8.26.09 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Bjarke Ingels (BIG) won first prize in an open international design competition to design Kazakhstan’s National Library in Astana. The library, named after the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev was chosen by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan K. Masimov together with Astana’s akim I.Tasmagambetov and a council of architects. The design of the National Library combines four universal archetypes, the circle, the rotunda, the arch and the yurt, into a new national symbol, the Moebius strip.
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8.25.09 | Washington, DC | Former Vice President Al Gore is the opening keynote speaker for USGBC's Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Phoenix, AZ. Mr. Gore will speak at the Opening Keynote & Celebration on November 11 at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
8.25.09 | Toronto, Canada | IIDEX developed a downloadable conference planner for the attendee's convenience. The planner outlines all of the IIDEX, Green Building Festival, Light Canada and World Green Building Festival Seminars, as well as site tours. The sessions are filling up quickly and prices increase on September 15th.
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8.25.09 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll Inc. has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by CEO, Director Andrew B. Cogan, East Greenville. On Aug. 17 the action involved the disposition of 79,040 shares of stock. Mr. Cogan now owns 871,628 shares of stock directly.
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8.25.09 | Marietta, GA | Durkan, the hospitality brand of The Mohawk Group introduced Blantyre. Defined as "a warm retreat" in ancient Gaelic, Blantyre pays tribute to the rich Scottish tradition. The collection features a palette of golds, beiges, pinks and greens that combines with any of Blantyre's 18 patterns for hospitality interiors.
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8.25.09 | Toronto, Canada | IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, September 23-26, offers an array of awards and events for the design community. They include:
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8.25.09 | Chicago, IL | Tim Grygera was appointed Western Regional Sales Manager for Schreder Lighting USA. Prior to joining Schreder Lighting USA, he served as Regional Sales Representative for Big Ass Fans. He also was the Manager of Key Accounts North America for Zumtobel Lighting
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8.25.09 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group, Inc. subsidiary, Dynalectric Los Angeles will install a high voltage electrical system at Moorpark College in Moorpark, CA. The scope of work involves removing existing distribution switchgear and transformers and replacing them with new higher efficiency units.
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8.25.09 | New York, NY | The Architectural League will move to 594 Broadway in Soho on September 1. The move was made possible by Newmark Knight Frank, which has made the space available to the League on very favorable terms. They anticipate being there three years before moving to more permanent quarters.
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8.25.09 | Cartersville, GA | Shaw Commercial Division announced the creation of Shaw Contract Group Australia. The newest subsidiary is based on the acquisition of Purchasing Solutions, its assets and employees. Shaw Contract Group Australia will maintain its headquarters in Melbourne and will service all states throughout the country and in New Zealand.
8.25.09 | Washington, DC | SHW Group hired two staff members for its DC studio. Doug Gehley was hired as vice president and studio leader. He will lead the studio's sustainable design and educational architecture projects. Burt Jackson was hired as project manager. He has more than 25 years experience in architecture and construction management and is currently working on the Loudoun County Public School Project.
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8.24.09 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll, Inc. announced that it filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon being declared effective, the shelf registration statement will permit Knoll to offer and sell from time to time, up to $300 million of equity, debt, or other types of securities described in the registration statement, or any combination thereof, in one or more future public offerings.
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8.14.09 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel Inc. tweaked its Terrace office furniture system, resulting in Terrace DNA, a better “building block” for creating a better office. Lower panel heights use less material and provide more
natural light. Storage solutions were
incorporated, including overhead units and towers that match panel
heights for a more modern aesthetic. Power and cable
management is well controlled, with options available at the base,
beltline, below work surfaces and in top channel locations.
8.24.09 | London, UK | Paul Finch was appointed the new chair of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). He will take over for Sir John Sorrell this December. Mr. Finch is Programme Director of the World Architecture Festival, editor emeritus of Architectural Review and Architects' Journal and has chaired CABE's London 2012 design review panel since 2006.
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8.24.09 | Atlanta, GA | HOK Atlanta achieved LEED-CI Gold certification for its redesigned showroom. The 18,000 sq. ft. space on the 41st floor of One Ninety One Peachtree Tower was completed in 2008. The design employs maximum day lighting, advanced environmental controls and 100% of its energy usage was offset with the purchase of renewable energy credits.
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8.24.09 | Mumbai, India | Kyoorius Designyatra is scheduled for September 4-7 at the Hotel Renaissance, Powai, 2 & 3b Near Chinmayanand Ash, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The four day conference on design in all forms, including advertising and design, architecture design and branding will feature guest speakers Sir Martin Sorrell, Rodney Fitch, Michael Wolff, Wally Olins, and Priya Paul. The festival will include workshops and a scheduled matchmaking session. As part of this initiative, 14 Dutch companies will be participating in the festival to actively seek collaborations with the Indian design world.
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8.20.09 | New York, NY | Reed Elsevier announced that it will sell off Interior Design Magazine. The company also
announced that U.S. executive Tad Smith is leaving as CEO of
Reed Business Information-U.S., effective immediately. CFO John
Poulin is now acting CEO.
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8.21.09 | Chicago, IL | IIDA announced the appointment of Carmen O'Donnell as Communications Manager. Ms. O’Donnell will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Association’s communications initiatives and strategic publications. Prior to joining IIDA, Ms. O’Donnell’s communications experience included providing editorial and project management support for Pearson Education. She served editorial posts at Imagination Publishing and Schawk Creative Agency and she has written for a wide range of award-winning magazines and websites, including: IIDA’s Perspective, the Project Management Institute’s PM Network, YMCA’s Discovery and Lowe’s professional website lowesforpros.com. Ms. O’Donnell is based in IIDA’s Chicago Headquarters in the Merchandise Mart. She can be reached at 888.799.IIDA or codonnell@iida.org.
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8.21.09 | Norcross, GA | The Greenway Group introduced a new consulting service, Tango. It focuses on two ingredients for thriving in challenging economic times: firm strategic operations and firm brand positioning. Led by Doug Parker and Bill Wittland, Tango includes a five-phased process that yields a documentation of both an operations and a brand plan to support an actionable approach for each client firm.
8.21.09 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll's Generation chair is on a roll. An entourage from Knoll Indianapolis and the Detroit Regional Team set out in an RV equipped with Generation chairs to present the award-winning task chair to dealers and designers throughout the region. Over the next two weeks, Generation has tour dates in Lansing, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis.
8.21.09 | Grand Rapids, MI | Configura’s 2nd annual CET Designer User Conference will be held Sept. 30–Oct. 1 at The Venetian/Palazzo, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV. The conference is free to CET Designer users and also includes a free one-year subscription to CET Designer. CET Designer is used to design and specify office furnishings and space. The deadline to register is September 23.
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8.21.09 | East Greenville, PA |The Knoll Educational Scholarship Program announced the 30 scholarship recipients for 2009. Knoll awards beneficiaries financial assistance for a year of tuition in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited college, university, community college or vocational technical school. Recipients are determined by Scholarship America.
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8.21.09 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller received silver from the International Design Excellence Awards in the Design Strategy Category. The design competition, honors design excellence in products, eco design, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research, and concepts. Herman Miller's Materials Program consists of two components: physical samples that can be seen and touched and a Materials website of more than 1,600 materials.
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8.21.09 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman was commissioned by NYSE Euronext to design the "next generation trading floor". Renovations will be made to the floor's main room, replacing traditional broker booths with modern trading desks, new screens, and workspaces. The refurbishment plan will continue over the next 18 months. The finished space will likely resemble NYSE Euronext's new NYSE Amex options trading floor—also designed by Perkins Eastman.
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