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Critic's Notebook: A design that's bold, restrained and secure Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:12PMRogers Marvel's winning submission to redesign the area south of the White House deals with a 9/11 reality: security as cityscape fixture. Last month, at the end of a walk along the edge of the National Mall, I tried to reach the section of E Street that runs south of the White House grounds and has been closed to car traffic since the Sept. 11 attacks. No such luck. A policewoman on horseback ...
Sussex Tech student a winner Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:07AMElena Melekos elected to national office at Skills USA conference
Design competition for the Pier draws big-name architects Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:45PMBy Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 8, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — The architect of New York City's ground zero memorial wants to design the city's $50 million Pier project. So does the architect of the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg and the architect of the High Line, a green walkway atop an abandoned elevated freight railroad in New York that has become a popular ...
Sussex Tech student a winner Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:10AMElena Melekos elected to national office at Skills USA conference
Architect lashes out at 'suicide fees' used in bids Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:10PMA leading British architect has lashed out against designers who are winning major building commissions by offering "suicide fees".
Council OK's timeline for Central Park development Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:12AMThe Central Park steering committee will begin community consultations next month for the development of an "ice and water" facility. The facility will incorporate the existing YMCA, the Curling Club building, and the outdoor ice rink.[...]
Meet your new Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board member: Edward ‘Tim’ Seibert Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:14PMIsland resident Edward “Tim” Seibert was recently appointed by Commissioner John Manning to the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board in the architect category. He will be replacing Hank Browne. Seibert is a long-time resident of the island who is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects and was a ...
£15m harbour plans go on show Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:54AMPLANS for a £15million development at Whitehaven harbourside are on show now.
Gordon W. Jones, prominent area architect Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:16AMGordon W. Jones, of Clarence and Naples, Fla., a prominent architect whose Williamsville firm has specialized in public school and municipal projects, died Friday at his home in Florida after a brief illness. He was 77.
BlueScope Steel Signs MoU With PAM Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 5:40AMKUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- BlueScope Steel Malaysia Sdn Bhd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) today to support the institute's continuous efforts to promote architectural excellence.
Mad, bad and impossible to make Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:56AMlondon. As Neil Armstrong took his first small steps on the moon, Siah Armajani was planning his very own giant leap for mankind. The Iranian-born, US-based artist designed a tower in 1969, to be suspended in outer space but anchored to earth by a...
News: Activision: COD Elite will kill cheaters Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 8:31AMDedicated staff ensure nothing "exposed". Amid the ongoing Sony hack furore, Activision has pledged to ensure that Call of Duty: Elite, the new multiplayer-focused service set to launch alongside Modern Warfare 3 this November, will help rid the game of cheaters. Call of Duty games have in recent years been prone to exploits, some of which have ruined the online experience of legitimate players ...
Interflora Wins Gold Again at Chelsea for Floral Perspective Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:27AMInterflora's breathtaking floral design exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been awarded a Gold medal, in recognition of its outstanding creativity and artistic construction.
Twenty are headed to nationals Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 12:31AMBILLERICA – Shawsheen Valley Technical High School sent more than 80 students to the SkillsUSA state competition in Marlborough on the weekend of April 28 and the positive results went beyond even what school officials had hoped for.
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H.E. Humaid Mohamed Obaid Al Qutami Opens The Office Exhibition 2011 Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 6:52AM17 May 2011, Dubai UAE: The Office Exhibition 2011 was inaugurated today by H.E. Humaid Mohamed Obaid Al Qutami, UAE Minister of Education.
RLC earns honors at SkillsUSA Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:16PMINA — Rend Lake College took top honors in four categories at the recent Illinois SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference, earning a chance to compete at the national level.
Zoe Ryan Named Art Institute Chair and John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 12:44AMCHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces today that Zoë Ryan has been named the Chair and John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design, effective July 1, 2011 . Ryan's career at the Art Institute began in 2006 when she was chosen as the first Neville Bryan Curator of Design in the museum's Department of Architecture and Design, and she has remained with the department since ...
High Point student architecture team earns second place honors in competition Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 2:56AMWantage Students from High Point Regional High School’s Architectural Design II class recently earned second honors in the Synergis Architectural Design Competition focusing on green living.
Several Massachusetts Citizens Receive Prestigious Regional EPA Environmental Awards (MA) Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 6:16PM(Boston, Mass. ? May 10, 2011) ? Nineteen environmental awards will be given to Massachusetts environmental groups, individuals, businesses, nonprofit and government agencies tomorrow in Boston?s Faneuil Hall as EPA presented its annual Environmental Merit Awards for 2011
Architecture students' world-beating design Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 8:12PMTwo University of Sydney Master of Architecture students have won first prize in the Barcelona 2011 International Architecture Competition, beating 500 other entries.
Tewksbury students win medals at Skills USA Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 6:03AMShawsheen Valley Technical High School sent more than 80 students to the SkillsUSA state competition in Marlborough on the weekend of April 28 and the positive results went beyond even what school officials had hoped for.
TREEmendous: These 3 guys are building a treehouse like you've never seen before Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 6:10PMThe Roost Design Studio treehouse is going up just beyond the daylily garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden, in the shadow of a sweetgum tree.
