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Calix expands residential and business Ethernet fiber access products Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:03PMSEPTEMBER 8, 2010 -- Calix Inc. has announced three expansions to its fiber access products, designed to bring port density, increased flexibility, and new residential and business systems to the Calix Unified Access portfolio.
John Pawson: Father of Modern Architectural Minimalism Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:51PMQuestions for the British architect John Pawson, who has a new monograph out next month.
State urged to set up fund for more park & ride facilities Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:52PMTo make Bangkok more liveable, the government should establish a fund to build more park & ride facilities and offer tax incentives to buildings allocating their spaces for public use, suggests Thaweejit Chandrasakha, the president of the Association of Siamese Architects.
Meet the Board of Education candidates Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:24PMThe Malibu Times sent a questionnaire to eight candidates running for four seats on the Board of Education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. They were given the same time frame to respond and were limited to 150 words per answer. The first profile was printed last week, and a new one will appear in the newspaper each week through Oct. 21
Lecture series celebrates campus at 50 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:47PMBeginning in the fall of the university’s 50th anniversary year, the history and future development of UC San Diego’s built environment will be explored and celebrated in “UCSD by Design: Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in the Campus Context,” the centerpiece of which is a five-part public lecture and discussion series beginning Sept. 30.
Review: The Addison Gallery returns Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:36PMWelcome back Closed for two years of renovation and expansion, the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy reopened this past Tuesday with "Inside, Outside, Upstairs, Downstairs: The Addison Anew," nearly 400 greatest hits from its great collection. THE WEST WIND : Winslow Homer’s 1891 oil is one of a trio of paintings by that artist that help make the Addison’s American collection ...
Out and About Events Calendar Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:20PMOn tap this week "Organized Labor in Virginia," exhibition telling the story of the evolution of labor unions in the commonwealth, opening at 10 a.m. Monday at the Virginia Historical Society, Boulevard and Kensington Avenue. Free. 358-4901. During gallery hours through Dec. 30.Be careful out there: Area public schools open ...
The shifting, architectural art of Steve Roden Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:33PMWinding through a studio filled with collections of curious objects — midcentury ceramics, vintage design magazines, Victorian-era photographs — Steve Roden pauses before a small, rather plain architectural drawing: his most prized possession, he says, by a man he considers...
Five Key Executives Depart RMJM Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:49PMOne of the world’s largest architectural firms, the Scotland-based RMJM, is losing three key executives, in addition to losing two others within the past 10 months.
SDSC's CAIDA Internet research group part of new NSF awards Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:38PM( University of California - San Diego ) A research project involving the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a series of awards aimed at pursuing new and innovative ways to create a more trustworthy and robust Internet.
Owners Refuse to Let Newsstand Mar Sublime Beauty of I.M. Pei Building Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:55PMWall Street Plaza is a 33-floor building at 88 Pine Street that rises up beside the East River in Lower Manhattan. Famed architecture firm Pei Cobb Freed and Partners designed the tower in the late 1960s, and the building now houses the firm's offices. The owners say that this fact-that it boasts the signature I.M. Pei touch-makes the building "iconic." So iconic, in fact, that to allow a ...
First Friday Roundup Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:21AMSuzanne Hackett-Morgan -- Four Corners
Rust seeks partners in restoration Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:36PMRust College has asked the Marshall County Board of Supervisors for help in seeking a grant of $800,000 to begin assessment and work on the restoration of its five historic buildings located on the former Mississippi Industrial College campus.
Crosby Arboretum’s Ed Blake known for ecological designs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:24PMHattiesburg landscape architect Ed Blake, 63, who helped design Crosby Arboretum in Picayune and was its first director, died Aug. 29.
Why size is everything in public art Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:04PMIt started with The Angel of the North, Antony Gormley's iconic steel sculpture which looms over the A1 and put Gateshead on the map for the right reason. But a decade – and several more landmark sculptures – later, there are murmurings in the art world that the vogue for sky-filling public artworks may have gone too far.
