On April 18th, The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) School of Architecture in Troy, New York, featured Emre Arolat: Scent of the Trace, as part of their Spring 2018 Lecture Series. The lecture was held at RPI’s Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.
Read More“We are proud to continue to support scholarship programs such as the Architects Foundation Diversity Advancement Scholarship and assist and encourage students who are pursuing careers in the architecture and interior design fields,” said Mike Searles, CEO of Benjamin Moore & Co. and Chairman of the Benjamin Moore & Co. Foundation. “We congratulate Caroline Senyszyn of Fort Worth, Texas and Maly Sears of Adrian, Missouri on earning the 2018-2019 Diversity Advancement Scholarships and look forward to seeing how the next generation of architects shapes the industry.”
Read MoreExterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH) has hired Tim Metcalfe as a technical sales engineer. Reporting to EXTECH’s general manager Jim Leslie, Metcalfe is responsible for assisting the sales team with technical support primarily focusing on daylight analysis. Recognized as a resource by prestigious academic institutions, he has served as a consultant and lecturer at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University in Montreal, Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and Parsons The New School for Design in New York.
Read MoreKAI has added two new employees to its Build Group — Melissa McGinnis-Russo as Senior Project Manager and Joe Kabance as Estimator/Project Engineer.
Read MoreVELUX America LLC, the U.S. sales company of the VELUX Group, announced that it has acquired Wasco Products Inc. The purchase broadens VELUX America’s commercial daylighting capabilities. David Briggs, CEO of the VELUX Group based in Denmark, said the acquisition is a nice fit with our commercial skylight portfolio. Wasco’s commercial product line includes fully customizable metal-framed skylight systems, energy-efficient Lumira® Aerogel insulated skylights, barrel vault skylights and multilayer polycarbonate skylights.
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Wisconsin Safety Council (WSC) honored Linetec, one of the largest finishing companies of architectural aluminum products in the U.S., with a 2017 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award. WSC says this award recognizes companies that “value their employees and take pride in ensuring their safety.”
Read MorePPG and THE HOME DEPOT® today announced an expanded partnership to offer PPG’s OLYMPIC® brand stains in its nearly 2,000 locations across the U.S. This partnership combines the woodcare performance of Olympic stains with the largest retailer of exterior stains. Stain products, including Olympic MAXIMUM®, Olympic ELITE™ and Olympic WATERGUARD® will become available at most of these Home Depot locations by the end of the second quarter 2018.
Read More“There are signals of change that focus on new or progressive models of project/construction delivery,” said CannonDesign’s CEO, Brad Lukanic, AIA. “Our merger with gkkworks is another step in expanding our West Coast partnerships but, more importantly, it will further expand CannonDesign beyond architecture and engineering solutions toward a fully integrated approach for our clients.”
Read MoreOn April 18, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) School of Architecture will feature Emre Arolat: Scent of the Trace, as part of RPI’s Spring 2018 Lecture Series. Arolat, an internationally renowned architect, will discuss his approach to architecture as well as give insight into prominent current and past projects.
Read MoreDXA Studio, a New York based architecture and design firm known for a diverse range of projects primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has announced Silvia Ott, AIA, LEED AP, and Araz Akbarian have joined their growing team.
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