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Sir Nicholas Grimshaw receives 2019 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw receives 2019 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture

Posted by | Feb 15, 2019 | 0 |

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw was awarded the 2019 Royal Gold Medal, the UK’s highest honour for architecture, at a special ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) this evening (14 February 2019). Playing a leading role in British architecture for more than half a century, Nicholas Grimshaw is arguably best-known for the landmark International Terminal at London’s Waterloo station and the visionary Eden Project in Cornwall.

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ACEC California’s 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards recognize innovation, complexity, achievement and value

ACEC California’s 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards recognize innovation, complexity, achievement and value

Posted by | Feb 9, 2019 | 0 |

Last month, the American Council of Engineering Companies, California (ACEC California) announced the 2019 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards. Projects were recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value. Fourteen projects earned the prestigious Honor Award distinction, fifteen were recognized with Merit Awards, and eight Commendation Awards were granted.

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AIA recognizes emerging talent and leadership with two awards

AIA recognizes emerging talent and leadership with two awards

Posted by | Feb 8, 2019 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announces this year’s recipients for its Young Architects Award and Associates Award. The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers.

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DXA Studio to design orphanage community in northern Zambia

DXA Studio to design orphanage community in northern Zambia

Posted by | Feb 7, 2019 | 0 |

DXA Studio has announced that the firm has begun designing orphanage community development on a 17-acre site in Zambia. The project specifically targets children who are highly vulnerable and orphaned. The site will host a variety of programs including a chapel, school, health clinic, orphanage homes, a sports field and administration buildings.

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Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge now accepting submissions

Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge now accepting submissions

Posted by | Feb 5, 2019 | 0 |

The 2019 Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge is now open and accepting residential and commercial project submissions through March 15. The annual competition challenges current students to create award-winning interior design projects for a chance to win cash prizes and receive national recognition from Sherwin-Williams.

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American Concrete Institute honors outstanding contributions to the industry

Posted by | Feb 1, 2019 | 0 |

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. Medals and awards, including the Concrete Sustainability Award, recognize exemplary achievement, groundbreaking research, and service to ACI and the concrete industry.

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The Miller Hull Partnership’s Pike Place MarketFront selected for 2019 AIA Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design

The Miller Hull Partnership’s Pike Place MarketFront selected for 2019 AIA Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design

Posted by | Jan 30, 2019 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects selects Pike Place MarketFront expansion in Seattle, for a 2019 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design. Pike Place MarketFront is located in a highly compact neighborhood, one that embodies true urbanism. Miller Hull’s design opens the city’s treasured landmark with grand public gathering space, framed by a contemporary lightness and transparency. Contextually inspired by the toughness of the Pacific Northwest, Pike Place MarketFront oozes simple, utilitarian character through its cast-in-place concrete and engineered timber base, capped by an open-air structural steel framed pavilion.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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