This is the third story in a three-part series on virtual reality. The walkthrough stage of new construction nearly always creates change orders as clients learn that what looked good on paper doesn’t always work in real life, resulting in ...

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If you’re heading for the McDonald’s in Hailey, don’t try looking for tall golden arches. They don’t exist. Similarly, the Albertsons grocery store on State Highway 75 doesn’t look like a typical Albertsons. Instead, it’s a plain beige-sided storefront, with ...

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International architect Moshe Safdie designs on the grandest scale: Raffles City in Chongqing, China; Marina Bay Sands in Singapore; and dozens more. Architectural Digest spotlighted 11 iconic Moshe Safdie buildings in 2016. And now the Somerville, Massachusetts-based Safdie Architects is ...

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A bank, a popular Boise restaurant chain, and a law firm and pizzeria in Idaho Falls have signed on as tenants for the Boise-based Oppenheimer Development Corp.’s first Idaho Falls development – a two-building-and-plaza project called The Broadway. The Broadway ...

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The Boise team of Oppenheimer Development Corp., CSHQA and McAlvain Construction started construction in December on a downtown redevelopment project that will bring a four-story mixed-use building and a one-story retail building to Broadway and Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls. ...

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The Idaho Humane Society will build a 43,000-square-foot veterinary hospital, adoption center, retail space and public education center on Overland Road just west of Wal-Mart. The move from a secluded spot behind the airport to a major retail corridor mirrors ...

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CSHQA, the Boise architecture firm, has become the fifth LEED Platinum-certified entity in Idaho for the sustainable building practices employed in renovating a 1950’s warehouse into the new CSHQA office along Front Street. “It was our goal all along to ...

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Employees at the Idaho State Police regional headquarters helped design the new $5.4 million, 24,000-square-foot building where they will work. Boise architecture firm CSHQA worked with ISP employees to get their thoughts on how they wanted the facility designed. That’s not ...

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Interior demolition work has been going on since March to get the vacant Macy’s building in downtown Boise ready for a new owner. Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp., which has owned the 115,721-square-foot structure since 2011, has an unnamed buyer ...

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The 2014 Grow Smart Awards will honor eight Idaho recipients Nov. 13 for their dedication to preserving the cultural identity and natural beauty of communities in the Gem State. Idaho Smart Growth each year celebrates examples of smart growth projects ...

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