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Over 25 Facades Experts set to Gather in Mumbai to Help Boost India´s Building Industry Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:39AMMUMBAI, India, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ With the state governments pushing for a renewed focus on the renovation of the façades of iconic structures that dot India´s landscape - some dating back many hundreds of years - and with a drive to …
Top 10 trends for the boutique hotel sector... Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:36AMDelegates at the inaugural Boutique Hotel Summit, Europe's first b2b conference for the boutique and lifestyle hotel sectors, enjoyed a lively discussion about the future direction of the sector, with a panel of leading industry figures sharing their 10 top trends and buzzwords for the boutique market.
Appointments at Peddle Thorp Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:03PMFormer Associate Director Bradley (Brad) Luke has been appointed a Director while Margaret Garthwaite and Wade Jennings have been appointed Associate Directors.
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 ...
Architect of Ground Zero among big names bidding to design St. Petersburg Pier Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:02PMBy Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 8, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — The architect of New York City's ground zero wants to design the $50 million Pier project. World-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind's firm is one of 16 firms to notify city officials that they are bidding on the design competition portion of the project. They have until 5 p.m. Friday to register for the contest ...
Big names bidding on Pier design Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:45PMBy Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 8, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — The architect of New York City's ground zero wants to design the $50 million Pier project. World-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind's firm is one of 16 firms to notify city officials that they are bidding on the design competition portion of the project. They have until 5 p.m. today to register for the contest ...
Apple Isn’t The Only Company With A Spaceship [PHOTOS] Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 4:40PMWhen Steve Jobs laid out plans for Apple’s new corporate campus to the Cupertino City Council on Tuesday, he noted that the giant circular…
Mayor picks jail builder Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 11:19PMA group led by Tompkins Builders and S.B. Ballard Construction Co. is Mayor Dwight C. Jones' choice to design and build a 6-story jail.
Jail team company has tie to contractor at mayor's church Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 11:19PMRichmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones asks council for quick approval on jail to be built at site of current facility.
Richmond mayor picks group to design, build new jail Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 10:16AMCity Council asked to approve an agreement for project by end of next month. "We need to move forward now," Mayor Dwight C. Jones says.
Firms Selected To Build Cubs Training Venue in Arizona Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 4:05PMSpring is in the air for two firms selected to construct a new spring training and western headquarters facility for the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team in Mesa, Ariz. Populous, Kansas City, Mo., beat out nine competing firms to win the design contract, while Hunt Construction Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., bested eight others for the general contractor job.
A net zero retrofit powered by algae? Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:49AMMetropolis magazine recently issued a challenged to young designers: help the U.S. General Services Administration cut carbon emissions by retrofitting a 46-year-old federal building in downtown Los Angeles. read more
Mesa picks two firms to lead Cubs stadium project Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 3:49PMThe firms have extensive experience in sports complex design, construction.
New Global Economy Drives Demand for Sustainable Design in UAE Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 2:22AMDubai UAE: Architecture and design firms operating in the UAE have experienced a definite shift to more sustainable projects in the past year as local businesses adjust to the new global economy.
Algae Attack on Downtown: Here's the winner of Metropolitan magazine's... Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 9:04PMHere's the winner of Metropolitan magazine's Next Generation 2011 Design Competition, which asked architects to give an eight story US General Services Administration building in Downtown a net-zero energy makeover. Here's what members of Vanderweil and HOK did: "The southern...
McCarthy Begins Construction for New $456 Million Scripps Cardiovascular Institute and Central Energy Plant Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:59PMLos Angeles - McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com), one of the nation’s leading healthcare builders, has construction under way for the new 383,000-square-foot Scripps Cardiovascular Institute and adjacent 26,000-square-foot Central Energy Plant on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus, located at 9888 Genesee Ave. in La Jolla, Calif.
Colorado Buffaloes wait to weigh Pac-12 TV windfall Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 2:04AMColorado athletic director Mike Bohn has a message for giddy Buffs fans who have replaced the rose in their colored glasses with dollar signs: Cool your jets.
