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City approves bid for rec-center revamp Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:50PMNew Bern’s leaders unanimously approved a $1 million contract Tuesday night for renovations and an addition to the 1970s Stanley White Recreation Center, a project they said was needed, even in tough-budget times, to restore a “city asset.”
Stunning landscape at every turn Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:21PMOut of the four countries that make up the British Isles, it's strange that Wales seems to get less than its fair share of attention from visitors. British tour board statistics indicate that less than one per cent of overseas visitors go to Wales.
IEPA Dragging It’s Feet Re: Lanark’s Phase 2 ESA Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:01PMSteve Haring of MSA Professional Services submitted a project report at the Lanark City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 2. The report showed that the final documentation for the Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment is still under review by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).
A matter of perspective Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:46PMAllegations against artist David Burdeny spark debate about the hazy line between inspiration and appropriation
Tough decisions loom in borough streetscape project Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:27PM"Maybe we're better off with what we have than getting PennDOT's help to make something worse," an advocate for Lake Afton told borough council.
HK unveils possible autoplant designs Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:20PMThe company that designed the Mercedes Benz plant in North Alabama is designing a proposed plant in Bay Minette. Tuesday, the German company released its architectural plans for the site.
CBI Consulting Inc completes Appreciative Inquiry discovery program Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:45PMBOSTON, MA ISSUED MARCH 9, 2010…. CBI Consulting Inc., a leading Boston-based architectural/engineering firm currently celebrating its 25 th anniversary, recently completed an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) program facilitated by New York-based Positive Psychologist Louis J. Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP who works to facilitate positive change for individuals and organizations.
Who moved Newton North? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:33PMThree years ago, voters approved site plan 5a for the new Newton North. The overall architectural design contained more than a dozen plans, including utilities, building layout and landscaping, that had been created between 2006 and 2007.
Frank Williams, Architect of Skyscrapers, Dies at 73 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:08PMMr. Williams was the lead architect or collaborated with other prominent designers on 20 buildings in Manhattan.
Smith Center achieves construction milestone Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:13PMThe valley's long awaited downtown cultural complex recently took a step closer to becoming a reality.
Planners to review proposed condo complex near Palm Springs Convention Center Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:11PMThe Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee will take another look at proposed changes to one of the city's few developments presently moving forward, during the committee's 3 p.m. meeting today at Palm Springs City Hall.
Architect of Willis Tower and John Hancock Center dies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:19PMBruce Graham, the hard-driving architect of the Willis Tower, once the world’s tallest building, and the John Hancock Center, the X-braced giant that became a symbol of Chicago's industrial might, died Saturday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., about 100 miles north of Miami.
Keokuk City Council gets offer to buy railroad bridge Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:13PMA suburban Chicago man is offering to buy the Keokuk-Hamilton railroad bridge for $500,000.
Ken Misener joins Perspectus Architecture as Director of Strategic Planning Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:56PMCleveland-based Perspectus Architecture announced today that Kenneth T. Misener has joined the full-service architectural firm as Director of Strategic Planning.
Three firms hired to design new Allegan County jail Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:50AMNine firms submitted proposals for the project.
Copper City Sign & Awning Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:45AMCopper City Sign & Awning 807 S. Montana St. in Butte Phone: 494-7940 Business history: Rob McClain grew up in Lewistown and moved to Butte in 1992. He put his artistic talents to work when he took a job with a local sign company, that has since gone out of business. He spent several years learning and mastering the sign- making trade while on the job.
Dirt flies on Grapevine museum complex and visitors’ bureau Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:09AMThe Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau broke ground on its 40,000-square-foot headquarters and museum complex March 2 at the corner of Hudgins and Main streets in Grapevine.
UF students' solar-powered home will compete in European contest Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:07AMBy Victoria Phillips Correspondent A group of University of Florida students is in the final stages of constructing an 800-square-foot solar home to compete in this summer's Solar Decathlon Europe.
Mitchell Tech Students Build Home Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:24AMMITCHELL (AP) — In a first-ever effort, a house built by Mitchell Technical Institute will grace a lot on Main Street in Parkston later this spring.
Council eyes transit project Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:06AMCity council will review prices for the construction of a new transit garage and administrative offices at St. Mary's Street.
Treasures from decades past Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:01AMA long line snaked around the historic Dank Haus German Cultural Center, 4740 N. Western Ave., on Feb. 27 in great anticipation of the first market in Chicago dedicated to selling everything from a mid-century mahogany chest to an ’80s neon frock. However, those who waited in line for what’s referred to as a “pop-up modern [...]
New Chicago Campus Reflects the Adler School Social Vision: Social Responsibility, Collaboration, Innovation Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:41AMThe Adler School of Professional Psychology Chicago Campus will be making a transformational campus move this summer from 65 East Wacker Place to 17 N. Dearborn Street. The new location will reflect the School's vision of social responsibility, collaboration and innovation. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/AdlerSchool/newcampus/prweb3694544 ...
Raimund Abraham, Architect With Vision, Dies at 76 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:05PMMr. Abraham influenced a generation of architectural students as much through his insistence on the socially ennobling role of architecture, and its integrity as a discipline, as through his work.
North Royalton High School French and German students bring to life what they learn Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:52PMStudents in North Royalton High School's French and German classes created fashion designs and furniture.
Architectural group tours county, towns Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:10PMCOOS BAY — A group of people walking around downtown Coos Bay?
Changes sought for Target shopping center Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:09PMPublished: Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. With a lawsuit pending over years of delay on the now-approved Target shopping center, Petaluma planning commissioners have postponed final review of the project design until later this month.
