hired as an administrative assistant and convention coordinator in November of…

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Bahá’í Temple of South America Receives RAIC Prize

February 1, 2020

The Bahá’í Temple of South America, designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects of Toronto, ON, has received the 2019 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) International Prize for excellence in architecture. The temple,…

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Growth and Evaporation Cycle

Buildings That Breathe

February 1, 2020

Barcelona’s Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has undertaken a project examining the benefits of hydroceramic façades as a means of cooling down buildings in hot countries. Known as “breathing” buildings, the technology uses…

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“Potholes” in a Mod-Bit Roof Membrane—Lichen Attack

January 3, 2020

This photo shows the selective nature of lichens. The amount of moisture on the vertical surface is just right to satisfy the requirements of the lichen. The top flat surface is either too wet or…

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Hunters Point Library Has Interesting Façade

January 3, 2020

The new Hunters Point Library in Long Island City, Queens, NY, built at a cost of $41 million and taking 15 years in planning and construction, was opened in October 2019. Sandwiched between the Pepsi-Cola…

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Rule Change Makes 1.3 Million More Americans Eligible for Overtime

January 3, 2020

A final rule by the U.S. Department of Labor updates the earnings threshold necessary to exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The…

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