11.06.07 | Chicago, IL | HOK made two additions to their Chicago office. David Dike comes aboard as Senior Designer for the International Studio and Scott Lumsden will became Senior Project Manager for the architectural practice. Mr. Dike previously was with The Formalist, a firm he founded in 2002. He also worked at VOA Associates as Senior Project Designer. Notable projects include the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and the Citibank Center at the Acropolis in Santo Domingo. Mr. Lumsden also was with VOA Associates as Director of Construction Services. He has training both as an architect and as a military officer specializing in construction and contingency operations.
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11.06.07 | Wildwood Crest, NJ | The New Jersey American Planning Association Annual Award went to a recent study developed by Stantec Consulting Services to conserve the Doo Wop Motels. Recommendations include changing state and local land use controls, using federal historic tax incentives, and balancing state assessment policy for overnight occupancy taxes. Already underway are efforts to improve beach access, additional beach parting and constructing a second dune line.
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11.06.07 | Chicago, IL | The American Society of Interior Designers - Illinois Chapter announced the three winners of the Richard R. Smith Memorial Scholarship. They are Jennifer Jimenez and Megan Lopez, both from the Harrington College of Design, and Tyson Schrock from the Illinois Institute of Art Chicago. Each winner will receive $1,000 to offset tuition, books and supplies.
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11.06.07 | Chicago, IL | Rich Drozd was named Director of Architecture for HOK Chicago. He is a thirteen-year veteran of HOK, having worked in London, Los Angeles and St Louis. Prior to joining HOK, Mr Drozd worked at Fujikawa Johnson and Associates and Skidmore Owings and Merrill. His projects include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Barclays Bank in London.
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11.06.07 | Parisppany, NJ | Andy Victors was promoted to Vice President of Pre-Construction for Skanska USA Building. He will continue in the Parsippany office where he previously was Director of Pre-Construction. He is an active member of the American Society of Professional Estimators and is an instructor at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ.
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11.06.07 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association announced the Awards of Excellence winners at IFMA's World Workplace 2007 Conference & Expo on October 26. Winners were judged in 16 categories. For more information about IFMA Awards of Excellence categories,
nomination procedures or judging, e-mail
awards@ifma.org or visit
www.worldworkplace.org/2007/aoe.cfm .
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11.06.07 | UAE | UK's
Foster & Partners, Norway's Snohetta, Shingeru
Ban of Japan and Moriyama & Teshima of Canada are on the short list for the planned Sheikh Zayed National Museum in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island.
The short-listed concepts include designs that
reflect Islamic geometries, the natural colours
of UAE and all meet the design criteria of
environmental efficiency and sustainability,
paying tribute to Sheikh Zayed's reputation for greening the desert. The winner will be announced on December 3. The museum will span 130,000 sq. ft. and will feature five galleries, an education centre, threatre, shops, a cafe and visitor services area.
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11.06.07 | Boston, MA | Jay Philomena joined the Boston Office of Burt Hill as Director of Interior Design. He previously worked at KlingStubbins in Cambridge, MA.
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11.06.07 | New York, NY | The T5 Point-of-Care Technology Cart from Humanscale was named the Industrial and Life Science Design First Category Winner in the 2007 International Design Awards. It also earned first prize in the iDA Medical/Scientific Machinery category and will be featured in the 2007 iDA design book. The T5 was recognized for its ergonomic solutions for laptop computers and PCs. It offers easy mobility and one-touch adjustable keyboard technology and is made of 50% recycled materials and is itself 95% recyclable.
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11.2.07 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel's Santa Monica Resource Center has earned silver certification in LEED for Commercial Interiors. Allsteel's Santa Monica showroom, which measures 16,000 square feet, was designed by the architectural firm HOK. Allsteel and the HOK design team also incorporated a day-lighting system that adjusts the level of interior lighting based on how much natural light is coming in and maintains a constant lighting level all day, while decreasing overall energy consumption.
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11.2.07 | Detroit, MI | Allsteel hosted more that 260 of Detroit's architecture, design, real estate, and corporte professionals, dressed in costume, for the fifth annual Allsteel Spooktacular. This year's party, organized by Allsteel, Gunlocke, and local dealer Interior Environments, took place at Forte restaurant in Birmingham, MI. Rossetti Associates
took home the top prize in the group costume contest when they came dressed as a garden complete with
flowers, a farmer and a weed.
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11.2.07 | New York, NY | Humanscale’s Cinto stacking chair has picked up four awards. The 2007 International Design Awards named the Cinto its Product Design of the Year. In addition, Cinto was a First Category Winner and first-place finisher in the Interior Furniture category. The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization also recognized Cinto with a 2007 Good Design Award in its Product Design category.Cinto, which is 100% recyclable, was designed for quick and easy disassembly. Molded into the bottom of each Cinto is a phone number that owners may
call when their chair reaches the end of its life.Humanscale will
provide assistance to owners to help ensure that their Cintos get
recycled.
