Why stone wool delivers high-performance acoustics

Photos courtesy Rockfon North America Good acoustics are no longer “nice to have” in the built environment. Sound is one of the most universal and ever-present components of our daily lives. People rely on it to communicate, collaborate, learn, heal, and connect. Yet when sound is not addressed, it can become a source of stress, […]

Why late-stage cost overruns are symptoms of a larger problem

It’s easy to blame ballooning budgets on jobsite errors. But project stakeholders need to own decisions earlier in the planning stages to actually avoid them, writes a consultant. Source link

LACMA Defends Its New Building by Peter Zumthor | 2020-09-17

Though the long-planned building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), designed by Pritzker Prize–laureate Peter Zumthor, received the unanimous approval of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors last year, it has been an ongoing target of withering criticism, from ad hoc groups and the Los Angeles Times art critic, Christopher Knight, who […]