ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 9: I IS FOR IONIC (COLUMNS) The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend ...

This column is contributed by Gregory J. Scott, FAIA, a local architect with more than four decades of national experience in innovation and design. He is a member of the American Institute of ...

Overcrowded, noncompliant column design. ... All but two column types in the Champlain Towers South plans were noncompliant where rebar overlaps in the basement and lobby levels.