11.14.08 | Calhoun, GA | Mannington Commercial will launch a new design challenge December 1.  tx:style, a competition for certified architects and designers with no more than seven years professional experience, will incorporate the internet for online interface with the voters who will decide the top honors. Entries must be uploaded by February 6. To enter Mannington Commercial’s tx:style competition, or to view the submissions and cast your vote, visit www.manningtoncommercial.com/txstyle.

11.14.08 | Chicago, IL | Christine Brady and Melissa Szeredy received Richard R. Smith Memorial Scholarships from ASID-IL. Each was awarded a $1,000 check to offset fees for tuition, books and supplies for the current school year. The Richard R. Smith Memorial Scholarship competition is based upon excellence in design. 

11.13.08 | Dallas, TX | Wilson Associates were finalists in the Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. The Westin Hotel Guangzhou in China was a Finalist for Best Guest Room and the St. Regis Singapore was named a Finalist for Best Suite. The winning designs are published in the October issue of Interior Design and the November issue of Hotels.  

11.13.08 | Vernon, CT | EMCOR Services New England Mechanical won first place in the 2008 Design/Build Award program. The company was recognized for its work on The Renaissance, a high-rise residential building in Shelton, CT. The Contracting Business Design/Build Awards program honors the most creative and innovative work being done by commercial HVAC contractors across the nation. 

11.13.08 | Washington, DC | C.F.Stinson won a second consecutive Nightingale Award for its Patterned PVC-free upholstery collection. The collection comes in 3 patterns; Hoopla, Eclipse, and Flutter, and is manufactured using a patent-pending technology for durability, cleanability and sustainability. Predominantly made with recycled materials and recycled polyester backing, and produced using water-based inks, the fabrics can contribute to LEED CI credits under various sections of the LEED Certification documentation and process.

11.13.08 | Washington, DC | Nurture by Steelcase earned its second consecutive Nightingale Award at the  Healthcare Design 08 Conference in Washington, DC. The award was given for its caregiver workspace solution, SYNC. SYNC work stations offer flexible and ergonomic solutions that accommodate increasing technology demands and the needs of caregivers and a clinical environment. SYNC adapts to a centralized or decentralized, new construction or retro-fit environment and can be moved, re-used or reconfigured as needs change. SYNC was designed in collaboration with HDR Architecture, Inc. The Nightingale Awards honor new healthcare products introduced to the U.S. market since November 2007. www.nurture.com

11.12.08 | Green Bay, WI | KI's Arissa Collection won a Nightingale Award at the Healthcare Design Conference. This marks KI’s third Nightingale Award over the past four years. The Arissa Collection is a durable, universal seating collection that does not segregate users by size or weight. It uses a patent pending seat geometry that supports up to 750 pounds without appearing oversized or overly delicate. 

11.12.08 | Washington, DC | Hill-Rom, KI, cf stinson, and Nurture by Steelcase won the 2008 Nightingale Awards Competition. The Nightingale Awards, sponsored by Contract, The Center for Health Design, and Healthcare Design.08, recognize excellence and innovation in
healthcare product design. The award ceremony was held during Healthcare Design 2008 in Washington, DC.

11.12.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller and Hewlett Packard took home the H. Bruce Russell Innovator's Award, corporate real estate's biggest prize. The award, given for excellence in sustainable leadership, economic development leadership and corporate real estate workplace innovation, was presented to the industry giants for their space utilization model, which features sensors on desk chairs to detect human presence. Using the information from the sensors, HP reconfigured its Melbourne, Australia office to reduce its cost per employee by 55%. The award was presented at the CoreNet Global Summit in Orlando, FL.

11.11.08 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company received the inaugural Green Product of the Year Award. Canadian Office Products Association presented it to the company for its Initiate Panel System with Nature Core, a panel filled with a sustainable, natural fiber called kenaf. The award recognizes a product that promotes sustainability, conservation and demonstrates how to significantly reduce one’s environmental footprint.

11.11.08 | Houston, TX | Airport Facilities Management Excellence Award winners were announced by the Airport Facilities Council of the International Facility Management Association. Representatives from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, San Diego International Airport and others were selected based on five criteria: leadership, innovation, sustainability, customer service and operational efficiency.

11.7.08 | Washington, DC | The 2008-2011 Outstanding Firm Awards went to five architecture firms selected through the Intern Development Program. The firms not only satisfied the requirements for recognition with the IDP Firm Award, but demonstrated a commitment to the program by going above and beyond the baseline criteria. The recipients, named include ANOVA Architects, Inc., BRR Architecture, Inc., Becker Morgan Group, Inc., Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, and Seay, Seay, & Litchfield. 

11.7.08 | Los Angeles, CA | The Los Angeles chapter of the AIA gave top honors to three projects for built architecture.

• The Water + Life Museums and Campus in Hemet, California, by Lehrer + Gangi Design + Build
• The Art Center College of Design's South Campus in Pasadena, by Daly Genik 
• NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland, by Morphosis.

Twenty-five awards were given to Los Angeles architects for projects across the United States and around the world.

11.7.08 | Beiijing, China | The Watercube won the Jorn Utzon Award for International Architecture.  Also known as the Chinese National Aquatic Center where the 2008 Olympic Swimming and Diving Competitions were held, the Watercube was a joint collaboration with the the Australian firm PTW Architects, Chinese practices CSCEC, CCDI and the international firm, Arup.