The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) proudly announces the 25 winners of the ASLA 2018 Professional Awards. Selected from 368 entries, the awards recognize the best of landscape architecture in the general design, analysis and planning, communications, research and residential design categories from the United States and around the world.
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The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Housing Knowledge Community in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced July 27, the recognition of two housing designs with the 2018 AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards.
Read MoreThe American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) proudly announces the 27 winners of the ASLA 2018 Student Awards. Selected from 332 entries representing 17 schools, the awards honor the top work of landscape architecture students in the United States and around the world.
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Interior Design announced the honorees of its 34th annual Hall of Fame (HoF) Awards. Selected by Interior Design Editor in Chief, Cindy Allen, and a nominating committee of previous HoF members, this year’s inductees include Marcel Wanders; Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott of IWAMOTOSCOTT Architecture; Patrick Tighe of Patrick TIGHE Architecture; and Kengo Kuma of Kengo Kuma and Associates.
Read MoreDXA studio, a New York based architecture and design firm, has announced that three new employees have joined their growing Interiors Division. Their new hires include: Chandler Oldham, Director of Interior Design; Shahab Heidari-Faroughi, Visualization Director, Design Architect; and Silvia Tosques, Interior Designer. The experience of these three talented new additions will be an great asset as DXA studio continues to take on larger scale projects.
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When asked to design the new Venetian Dolce&Gabbana flagship store, Eric Carlson and his Paris-based office, CARBONDALE, set out to create a new and different retail experience, one that customizes and enhances the cultural values and traditions of Italian quality and authenticity shared by both Dolce&Gabbana and the city of Venice.
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With extensive input from LVC faculty and students, the architects from Stantec and Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects, working closely with Benchmark Construction, designed the Arnold Pavilion to promote spontaneous interaction, support individualized learning, and allow ample natural light flow throughout the space. Learning commons are dispersed throughout the facility, offering formal spaces for quiet study, team rooms for collaborative learning, and breakout spaces for all students to study or socialize.
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High performance bent and flat glass from Guardian Glass helped Hariri Pontarini Architects create an undulating modern glass tower in 7 St. Thomas in Toronto, while still meeting the building team’s performance requirements. The unique structure is built on top of six historical Victorian townhomes, which are the original structures on the building site.
Read MoreThe 4-page booklet contains performance data for Acuity glass in 1-inch insulating glass units (IGUs) with Vitro Glass’s full range of Solarban® solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glasses, and for a standard monolithic ¼-inch (6-millimeter) configuration. Detailed product descriptions for Acuity glass with Solarban 60, Solarban 67, Solarban 72, Solarban 90 and Solarban R100 glasses also are provided, along with information about fabrication capabilities and glass dimensions. Acuity glass is available through the Vitro Certified™ Network of glass fabricators.
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To bring Holland America Group’s brands—Holland America, Princess, and Seabourn—into closer alignment and increase operational efficiences, the company sought to consolidate operations within a single facility. Securing a five-story, 150,000-square-foot building near Seattle’s waterfront (a building that was still in design), provided the opportunity to realize their vision in built form.
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