Accident Fund Holdings Receives Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:00AMAccident Fund Holdings, Inc., was honored this morning by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the authority's State Historic Preservation Office with a Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation for the rehabilitation of the historic Board of Water & Light Ottawa Street Power Station building in order to turn it into the new Accident Fund national headquarters.
2011 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation to be Presented at State Capitol Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 2:29PMLANSING, Mich., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority:
Veterans garden organizers ask York County commissioners to contribute to project Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 8:52AMYork, PA - It will be seven years ago tomorrow that an Iraqi insurgent picked up a cell phone and triggered a bomb near the Humvee that Army Spc.
Architecture firms' latest design is for growth Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 11:24AMMarine Cole - With developers once again daring to make plans for new projects, many of New York's biggest architecture firms are hiring again, according to Crain's New York Business' latest ranking of New York's largest architecture firms . Out of the city's 20 largest firms, 12 added architects during 2010, while only four cut their staff of architects. Hiring has been across the board, from ...
Biz Beat: State on pace to hit Walker jobs target Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 8:18AMIf you think Gov. Scott Walker is the devil incarnate, read no further.
Hires and promotions, March 28 Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 2:26AMOakland's HFS Consultants, which provides health care management services for hospitals and other health care facilities, announces two hires: William Vanderford Jr. joins the company's Santa Ana office as manager in...
Unfinished West Edge project continues to perplex Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 11:34PMRubik had his cube, DaVinci his code, and now Cecil Van Tuyl has his West Edge matrix.
Oconee official asks county council to look at cheaper jails Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 5:49AMOconee County planning commissioner urges officials to shop around before building a new jail at an estimated $14 million.
Mesa photo quiz: Get the picture? Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 2:23PMSo, you think you know everything about Mesa? Test your knowledge with this photo quiz.
Carl Galioto Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 9:44AMMr. Galioto is the managing principal of the New York office of HOK, one of the world’s largest architecture firms.
Better Buildings Program Shines Spotlight on 40b Retrofit Opportunity Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 8:26PMSnowmass, Colo. Rocky Mountain Institute today announced how business owners can meet and exceed the Obama administrations new Better Buildings goal of making commercial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020, a plan the administration estimates will save business owners about 40 billion a year in offset electricity costs.Energy efficiency in the built environment is a key element...
Deep Energy Retrofits Wring More out of Stimulus Investment Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 2:42PMSnowmass, Colo. - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration GSA kicked off a massive modernization of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A deep energy retrofit will transform the historic, 1960s structure into a high-performing building whose state-of-the-art upgrades are expected to cut the buildings energy use by 70 percent each year. Funded by...
NYT: Seattle architect finds dream client -- in China Sunday, January 16, 2011 @ 6:48PMThe New York Times has the story of an interesting business phenomenon that has been enjoyed by U.S. architects, among them Seattle's Stuart Silk.
World Leisure - Florida's US$36m Dali Museum to open Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 10:02AMA US$36m (£23.2m, €27.8m) museum in St Petersburg, Florida, US - dedicated to the work of Spanish artist Salvador Dali - is to open on 11 January.
J. Michael Welton: Clearscapes and the Power of Art Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 11:50AMWhile architects across the nation suffer the brunt of this recession, one southeastern design firm is thriving. Clearscapes succeeds because for a substantial portion of its practice has been based on what some call a necessity of life: art.
Colorado Business Tuesday, December 14, 2010 @ 2:13AMKey Equipment Finance, a Super ior-based provider of equipment financing, announced it has financed $1.2 million in laser direct-imaging equipment for Gorilla Circuits Inc. in San Jose, Calif.
Enrique Norten Takes South Korean Mega-Firm to Court Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 11:20AMAfter a merger with Heerim Architects & Planners fell through, the founder of TEN Arquitectos sued the company, accusing it of breach of contract and seeking $3 million in damages.