Drexel wins big for design project Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:12PMA team of six Drexel engineering and architecture students won three awards for their senior design project at the second annual American Society of Civil Engineers Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Competition March 31 in Oakland, Calif. James Achey, Andrea Christiani, Joshua Lessard, Michael Snader, Alex Stadel and Alisha Strayer, a group of [...]
Photographers featured at UBC Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 4:49AMFrom left to right: Ron Lee, Andrew Mok, Pennie Lou, Gina Botelho, Marek Gronowski (James Yip is absent).
Up-and-coming tradespeople get their chance to shine Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 4:11AMThe best in New Brunswick studying four different trades vied for tops honours in Skills New Brunswick competitions in St. Andrews recently.
Mukherjee presents awards to National Architectural Design Competition winners Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 9:05PMNew Delhi, Apr 16: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented the prize winning architects of the National Architectural Design Competition for Rajaswa Bhawan with citation and cash Prize at a function conducted at the North Block, Ministry of Finance, here.
Students excel in WITCC Technical Skills Competition Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 11:18AMFrom changing brake pads to creating welding blueprints, Le Mars Community School students put a wide range of skills to test last week. Thirty LCS students participated in Western Iowa Tech Community College's eighth annual Technical Skills Competition Day last Wednesday.
EPCOT produces winners in drafting Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 8:46AMRecently, the Drafting & Design Technology program at the Earnest Pruett Center of Technology held its annual local SkillsUSA drafting competition.
LHS drafting students hope to ‘take the cake’ at state competition Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 3:14AMKameron Smith ranks 13th in the state in drafting.
Student Recognition TSA winners to go to Nationals Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 1:59PMEmery High sent a talented group of students to the state technology students competition on March 15. The state competition was at West Jordan Applied Technology Center. There were more than 500 contestants competing in 34 ...
Tyler School of Art professor blurs line between work and play Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 9:33AMArchitecture professor Robert Trempe talked to students about his approach to work. Assistant professor of architecture at Tyler School of Art, Robert Trempe stood before a crowd of more than 60 students on March 30. Armed with a PowerPoint presentation, Trempe promised to reveal how to combine two seemingly opposite ideas: work and fun. His [...]
Bugs not so stinky, students tell board Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 7:10AMOptions' student and Lily the Ladybug, with Karen Glassman at left. ( Juley Harvey )
China plans ping-pong hotel Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 10:19AMSports fans are well catered for by a new hotel design which popped up in China this month -- shaped like a ping-pong racket.
Treasured pearls of the past Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 8:00AMAS a nation of swimmers, it's not surprising Australia is overflowing with historic pools.
GNB Voc-Tech students earn 70 medals at SkillsUSA District Competition Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 11:04AMNEW BEDFORD — Students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School earned 72 honors, including 70 medals, at a district competition involving students from six high schools this month. The students received 22 gold medals, 27...
Tewksbury students compete in Skills USA Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 5:09AMOn March 16, 152 students from Shawsheen Tech participated in the district competition and more than 30 percent of those students came home with medals.
LO2P Skyscraper Purifies Air, Grows Food And Generates Energy (PICTURES) Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 8:09AMWhile it may look like a giant carnival ferris wheel , the LO2P: Delhi Recycling Center concept by Atelier CMJN isn't playing any games when it comes to cleaning up the city of New Dehli.
Limkokwing Borneo students win PAM awards Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 8:28PMKUCHING: Limkokwing students win PAM awards for innovative architectural designs.
GNB Voc-Tech students earn 70 Medals at SkillsUSA District Competition Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 6:04PMNEW BEDFORD – Students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School earned 72 honors, including 70 medals, at a district competition involving students from six high schools this month.
Business Awards Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 12:55AM■ Anna Marie Lewis , a designer with Architectural Kitchens & Bath, has earned her Nati
Blooming tribute to art Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 2:14AMFloral artists match their skills against some of the masters, creating tributes to works of art at the annual "Bouquets to Art," scheduled for March 15-19 at the de Young museum in San Francisco.
Community Calendar Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 5:37AMFranklin Park Herald-Journal with news of Northlake welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678 or by mail to: Pioneer ...
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YOUR SCHOOLS: Naples High School JROTC team heads to national competition Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 11:06AMThese are the Collier education briefs for the week of March 12.
IIDA Presents Two Design Competitions in Dubai Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 4:13PMCHICAGO, IL USA The International Interior Design Association IIDA is pleased to announce its involvement in 2011 with two design competitions in Dubai: The Decade of Design Competition and The Middle East Office Awards. IIDA will partner with The Office Exhibition 2011 , the Middle Easts premier trade event for office...
Palm Beach Golf Diaries Part 2 - Golf Road, Great Friends of Golf Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 1:58PMThis second of a three-part article will explore two Great Friends of Golf and friendly rivals on famous Golf Road - Quail Ridge and Delray Dunes.
Portsmouth area community calendar Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 8:50AMPortsmouth
Do you want to redesign Miami Marine Stadium’s floating stage? Here’s your chance Friday, February 11, 2011 @ 7:19AMProponents of rebuilding the Miami Marine Stadium floating stage, now half-sunk, have launched an international competition to come up with a new design.
Community Calendar Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 4:39AMOak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Your Page. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication. Fax (708) 383-3678; e-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 W. Lake St., Suite 104, Oak Park, IL 60301.