Reimagined student social spaces and academic areas at Quinnipiac University offer inspiring settings for learning and collaboration, fostering interdisciplinary engagement and connectivity, thanks to the creative work by architecture, art and advisory firm Svigals + Partners.

A historic Alabama settlement of formerly enslaved Africans has been reimagined with a new urban realm and public garden, training school, housing and a historic ancestral gateway.

For national workplace strategy experts Dyer Brown, the design of new office space – like the recently completed Boston headquarters of Nimbus Therapeutics, an emerging leader in the development of breakthrough medicine – must support a company’s culture and workflow, represent their brand, combine budget sensitivity with sustainability and align goals for growth, productivity and on-the-job satisfaction.

The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop, is now officially open to the public. The 1.25-mile walkway, made by adapting a monorail structure, takes guests up to 32 feet above the ground to gain new perspectives of the zoo’s many animals, including tigers, moose, bison and camels.

Designed by architect Woods Bagot and structural engineer Buro Happold, a novel approach is now underway to build the newest addition to Los Angeles International Airport. The new Midfield Satellite Concourse South extends the west gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal, ultimately adding about 150,000 square feet and eight gates.

Building departments and the hardworking professionals working within them are the silent defenders of our communities. By overseeing the permitting, inspection and occupancy authorization processes for new construction, renovations and repairs, your local building department plays a vital role in ensuring that projects are built to applicable building safety codes and standards.

It took a combination of Dri-Design aluminum panels — flat, tapered series and stenciled graphic panels — to create the entrance of the Saugus Middle High School in Saugus, Massachusetts. The design goal was to depict the town’s history, which is steeped in iron works, ice and lobstering.

You might think that a name like Fat Boy’s Pizza is all the branding a business would need, but founder and CEO Gabe Corchiani knows better. A strong brand goes beyond name recognition and creates a unique, identifiable experience.

Located at 45 Main St E in Hamilton, Ontario, it was built in 1935 - but a half-century before that, a spectacular post office had been built on the same spot. It was an impressive red stone building featuring a clock tower and cornices.

High school construction and renovation projects in rapidly expanding communities often are undertaken with a strong sense of civic pride to emphasize a city’s new importance.