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11.2.07 | New York, NY | Jennifer Hatton was promoted to Director of Global Business Development for IA Interior Architects. In her expanded role, Ms. Hatton will be responsible for pursuing major
opportunities, generating profitable growth, recruiting and managing
talent, and increasing market share.
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11.2.07 | New York, NY | Kimball Office will host the opening
reception for the American Architecture Awards in the company's New York showroom, 215 Park Avenue South, on Thursday, November 15, from 5-7pm. Images and models of the winning projects will be on exhibit in the Kimball Office New York showroom through December 14.
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11.02.07 | Washington, DC | The AIA issued a Request for Qualitifications for major renovations of its headquarters. The project will become an example for architects and the general public on how to renovate an occupied building, utlize a geo-thermal system, utilize photvoltaic panels, use water heated by the sun, improve thermal performance, harvest 100% of the rain water, maximize flexibility and adaptability in space planning and space allocation, incorporate workplace technology, provide natural daylight and view while respecting the characteristics of the existing structure. To request the Request for Qualifications email: aiarfq@lyris.aia.org.
Deadline to submit RFQ is November 6, 2007
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11.02.07 | Washington, DC | David A. Thurm was elected Public Director for a two year term by the American Institute of Architects. One of two non-architect public members, he will share his knowledge on information technology, the media and strategic planning. Mr. Thurm is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the New York Times.
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11.02.07 | City of Industry, CA | Bentley Prince Street was named one of the Best Places to Work in Los Angles in a Los Angeles Business Journal report. Over 10,000 employees in the Los Angeles County were surveyed and Bentley Prince Street ranked 3rd among large companies with 250 or more employees.
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11.02.07 | New York, NY | Cook And Fox Architects designed Bank of America in NYC, which is
considered to be one of the city's most environmentally friendly
buildings. A New York Times Article describes in detail how the
firm followed their own advice when it came to their office
space as well. Their use of natural light, energy and water saving features, and their choices in paint, carpets and furniture all led to platinum LEED certification.
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11.02.07 | New York, NY | The IIDA invites students to join in for the 6th Annual Student Mentoring Week from February 4-8, 2008, where students are matched to a member of the interior design community to spend a day in their area of design practice. The student newsletter, Custom, will feature some of the mentoring experience in their spring issue. All forms must be received
by December 17, 2007 and there is no cost to participate in IIDA Mentoring
Week 2008. Anyone interested in participating in
Mentoring Week as a mentor or a Student Member, please contact Christa
Koskosky at 312.467.1950 or ckoskosky@iida.org. Applications can be
downloaded at
www.iida.org.
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11.02.07 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Fortis Table, designed by Gary Lee Partners for the Cumberland Designers Speak Series features wood or stone tops in a variety of top shapes and edge options. Removable panels provide
convenient access to wires and cables and are available in wood, faux leather,
back-painted glass, or select 3form Varia materials.
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11.2.07 | North Bergen, NJ | ActionEmco held their Annual Business Show last month featuring over 150 exhibitors, numerous seminars and contests. A strategic alliance between ActionEmco and Educators Resource was announced during the day long event. ActionEmco also used this event to introduce it's first independent dealer private label brand, Legacy. An awards dinner capped off the day where The Richard Moroniak Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding sales service to ActionEmco, was given to Lisa Gaines of LindenMeyr Munroe. Vendor of the Year, recognizing overall superior service levels encompassing all ActionEmco departments, was awarded to Smead. In addition, Matt Dodd of City of Hope accepted a $10,000 check fromthe employees of ActionEmco as part of the company’s ongoingfundraising campaign.
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11.01.07 | San Francisco, CA | Claire Bonham-Carter joined
AECOM Technology Corporation as Director of Sustainable Development for DMJM H&N, a facilities design, technology and management service and EDAW, a landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental and economic planning service. She will be responsible for sustainability practices and business operations.
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11.02.07 | New York, NY | NY Designs/ CUNY is sponsoring an interactive workshop, How to Design and Sell Green Products, on Saturday, November 17 from 9:30-4:00 at 45-50 30th Street, Long Island City, NY. Led by Jacquelyn Ottman and David Bergman, the workshop will cover how to use eco-design strategies to trigger enhanced and new products that are innovative, sustainable, able to compete in a green market and are profitable. Insights into customer needs and advertising strategies will also be explored. 6 AIA credits are available. For more information visit: www.NYDesigns.org.