Why size is everything in public art Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:04PMIt started with The Angel of the North, Antony Gormley's iconic steel sculpture which looms over the A1 and put Gateshead on the map for the right reason. But a decade – and several more landmark sculptures – later, there are murmurings in the art world that the vogue for sky-filling public artworks may have gone too far.
Architecture committee selects seven candidates Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:23PMSARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com
Architecture committee selects seven candidates Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:23PMSARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com
Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture, Inc. Reports Permits Received and Construction Underway on Two Broward Projects Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:40PMSouth Florida - Harlan Kuritzky, vice president of Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture, Inc. (PKA), a full service architectural firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has announced that construction permits have been received and construction is underway on projects in Deerfield Beach, FL and Wilton Manors, FL.
Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture, Inc. Reports Permits Received and Construction Underway on Two Broward Projects Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:40PMSouth Florida - Harlan Kuritzky, vice president of Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture, Inc. (PKA), a full service architectural firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has announced that construction permits have been received and construction is underway on projects in Deerfield Beach, FL and Wilton Manors, FL.
Cumberland County freeholders split work on garage, office project Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:15AMBRIDGETON -- Cumberland County has picked two firms as its architects on a project to turn an old city school site here into an office and garage complex.
Passero Associates Named to Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies List Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:00PMFor the first time in the firm's 38-year history, Passero Associates has been named to Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.
Nominations due for Orchids & Onions awards Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:45PMWhether it's great or ghastly, public invited to send their picks on architecture, landscapes.
Stantec to Acquire Anshen + Allen Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:40PMFirm hopes to build on its architecture presence in United States.
Future Internet Architecture Awards Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:02AMAwards will help develop new ideas and innovations towards the development of a more robust, secure and reliable Internet
Diesel Turns to Solar Integrated / UNI-SOLAR(R) for Green Solutions on New Headquarters Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:00AMROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- Diesel is well known for its bold marketing and top-brand line of clothing-- but also important to Diesel is its goal of successful living through environmental corporate responsibility.
8 occupations with increased demand Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:34AMFrom the looks of these numbers, an economic recovery may be on the way sooner than later for many industries.
Neighbors: History bubbles up in debate over fountains Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:07PMThe rock-filled fountains east of the Music Hall in the city'sconvention center complex are a maintenance nightmare and a legalliability.
Bridge of Hope: LWR structure symbolizes support for families fighting cancer Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:05PMOne of the more unusual buildings to be constructed here is the Cancer Support Community of Southwest Florida. A 156-foot long, 35-foot high arch, called the “Bridge of Hope,” ties two 6,000-square-foot buildings together.
Business Briefs Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:45AMCalloway Johnson Moore & West P.A. has changed its name to CJMW Architecture P.A.
Recycling that old house Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:08AMSalvage in Seattle: Wanting to tear down their house but also save some of it, the owners turn to a nonprofit business that keeps usable stuff from being dumped.
NSF funds interdisciplinary team's grey water disinfection plan Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:46PMA team of UC Berkeley scientists have proposed a recycling system that would couple solar disinfection of household grey water with thermal storage for energy management and light transmission control. The project, aided by a $2 million National Science Foundation grant, could propel sustainable building into a new era.
Rose Valley Borough’s charm becomes a historic distinction Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:42AMROSE VALLEY — The borough, which covers a mere 0.74 square miles in the heart of Delaware County, has made a national name for itself.
AMD netbook chips to be tested in servers Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:41AMLow-power chips based on the Bobcat architecture may be part of AMD's future server offerings Advanced Micro Devices is considering the implementation of its upcoming low-power netbook chips based on the new Bobcat architecture in low end servers, the company said this week.
Perceptions of space, from Japan to the world Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:16PM"I'm a kind of iguana. But I'm the kind of iguana that travels." So says architect Ryue Nishizawa, one half of SANAA, the creative partnership he shares with Kazuyo Sejima, about the "Galapagos Syndrome" — the term used to describe Japan's relative isolation from global trends and the resulting incompatibility of things Japanese with the rest of the world. While the characterization may be apt ...
