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St. Paul Summit Avenue: Blaze damages historic mansion Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:14AMFirefighters put out a blaze Monday night at a historic mansion on St. Paul's Summit Avenue.
William Jessup's $17 million campus expansion Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:57PMROCKLIN, Calif. (July 19, 2011) - William Jessup University, the Sacramento area's only residential four-year private university, today announced a $17 million campus expansion
Tavis Smiley Brings Youth Together For Leadership Institute Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:33AMLos Angeles, CA (June 19, 2011) -- Tavis Smiley, Lupe Fiasco, Cornel West, actress Camille Winbush and leaders of the Freedom Rides will discuss leadership, advocacy, civic engagement and community service with middle and high school students at the Tavis Smiley Foundation's Leadership Institute this week.
Pretty City Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:13AMDesign Charette will examine the impact of high-density housing in the City of S.B.’s General Plan.
Session Dates Changed for WPL’s LEED Existing Buildings O+M Exam Prep Webinar Series Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:04AMThe four-part webinar series, which is designed to assist those professionals who plan to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance (EB: O+M) exam, will begin on July 26, not July 19 as originally planned. Also, a second instructor has been added to the program. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www ...
Editorial: Lear Theater needs right leader, community support Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:53AMMember of the black caucus of mayors tour the Lear Theater, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, in Reno Nev. The tour is part of the National League of Cities Convention. Originally the First Church of Christ, the building was designed by black architect Paul R. Williams.
YMCA, bike hub on track for City Market Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:57AMThe bike hub is slated to open sometime next month, while a date of Sept. 7 has been set for the unveiling of the new YMCA. The facilities are part of an overall $3.5 million renovation to City Market.
Alabama tornadoes: After home is gone, do residents rebuild or move on? (slideshow, video) Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:07AMAlabama tornado victims decide whether to leave or rebuild based on several factors.
Around Pasadena: July 16 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:51AMA homeless man attacked a Burger King employee with a metal bar Thursday after being told to stop loitering in the parking lot, police said.
Home Layout and Size Trends Identified by AIA Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:32PMThe collapse of the housing market resulted in greater interest in smaller homes and lot sizes, but that appears to be leveling off, according to findings from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) home design trends survey.
Architects compete to create Barbie dream house Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:48PMOnline competition to design Barbie dream house
Salem Jail Preservation Shines Spotlight on Finegold Alexander + Associates Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:54AMThe Boston firm garners four A&D awards for its adaptive reuse design
Design agenda: Kenneth Grange retrospective opens in London Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:40AMHere are some of the biggest international design events coming up over the next weeks.
Wood-Frame Promoters Suffer Defeat in Oregon but Vow to Regroup Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:08PMA controversial initiative loses momentum that would have required, with some exceptions, wood framing for some publicly funded buildings in Oregon.
AIA Opens Voting for Barbie Dream House Design Competition Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:09PMA&D community invited to help choose winning design
Coming Up Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:53AMThe Arts Opening reception, Friday, July 22, 5-7 p.m., East End Arts Council’s juried print media exhibit “The Print Show,” guest juror Craig Zammiello, in Riverhead. 727-0900, gallery@eastendarts.org. On view through Aug. 26. Benefits Oysterponds Historical Society’s summer benefit, Saturday, Aug. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at bayside home in Orient. Silent art auction and ...
On the Move, 7/14: Fretwell elected chair of AACC board of trustees Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:12AMVictoria K. Fretwell has been elected chair of the Anne Arundel Community College board of trustees, effective July 1. Jerome W. Klasmeier was elected vice chair, and Cynthia Robichaud was appointed student representative. Fretwell is director of external affairs for Priority Partners/Johns Hopkins HealthCare, handling communications and marketing for the Medicaid Managed Care Organization ...
No City on the Hill Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:54AMThe District’s gripes about the boot of Congress on the city’s neck, always an undercurrent in D.C. politics, have gotten a bit more strident this year.
Selectmen approve Historical District Study Committee Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:06PMThe Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Wednesday (July 13) to create a Historical District Study Committee that will determine if the town would benefit from placing certain restrictions on properties deemed historically valuable.
UPDATED: Selectmen approve Historical District Study Committee Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:06PMThe Norwell Board of Selectmen voted 2 – 1 on Wednesday night (July 13) to create a Historical District Study Committee, whose purpose is to determine whether the town would benefit from placing certain restrictions on properties deemed historically valuable. Selectmen Gregg McBride and Ellen Allen voted in favor of creating the committee, while the board’s chairman John Mariano voted against it.
Kenneth Hobgood Architects Renovates, Enlarges Classic Fifties Modern House Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:20PMTriangle - Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in Raleigh recently completed the renovation phase of an exemplary, mid-century modern house in Durham and is about to begin construction on phase two: a 1200-square-foot addition that will honor, without imitating, the original house.
'Noble and complex' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:36PMPeople give plenty of ink and gab to the Academy Awards, but other professional organizations give out annual awards. Take the American Institute of Steel Construction. What’s the award for, you may snicker — best supporting beam?
Construction and Design Team Honored with National Steel Award for Work on Accident Fund Headquarters Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:30AMAccident Fund Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that the members of the construction team responsible for the steel work on its recently completed corporate headquarters â including Accident Fund Holdings , Ruby & Associates, Inc. , Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation , HOK , ARUP , Quinn Evans Architects and The Christman Company â have received national recognition for their efforts.