Oakland's Play for the A's Tuesday, December 7, 2010 @ 7:52PMUnlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it. by Robert Gammon Oakland A's co-owner Lew Wolff wants to move his team to San Jose so badly, he's offered to loan that city money to make it happen. San Jose probably will need Wolff's help because its redevelopment agency is in ...
Perseus Realty, Jefferson Apartment Group Begin Construction of 14W Apartments and New YMCA In Washington, D.C. Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 8:43PMPerseus Realty, LLC (Perseus Realty) of Washington, D.C. and its joint venture partner Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) of McLean Virginia will begin construction shortly on a new mixed-use development at 14th and W Streets, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The approximately 300,000 square foot project will have 231 rental apartments, an all-new 44,000 square foot YMCA facility, and over 10,000 square ...
Perseus Realty, Jefferson Apartment Group Begin Construction of 14W Apartments and New YMCA In Washington, D.C. Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 1:57PMPerseus Realty, LLC Perseus Realty of Washington, D.C. and its joint venture partner Jefferson Apartment Group JAG of McLean Virginia will begin construction shortly on a new mixed-use development at 14th and W Streets, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The approximately 300,000 square foot project will have 231 rental apartments, an all-new 44,000 square foot YMCA facility, and over 10,000 square feet...
Business News: West County Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 11:31AMCotton joins HOK in health care practice
Pittsburg courthouse opens to public Tuesday Sunday, November 14, 2010 @ 1:07AMPITTSBURG -- For years, court cases in East Contra Costa have had to be assigned elsewhere in the county because the area had long outgrown the dilapidated courthouse on Pittsburg's Center Drive.
Pittsburg courthouse opens to public Tuesday Saturday, November 13, 2010 @ 4:02PMArnason Juctice Center first in state to be completed with special funds.
[News] Northwestern looking to upgrade Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 9:48PMEVANSTON — Northwestern says it will look into renovating its football stadium and basketball arena as well as upgrading the rest of its athletic facilities and adding new ones. The school has commissioned Populous Architects — formerly HOK — to start devising a plan next month to be presented in the spring.
Northwestern looks to upgrade facilities Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 9:29PMAssociated Press - October 28, 2010 10:14 PM ET EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Northwestern says it will look into renovating its football stadium and basketball arena as well as upgrading the rest of...
Northwestern to renovate, develop new athletic facilities Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 6:51PMNorthwestern will announce late Thursday or Friday a comprehensive plan to renovate and develop new on-campus athletic facilities, the Tribune has learned.
Eight firms compete for MAPS 3 convention center consulting job Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 10:26PMA city committee will review proposals submitted by eight firms hoping to advise the city on where to build a new convention center.
Delhi Airport wins British award Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 10:35AMNew Delhi, Oct 21 : The Delhi International Airport has won British Construction Industry (BCI) award for 2010.
It's fine for watching hockey, but what the new arena's best at is telling people to leave. Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 12:29AMThis building belonged on the vast, still-empty swath of parking between Centre and Bedford, where a more gracious and resolved design might have been possible. By Charles Rosenblum.
Designer Perspectives: Gyo Obata, HOK Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 12:37PMThe founding partner of HOK divulges on his new book, âGyo Obata: Architect| Clients| Reflectionsâ and shares his perspective on design.
Todd Reisz and Rory Hyde: Soul-Searching at Dubai's Cityscape (Slideshow) Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:07PMFirst it was "booming Dubai," and then "sinking Dubai." Two years into one of its most cathartic states ever, where do things stand for Dubai?
Flood-damaged museum seeks input on remodeling Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:55AMIf only the giant ground sloth at the Museum of Arts & Sciences could talk, it might be able to say what it would like to see in its new home. But instead, the museum hopes to hear from members and prospective visitors.
Architect of NFL Field, Staples Draws New Plans Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 2:12AMProminent Los Angeles sports architect Dan Meis, one of two lead designers of Staples Center, has joined the largest sports architecture firm in the country and will build up its Los Angeles office.