9.3.08 | New York, NY | The Buckminster Fuller Symposium will be heldSeptember 12-13 at the Great Hall ofthe Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, at Astor Place. The symposium explores the ways in which contemporary scholars and practitioners push Mr. Fuller's ideas and projects into the 21st century. Mr. Fuller was a visionary designer, philosopher, poet, inventor, engineer, and advocate of sustainability. For information email: info@archleague.org.
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9.5.08 | Garden City, NY | W.A.C. Lighting introduces Modernism, a collection of contemporary design luminaires. The hand-blown opal glass luminaires come in three groups, Zeitgeist, Tabula Rasa, and Avant Garde, all using compact fluorescent lamping. All fixtures for the collection are available in Brushed Nickel or Chrome finishes.
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9.4.08 | London, UK | Charlie Paton, creator of the Seawater Greenhouse, Michael Pawlyn of Exploration Architecture, and engineer Bill Watts of Max Fordham & Partners, launched the Sahara Forest Project. The Sahara Forest Project combines two technologies, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Seawater Greenhouses, to produce renewable energy, water and food in an area of desert known to be one of the hottest places on earth.
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9.4.08 | Jasper, IN | Indiana Furniture recently contracted with Todd Girvin of The Girvin Group for representation in upstate New York. Located in Latham, NY, Mr. Girvin began The Girvin Group in March2008. In addition to Indiana Furniture, they currently represent a clientlist that includes Groupe Lacasse, United Chair, NVision, Transwall,Sinetica and CoolerSmart.
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9.4.08 | Passaic, NJ | Bendheim Wall Systems Inc. received two 2008 American Architecture Awards for the best new building design in the United States. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building and the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure in CA featured Lambert's channel glass provided by Benheim.
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9.4.08 | Jasper, IN | Kimball International, Inc. will sell all
of the Company's undeveloped land holdings and
timberlands. Currently, Kimball owns
approximately 27,000 acres located in Indiana and Kentucky. Kimball retained Woltz & Schrader Auctions to
conduct the sale and the auction dates have been set for November 6, 7, and 8. For detailed
information, contact: Woltz & Schrader at
1-800-451-2709 or visit
www.schraderauction.com.
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9.4.08 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll celebrates 70 years of design leadership with Seven Decades of Design from Our Archive, an exhibition currently on view at the Knoll Museum in East Greenville, PA. The exhibition features one archival design from every decade. The following pieces are included in the exhibition:
- 1949 - Desk Chair 48 by Franco Albini
- 1950 - Metal Chair 132 by Donald R. Knorr
- 1960 - Petal Side Table 320R by Richard Schultz
- 1970 - Swivel Arm Chair 2308 by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison
- 1984 - Sheraton Chair 664 by Robert Venturi
- 1992 - Hat Trick Chair by Frank Gehry
- 2000 - FOG Chair by Frank Gehry
Visits to the Knoll Museum are by appointment only.
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9.4.08 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. announced that its EMCOR Government Services unit will provide full building management services at the John Joseph Moakley United
States Courthouse in Boston, MA. EMCOR Government Services will be responsible for a range of building
management services including
operations and maintenance, energy management, elevator maintenance, boat dock
maintenance, janitorial work, and management of the public realm program.
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9.4.08 | Grand Haven, MI | Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
announced the addition of 22 groups to its ergonomic service
provider network, and now offers services in over 1,100 locations
nationwide. Atlas works through the nation’s largest network of physical
therapists, occupational therapists, and ergonomists to reduce
work-related injuries among employees, with an emphasis on measurable
bottom-line results.
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9.4.08 | Brussels, Belgium | Design September will run from September 7-30 in Brussels, Belgium. More than 50 design-related events will take place around the city and at The Dominican, a member of Design Hotel, and one of the official partners. In collaboration with Bombay Sapphire, a London dry gin manufacturer, three evening events titled “Blue Nights” will be hosted at The Dominican’s Lounge Bar from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on 11, 18 and 25 September.
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9.4.08 | Atlanta, GA | AQS released IAQ and Sensitve Populations, a white paper that provides an overview of which indoor air cotaminanats are of most concern and the health effects associated with them, who is at risk and what
type of indoor environments are most impacted. It is available free of
charge from the Aerias-AQS IAQ Resource Center at www.aerias.org.
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9.4.08 | New York, NY | The Architects and Designers Building presents
a discussion on The New World Order and What it Takes to Design Globally with Susan S. Szenasy and Joe Pettipas on Wednesday, October 1, 6-8:00 pm, 150 East 58th Street, NYC. Ms. Szensasy is the Editor-In-Chief of Metropolis magazine and Mr. Pettipas is a HOK Practice Leader, Senior Vice President, and a HOK Toronto design expert. Ms. Szenasy and Mr. Pettipas will take an in depth look at the triumphs and tribulations of designing abroad.
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9.4.08 | New York, NY | DEGW announced the appointment of
Bernice M. Boucher to the position of Director,
DEGW North America. Ms. Boucher will work with DEGW leadership
to expand the consulting group's global
reach to bring workplace solutions to
international businesses. Previously, Ms. Boucher was a Workplace Strategist for Deutsche Bank in the Americas.