AIA to track stalled projects Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:55AMThe American Institute of Architects says it will conduct a national survey to come up with a database of projects that “make economic sense” but lack financing, according to an AIA news release.
Business Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:12AMEdamame Sushi and Grill at Easton Town Center received a jury honorable mention award in a design competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter.
City looks to buy school Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:04PMAfter setting empty since 2008, the city of Branson may soon breathe new life into the former Branson High School building in downtown Branson.
Otak, Inc. Names R. Nicholas Loope President and COO Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:16AMPORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R. Nicholas Loope, FAIA, named president and COO of Otak, Inc., a HanmiGlobal Partner.
AIA Hopes to Rekindle Investor Interest With 'Stalled Projects' Database Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:34AMThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) is developing a national database of stalled construction projects, many of which pencil out in terms of demand but lack sufficient financing and investor backing to move forward. Despite record-low interest rates and pent-p demand for certain types of buildings, almost two-thirds of architects responding to a recent AIA survey reported at least one ...
FBI, IUP partner to create anti-terror degree program Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:00PMWith help from government threat analysts and federal law enforcement, IUP criminologist Dennis Giever created the Master of Science in Strategic Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction.
In The Pipeline: Construction and Development News for July 10 - 16 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:49PMIn The Pipeline is a column on significant land sales, transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new project -- and sign up to be added to our distribution list to receive future In the Pipeline columns by e-mail. Read previous columns and articles. AIA Hopes to Rekindle Investor Interest ...
A Design Charrette To Envision Compact Downtown Neighborhoods Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:20PMOver the past five years, the City of Santa Barbara has been working on an update to the General Plan for the city's future.
UTC Welcomes Stephen Jacobsen and Mark Fuller as Class of 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:19PMThe Utah Technology Council today announced Mark Fuller and Stephen Jacobsen as its 2011 inductees to the UTC Hall of Fame.
TMG Custom Media Expands to New DC Office Space Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:18AMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMG Custom Media expands to new office space in Washington, D.C.
Business meetings, seminars, events Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:57AMArea events
Business newsmakers Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:21AMFALL RIVER — Citizens-Union Savings Bank has named Adam M. Lynch of Lakeville to the position of controller/vice president.
Champion of public works Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:22PMHe came to our shores as a young man in his 20s and left us with enduring landmarks.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:24PMRelease Time: For Immediate Release WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Michael A. Hammer, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of State Charles McConnell, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy The President also announced his intent to appoint the following ...
Obama to name Rosemary Joyce to cultural property committee Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:24PMPresident Obama announced Friday (July 8) his intent to appoint UC Berkeley anthropologist Rosemary Joyce to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
Karsten Harries appointed the inaugural Howard H. Newman Professor Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:10PMKarsten Harries, who was recently named the inaugural Howard H. Newman Professor of Philosophy, has published and lectured widely on Heidegger, early modern philosophy, and the philosophy of art and architecture.
Cold War shelters were often stylishly silly Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:01AMIf you're of an age to remember diving under your classroom desk during nuclear attack drills, you probably look back on that as ludicrous. We've seen enough movies to know that an atomic conflagration wouldn't be something we'd just dust ourselves off from, in time for recess.
Sacramento eyes design competition to dress up Capitol Mall Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:41AMCapitol Mall is about to play host to what may be Sacramento's splashiest "curb appeal" project ever.
Clearing Space Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:15PMOn June 23, the Southeast Greenway preview tour sponsored by LandPaths was intended to offer a meandering walk alongside a two-mile swath of Caltrans-owned land running between Farmers Lane and Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa.
San Francisco Bay Area Architect Paul Welschmeyer Named Liaison to California Energy Commission Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:50PMPaul Welschmeyer is honored to be named the first liaison to the California Energy Commission by the American Institute of Architects, California Council, State Agency Liaison Committee. (PRWeb July 07, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/bay-area/architects/prweb8626565.htm
Out-of-Work Architects Turn to Stalled Projects Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:36AMThe American Institute of Architects is crafting a database that would catalog stalled development projects around the country, eyeing as an audience lenders and equity investors who might be on the hunt for deals.
A Father of Web Design, Kept Alive by His Son Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:20AMIgnored for decades, the design pioneer Ladislav Sutnar might have been forgotten—but his son, Radislav, made sure that didn't happen
Legal and Management Aspects of IPD, BIM, VDC are Covered in Design Realized Event Hosted by Over 25 AIAs Nationwide Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:16AMNew DESIGN [realized] event focuses on the Legal and Management Aspects of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), including facets of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Hosted by over 25 Chapters of the American Institute of Architects from around the U.S. on Friday, July 22, this program will feature legal and management experts with direct personal ...
Oklahoma City architectural treasure hunt part of lead-up to preservation conference Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:52PMThe Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is launching an “arch-treasure hunt” this week as it prepares for the Preservation EXPO conference in August.
WPL to Sponsor LEED Existing Buildings O+M Exam Preparation Webinar Series Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:06AMThis four-part webinar series, which is designed to assist those professionals who plan to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance (EB: O+M) exam, will cover credit intents, requirements, reference standards, and other areas. The series has been approved for eight American Institute of Architects Health, Safety, and Welfare ...
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Cruz opens office designed for efficiency Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:37AMSANTA CRUZ -- Susan Davis, using crutches after foot surgery, notices things are different at her doctor's new office.
Local architects honor designers Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:50PMGarcia Architecture and Design of San Luis Obispo was a top winner at the American Institute of Arch