Home of the Week: Movin' on up Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:32AMNo shoveling or yard work, within walking distance to two grocery stores and a bunch of restaurants, a central location for commuting, security, swimming pool, gym - there's no question GrandView at Annapolis Towne Centre offers Jean and Richard Rittermann a lifestyle with a lot of perks.
Eblen: Charleston, the transformed Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:20AMJoe Riley is an evangelist for historic preservation, good urban design and proven strategies for ma
Ballard Designs Teams with Designer Suzanne Kasler on Four New Collections for 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:36AMBallard Designs, one of America's premier sources of European-inspired home furnishings and accessories, has partnered with noted interior designer, Suzanne Kasler, to create four uniquely themed collections to be sold exclusively through the Atlanta-based company's catalog, website, and full-price retail stores.
Research and Markets: Architectural Graphics, 5th Edition, 2010 Has Been Updated To Reflect the Latest Drawing ... Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:30AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Architectural Graphics, 5th Edition" to their offering.
Hollywood gets busy ahead of Oscars Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:29AMLOS ANGELES — If the Academy Awards are like the Super Bowl of entertainment, then it’s game week in Tinseltown. There are cocktail parties in every corner of the city. Gift lounges have sprouted up like spring flowers.
With the Oscars days away, Hollywood gets busy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:25AMLOS ANGELES — If the Academy Awards are like the Super Bowl of entertainment, then it's game week in Tinseltown.
Alamo Heights residents rally to dog park cause Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:07AMThe city's plan to develop an area dog park is receiving a wide range of public input, if the inaugural community workshop is any indication.
Aurora Town Board will Vote on Quaker Road Subdivision Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:02AMThe Aurora Town Board will vote March 8 on the town's first subdivision proposed under a new Open Development Area code. No objections to the four-lot "mini development" at 686 Quaker Road were voiced at a public hearing Monday.
Apartments officially on national historic register Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:00AMA building which first was home to a hospital and is now apartments is Le Mars' newest listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Floyd Valley Apartments, at 110 Sixth Ave. N.E. has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
Packet Optical Networking Platforms: One size does not fit all Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:58AMby Eve Griliches, ACG Research (Editor's note: This article is also included in FierceTelecom's new eBook called Packet Optical Networking Platforms: Maintaining the legacy, next-gen balance . Click here to get your free copy today.) Carriers are under intense cost pressures, and to maintain profitability they must introduce new services to replace declining revenues. Most of these new IP ...
HCC bags Rs 300 cr order from Hindalco Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:41AMHindustan Construction Company (HCC) today said it has bagged two orders worth Rs 299.36 crore from Hindalco Industries for various infrastructure related works at Aditya Aluminium Smelter Project in Orissa.
Plymouth students find a creative use for recycled plastic Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:39PMAs a rule, Plymouth Meeting and the Arctic don’t have much in common. But that changed — at least a bit — when the folks at Epiphany of Our Lord School decided to build their own igloo.
Valeo Joins GENIVI Alliance for the Development of Vehicle Infotainment Solutions Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:26PMPARIS, March 3, 2010 -- Valeo announces that it has become a core member of the GENIVI Alliance, an association of automakers, suppliers and other industrial companies committed to the development and broad adoption of an open source In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform for the automotive industry.
UTA to break ground on Special Events Center on Friday Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:11PMCity and university leaders expect the facility and the College Park project to revitalize downtown.
Almaty to Astana Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:41PMFrom the top of Astana's Bayterek Tower, visitors are treated to a panorama of an unfinished city dotted with striking examples of shiny, futuristic architecture.
The Iron Fist Behind the Humor:Will Travis on Democracy Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:31PMEvery once in a while, a member of the local Berkeley elite will reveal some useful information about his or her true character.
UK partners with Qatar in ‘green drive’ Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:31PMDOHA: Around 16 companies from the United Kingdom discussed sustainable and green building developments with representatives from local companies here during a seminar yesterday at the Diplomatic Club Doha.
Harbor Point developer applies for zoning approval for mixed-use development south of I-95 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:31PMAn architectural rendering of the proposed Gateway Harbor Point office buildings. Photo: Contributed Photo / Stamford Advocate Contributed An architectural rendering of the proposed office buildings at Gateway Harbor Point.
Kitchen and Bath Design Trends From Kitchen and Bath Business Magazine - kbb Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:31PMSuccessful kitchen designs are never about a single component. They result from a holistic vision and the seamless marriage of a myriad of elements—which is why award-winning designer Joan DesCombes, CKD, president of Architectural Artworks Inc.
Orem limits tent-style buildings to manufacturing zones Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:23PMChurches in Orem may be able to get around city zoning laws in using a controversial tent-like construction because of a federal law exempting religious organizations, but the City Council recently ma
Community construction Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:13PMFor the first time, the University of Miami School of Architecture Center for Urban and Community Design has partnered with Habitat for Humanity on a project to improve the local community.
3D Virtual Building Software Training Helps North Carolina Architects Prep for Recovery Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:18PMBOSTON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The worst of times can be the best of times to enhance career prospects.
Council wants Historic Dublin 'wayfinding' project expedited Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:16PMThe subject of "wayfinding" in Historic Dublin resurfaced last week when Dublin City Council members expressed disappointment in the length of time the project has taken.
Plan to house ‘stranded Pakistanis’ Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:06PMBy Mizan Rahman Obeying a high court order to enroll thousands of Urdu-speaking Biharis, otherwise called ‘stranded Pakistanis’, as voters thus finally making them citizens of Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has undertaken a massive project to construct 45 buildings in Dhaka for their permanent settlement.