SSOE Group Helps Contribute to the Reinvention of the Rust Belt Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:57PMTOLEDO, Ohio -- SSOE Group , an international engineering, procurement, and construction management firm headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, announced today it has been ranked the second largest solar generation design firm in the United States by Engineering News Record , the industry's premier news publication.
CSC Forms Strategic Cloud Computing Alliance with the VCE Coalition and Affiliated Partners: Cisco and EMC Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:20PMFALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSC announced today that it is expanding its alliance with the VCE Coalition to develop a new global solutions unit and create centers to showcase VCE's Vblock infrastructure.
CSC Forms Strategic Cloud Computing Alliance with the VCE Coalition and Affiliated Partners: Cisco and EMC Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:09PMFALLS CHURCH, Va.----CSC today announced it is expanding its alliance with the Virtual Computing Environment coalition , an unprecedented collaboration of Cisco and EMC with VMware, to develop a new global solutions unit and create centers of excellence based on VCE’s Vblock infrastructure.
American Express Provides Unparalleled Access and Experiences for Cardmembers During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:21PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Express announced today its full lineup of enhanced fashion experiences and exclusive Cardmember offerings during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. From teaming up with Architectural Digest and renowned interior designer Bill Sofield to design the much-buzzed about Skybox space, to partnering with one of the industry’s most successful designers, Tory Burch, for an ...
American Express Provides Unparalleled Access and Experiences for Cardmembers During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:16PMNEW YORK----American Express announced today its full lineup of enhanced fashion experiences and exclusive Cardmember offerings during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. From teaming up with Architectural Digest and renowned interior designer Bill Sofield to design the much-buzzed about Skybox space, to partnering with one of the industry’s most successful designers, Tory Burch, for an exclusive ...
Broad Collection to be Built on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles; Broads Name Diller Scofidio + Renfro as Architect Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:13PMLOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Broad Collection, a public museum of contemporary art and headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation's worldwide lending library, will be built on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles and will be designed by world-renowned architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced today.
Education Notebook Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:41AM- The Mississippi Nurses Foundation recently awarded a $6,000 stipend to Amber Janzen of Booneville to support her nursing education. Janzen, a graduate nursing student at Mississippi University for Women, was one of eight recipients of the stipend.
`No mishmash on cultural hub' Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:24AMThe final shape of the long-awaited West Kowloon cultural hub will not be a mishmash of incoherent elements, Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang Ying-yen argued yesterday.
Volunteer architect helps design affordable homes across Lowcountry Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:03AMMOUNT PLEASANT -- Architect Tom Baker eyes the dozen simple but spacious Habitat for Humanity homes on McAdams Court and hesitates to describe his contribution here as "architecture."
Architects OK'd for Narberth bridge Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:41PMA bridge can simply be a means to get from one place to another.
Tom Hall's preliminary plan OK'd Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:41PMDespite neighbors’ arguments that plans for the controversial Haverford Court townhouse project are still evolving, Lower Merion commissioners last week confirmed an earlier committee vote to approve developer Tom Hall’s preliminary land-development plan.
Proposed building demo angers fans of KC's Plaza Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:59PMKANSAS CITY — A proposal to tear down a 1920s Spanish-themed building in the heart of Kansas City's upscale Country Club Plaza shopping district is being met with fierce resistance. The Kansas City Star reported Saturday that hundreds of people have expressed their displeasure in e-mails, phone calls and Web postings. Plus, preservationists are renewing the call for the open-air shopping center ...
Whitefish High School Design Plans Unveiled Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:54PMThree alternative design plans for an upgraded high school in Whitefish are now available for public viewing and input. The proposals range in price from $16.9-19.5 million. Each calls for 116,000 square feet in total area, with varying degrees of new construction and renovation of existing space. Members of the public can view the proposals’ details and planning process at www ...
Artist Atticus Adams creates another world in wire works sculptures Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:21PMFifteen amoeba-like blobs — wire works by Atticus Adams — hover in the windows along the walkway leading to the Steel Plaza T-Station at One Mellon Center.
PSU again discusses performing arts facility Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:54AMExcitement about a proposed fine and performing arts building is growing among Pittsburg State University officials.