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11.01.07 | Irvine, CA | KTGY Group won accolades for five of its residential projects, including the Builder's Choice Design & Planning Grand Award and the Grand SAM Award. The Royal Court in Morgan Hill, CA, won the Grand Award in the Single Family Detached Product category for 12 detached homes for well-employed families. The Escondido project City Square garnered three awards including the Grand SAM Award as San Diego's Best Overall Project Award.
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11.01.07| Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller will introduce the Resolve System, a pole-based, human centered furniture solution at Healthcare Design '07 in Dallas from November 3-6. Recognizing that traditional nurses' workstations are a barrier to caregivers, the Resolve System offers the potential to accommodate changes in procedures and staff. The station includes a height-adjustable work surface, the capability for less travel time and more time with the patient, and greater opportunities for collaboration and concentration.
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11.01.07 | Calgary, AB | Haworth, a sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, adopted a design from glass artist Joel Berman to incorporate into its theme, "Look of the Games." The design will work about various applications such as clothing, premiums and accessories, as well as in print and electronic presentation material. Haworth is the official furniture supplier to the Vancouver Organizing Committee.
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11.01.07 | Archdale, NC | Carolina held a Healthcare Designer Forum in early October to discuss product development and sales practices. Participants in the forum included, Betsy Brawley, Mary Anne Hammond, Sheila Semrou, Leslie Herpin, Ardis Hutchins and Marta Reppe. It was noted that manufacturers, while having expanded into the healthcare business, still do not understand the needs of healthcare facilities. Further forums are planned later in 2007 and into 2008.
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11.01.07 | San Jose, CA and Waltham, MA | CoWare, Inc., and Carbon Design Systems will work more closely together to accelerate availability of virtual hardware platforms for architecture design and software development. CoWare will directly sell and support Carbon Model Studio for use with CoWare Platform Architect, thus streamlining access to the tools and delivery of platform modeling services.
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11.01.07 | Raleigh, NC | Michael P. Hanson joined the Philadelphia office of JDavis Architects as project manager. Mr. Hanson previously worked at Brett Webber Architects and Christopher Beardsley Architects. He received his Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
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11.01.07 | New York, NY | Ceramic Tiles of Italy is seeking projects which showcase Italian ceramic tile for its 15th annual Design Competition. Domestic and international submissions in new construction or renovation will be judged in three categories: residential, commercial and institutional. There is no limit on the number of entries and no cost to apply. Projects must be completed between January 2003 and
January 2008. Submission forms are due January 11, 2008. Winners in each category will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a trip to two international tradeshows, Coverings and Cersaie 2008.
Submission forms and past winners are available online at
www.tilecompetition.com.
11.01.07 | San Francisco, CA | Cisco Brothers is sponsoring Green Festival, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Co-op America and Global Exchange, in San Francisco from November 9-11. The festival, which features more than 150 speakers, 400 green businesses, how-to workshops, music, and refreshments will be held at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th Street and at the Giftcenter Pavilion Theater, 888 Brannan Street. For Green Festival
ticket information, please visit
www.greenfestivals.org.
Cisco Brothers also will host a private exhibitors party on Friday, November 9, as their showroom at 1401 16th Street, SF. Please visit
www.ciscohome.net for more
information.
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11.01.07 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller's second annual report on sustainability addresses the company's progress in meeting social, environmental and economic objectives, known as the "triple bottom line" of sustainability. Entitled, "A Better World," the report highlights many successful advances, from a 40% improvement in workplace safety, to an 84% reduction in solid waste to landfills, to achieving Gold and Silver LEED certification on two projects. The report will be available at 2007 Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Chicago on November 6.
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11.01.07 | San Francisco, CA | Seoul was named "World Design Capital (WDC) 2010" by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design at the closing session of the ICSID Congress held at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco. Seoul will play the role of the world's capital of design for one year.The international competition was judged by a five-member jury including designers Marc Newson and Patricia Urquiola, Sergio Chiamparino, mayor of Torino, Italy, the WDC winner for 2008; Dr. Peter Zec, president of ICSID; and Jacques Lange, president of ICOGRADA.
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11.01.07 | Atlanta, GA | Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., was named one of TIME Magazine's International Heroes of the Environment. Mr. Anderson, one of only 43 people to achieve the honor, was recognized along with other winners, Prince charles, David Attenborough, Al Gore and Robert Redford in the fifth annual event.
For more information on the TIME magazine Hero of the Environment Awards,
please visit www.time.com.
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11.01.07 | Martin Katz will host a preview and cocktail reception for award winning designer Kathy Taslitz on Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30 pm. "Pieces of Ourselves" will feature Ms. Taslitz's collection of sculptural furniture.
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