For nearly a century, the New York Times Company and its most celebrated newspaper had been headquartered in the heart of Manhattan near Times Square. But when the media giant outgrew its site and the surrounding area underwent extensive commercial redevelopment, the firm’s owners decided to construct a new headquarters building. Their goal: a structure in which the levels of technical and architectural sophistication would mirror the firm’s leading role within the media industry.

Not since the 1970s wave of warehouse-to-loft conversions have so many apartments taken over formerly non-residential structures in New York City. The homes fetch prices up to eight figures, partly because the architects have maintained quirky traces of history. The evidence of the buildings’ past uses – whether as foundries, factories, offices or dowager hotels – is keeping sales steady even in a difficult market. And the passersby benefit too, as exteriors are cleaned and reinforced and long-shuttered ground-floor spaces are reopened to the public.

If there is one staple in health-care design, it is that program takes priority. The functionality of the building to serve its doctors and patients is the primary design goal. This idea is resonant in the structural design for the Johns Hopkins Hospital New Clinical Building.

Architects’ strategies for turning some of New York City’s grandest old buildings into condos are proving their worth despite an erratic housing market.

A consortium led by Portman Holdings in partnership with Samsung C&T Corp., Hyundai E&C, and SYM-Associates is financing the development of a 151-story, 2,000-foot mixed-use tower in Incheon, South Korea, that, when completed, could stand as the world’s second-tallest building. Designed by Atlanta-based John Portman & Associates with Thornton Tomasetti as structural engineer, Incheon 151 Tower will feature 30 floors of commercial offices, a 300-room hotel, apartments and condos, observation levels at 118 and 119, and sky restaurants at the top of the tower.

The planned 587-meter 151 Incheon has started the journey toward becoming one of the world’s tallest buildings. If all goes as planned, the 151-story mixed-use skyscraper, which broke ground in late June and is scheduled for a 2014 finish, would rank as the world’s second-tallest. But that is only if it beats the 609-m-tall Chicago Spire, which has a leg up on Incheon but is not yet out of the ground. The Spire’s finish, originally set for 2010, may be up in the air thanks to economic woes, say observers.

Contractors consider the health-care market a valued component of their portfolios because it often remains strong while other segments of the economy falter.

The 5.7-million-sf Incheon Tower, expected to be complete by 2014, is part of the $35 billion Songdo International Business District.

September 25 will mark a new era in hospital building and design as Rush University Medical Center celebrates the groundbreaking for its new hospital designed “from the inside out.”

For most airports, increasing capacity means adding a new terminal or expanding an existing one. This fall, however, passengers flying into and out of Indianapolis will be passing through not just a new terminal but a completely new airport.

This page is dedicated to Tulsa’s BOK Center, which is a $178 million, 18,500-seat facility funded through the Vision 2025 initiative. Here you will find a video tour of the building, the latest headlines about the project’s development and opening, an up-to-date events calendar and much more.

There are lots of ways you can use the word “natural.” Like “There’s nothing artificial in this. It’s all natural.” Or “This setting really shows the natural beauty of the area.” Or “The official nickname of the state of Arkansas is ‘The natural state.’” Or “That baseball player has great skills. He’s a natural.”

Well, Arvest Ballpark, the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team, can lay claim to all of those meanings of “natural.” And then some. That’s why it is BASEBALLPARKS.COM’s Ballpark of the Year for 2008.