2017 brick trends show whites, thin brick and rustic textures
Hot brick trends in fired clay brick show preferences for whites, greys and lighter colors, thin brick, rustic/weathered textures and larger brick sizes.
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The Golden 1 Center named 2017 Golden State Award Winner by ACEC California
ACEC California named Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center as its 2017 Golden State Award Winner for its exceptional and unique sustainable design features. The Golden 1 Center – home of the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings – was designed by AECOM in association with Henderson Engineering, Inc. and is the first indoor sports arena in the world to achieve LEED platinum certification. The Golden State Award is the highest honor ACEC California bestows as part of its Engineering Excellence Awards program.
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Kolbe’s new color palette offers more choices than ever before
Kolbe Windows & Doors has updated their exterior color palette, offering more choices for personalization and customization. The wide array of options provides fresh new hues for every style and project.
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ASLA announces 2017 call for awards entries
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announces its calls for entries for the 2017 Professional and Student Awards, the world’s most prestigious juried landscape architecture competition.
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DURANAR coatings protect metal window grid on tallest condominium tower
Designed by noted architect Rafael Viñoly, the 96-story skyscraper features a lattice-like network of aluminum window wall systems finished with Duranar SUNSTORM® Gray Mica and Sunlight Silver coatings applied by aluminum extruder and paint applicator Keymark Corp., Fonda, New York.
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“Tiny Solar House” transitions from concept to permanent home
Meadowlark Design + Build has been contracted to restore the Michigan Solar House. The Michigan Solar House is an innovative 660-square foot, solar-powered home collaboratively designed and built by an interdisciplinary team of architecture students and faculty from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at The University of Michigan for the 2005 Solar Decathlon, in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Green Building Council releases annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building
Massachusetts moves from the third to first; New York rejoins ranking The U.S. Green Building...
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Margulies Perruzzi Architects completes expansion of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod
Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) announced that is has completed the expansion and renovation of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod in Sandwich, Mass.
Read MoreSto Corp. now fully embedded in leading specifications software
Sto Corp. announced today that the company is now partnered with the industry’s two principal specifications providers, ARCOM MasterSpec and BSD SpecLink-E, to promote Sto systems and products to architects, engineers, and project managers.
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Steven Holl Architects’ design approved for Shanghai Cultural and Health Center
Steven Holl Architects’ design for a new Cultural and Health Center in Shanghai was approved by COFCO, who commissioned the project in Summer 2016.
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