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9.4.08 | San Francisco, CA | Architecture for Humanity and Rubicon National Social Innovations are
launching their latest design
competition:
Discarded Dreams: Used mattress competition. The competition challenges entrants to create ways of converting the 40 million mattresses thrown away annually into useful products. To register, visit: www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/mattress
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9.4.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller received 100% for a second consecutive
year in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's seventh annual Corporate
Equality Index. The company is one of 259
major U.S. businesses, and the only one in its industry, to gain the
100% ranking for treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers.
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9.4.08 | Chicago, IL | The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and
Design, The European Centre for
Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and
Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. announced the sixty-six
new buildings selected for the American Architecture Awards. For a complete list of winners visit:
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/AAA_
Winners.pdf.
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9.4.08 | Phoenix, AZ | Syska Hennessy
Group will
design the building systems for an addition to the Maricopa
County criminal justice complex for in Phoenix,
AZ. When completed in 2011, the
building will provide 32
additional courtrooms, secure judicial chambers, office areas and support spaces
with several additional secured spaces designed to serve the entire complex.
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9.4.08 | Garden City, NY | W.A.C. Lighting unveiled news styles of Quick Connect Pendants. The new styles feature dome-shaped shades with natural stones. Alpa offers the look of Alabaster (Amber) and Granite
(White). La Luna is designed with a shade that is crafted with marble and a white textured look.
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9.4.08 | Dallas, TX | IA Interior Architects will provide interior design services for two American International Group, Inc. projects in Dallas, TX. AIG plans to relocate its regional office to two sites, a six-floor location at Plaza of the Americas and an office in North Dallas. IA designed AIG’s new offices to be consistent with corporate standards and to better meet its functional needs.
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9.4.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Commercial Interiors completed the purchase of Walsh Bros. and U.S. Business Interiors(USBI), two commercial interiors businesses in Phoenix, AZ. As part of these acquisitions, Target Commercial Interiors will also be expanding their partnership with Steelcase. www.targetcommercialinteriors.com
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9.3.08 | City of Industry, CA | Bentley Prince Street is donating more than 26,000 yards of carpet to flood
victims in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville,
and Des Moines, IA. The company is working with Habitat
for Humanity who will store and distribute the carpet to eligible flood victims.
For more information visit www.hfhia.org
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9.3.08 | Brooklyn, NY | Gran Kriegel Associates completed a project converting a former Brooklyn court house into two high schools. The interior
was completely gutted and reconfigured to accommodate the new schools, the
Urban
Assembly School for Law and Justice, and Urban Assembly School of Math and
Science for Young Women.
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9.3.08 | Charlotte, NC | Shook Kelley Inc. was named AIA North Carolina Firm of the Year. The award is presented annually to an N.C. firm that has consistently
produced quality architecture for at least 10 years.
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9.3.08 | West Hemstead, NY | WAC Lighting will help sponsor a concert featuring and Margot Leverett The Klezmer Mountain Boys. They will be
performing at The Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead on
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:30 PM. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call 516.481.7448 or www.waclighting.com.
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9.3.08 | Sarasota, FL | Vista System, a manufacturer in curved frame technology, was recently ranked No. 2,387 on Inc.5000 annual
ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. with three year sales growth of 154.2%. To qualify, companies must be U.S. based, privately held and
have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in
2007.
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9.3.08 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. subsidiary, Gowan, Inc. will build and install the mechanical infrastructure for Rice University’s Duncan and McMurty colleges in Houston,
TX.
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9.3.08 | New York, NY | Thomas Rau, Rau Architects, will speak on Oneplanetarchitecture on Thursday, September 9, 6-8:00 pm at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place, NYC. Mr. Rau's lecture will offer enlightenment on what Oneplanetarchitecture practice means and how it is being realized today. T: 212.358.6121.
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8.3.08 | Cleveland, OH | Sarah Maritz and Lauren Dennison, Vocon Inc., received LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Ms. Maritz and Ms. Dennison are both project designers for the firm.
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9.2.08 | Garden City, NY | Kirby Underwood was appointed Southeast Territory Sales Manager for W.A.C. Lighting. Prior to joining W.A.C. Lighting, Mr. Underwood served as Account
Manager for Hagemeyer North America, and Vice President of PadgeWood
Electric Company. www.waclighting.com
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9.2.08 | London, UK | The Architecture Foundation, in partnership with the Barbican, Silk Street, London, will launch Architecture on Film on September 24, 7:00 pm. The bi-monthly offering will look at the built environment’s depiction in
cinema. First up is the documentary, Koolhaas HouseLife by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine. The second feature will be Niklas Goldbach’s short film, Gan Eden.
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9.2.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | On September 3, beginning at 8:00 am, William G. Sutton, U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, will lead a group from West Michigan-based firms on a tour of several regional manufacturing
facilities as part of the department’s Sustainable Manufacturing
American Regional Tours (SMART) initiative. The tour, designed to showcase the benefits of sustainable
manufacturing, begins with a guided tour of Steelcase’s Wood Manufacturing Facility, 4100 68th Street, Grand Rapids, MI. The tour
will continue to Rapid-Line, Inc.; Herman Miller; and Cascade
Engineering Company.
Contact: Natalia Powers, 616.771.0327
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9.1.08 | New York, NY | Color Invasion 2008 comes to the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NYC on October 22, 2008, 7:00 pm. Details to follow. To register, visit: www.iidany.org
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9.1.08 | Alexandria, VA | Coverings 2009 returns to Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center April 21-24 with continuing education programming and topical presentations. The Spectrum and Prism Awards will again honor architecture and
design projects featuring tile and stone.
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