ASID Supports Legislation that Opens Doors for Interior Designers in Florida

9.1.10 | Washington, D.C. | The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) continues to support legislation in Florida that allows those who have met education and examination qualifications to use the title “registered” or “certified” interior designer, while preserving the current scope of practice for those who choose not to seek registration. This legislation benefits interior designers in many ways:

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Lighting and Daylighting Design with Efficiency

Learn the art of efficient lighting design and the science of lamps, ballasts, luminaires and controls from Jim Benya, electrical engineer, lighting designer, consultant, and principal of Benya Lighting. Back by popular demand, Jim will examine the latest technologies and strategies to achieve superior lighting design essential for energy efficient and high performance buildings.

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Mancini•Duffy Wins Two Project Design Awards

8.18.10 | New York, NY | Mancini•Duffy announced that it has won design awards for two of its recent projects:

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), new offices and event center in Washington, DC, received an Honorable Mention in the New Urban Construction category from USGBC’s National Capital Region Chapter’s 2010 Awards of Excellence.  This project previously won an Award of Excellence for Best Urban Renovation from NAIOP’s Maryland/DC Chapter and the Green Project Award from Real Estate & Construction Review.  CFR involved the re-development of the building program and the design renovation of the building façade and new interior office space which was awarded LEED® gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  

Fortune Global 500 Investment Center in Charlotte, NC, won the award for best project in the “Commercial Under 50,000 Square Feet category” in the IIDA New York Chapter’s 2010 Lester Dundes Interior Design Competition.  The judges commented that the design solution provides a departure from traditional call centers, very well targeted toward their staff, a younger demographic. It demonstrates a great effort to steer away from an understandably stressful environment, providing a good sense of light and color and a “moving forward” approach to call centers, setting the bar for like companies to do the same.

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Perkins Eastman Expands Presence in Mumbai

8.19.10 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman said that it will expand its existing Mumbai, India office. In mid-September 2010, Principal and Executive Director Aaron B. Schwarz FAIA will be in Mumbai full time to build on the firm’s local presence by expanding the office opened in 2008 with an international staff of at least 20 over the next year. The firm’s current projects in India include the new Indian School of Business (ISB) Mohali Campus and the Saifee Burhani Bhendi Bazaar Master Plan in Mumbai. Mr. Schwarz will join Associate Principal Smita Rawoot, who permanently relocated to Mumbai in 2008 to support the firm’s local business development efforts. He will also continue to serve as one of the firm’s Principal and Executive Directors, working with project teams in all of the Perkins Eastman offices worldwide. http://www.perkinseastman.com

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GGA Designs New HQ for Salient Federal Solutions

8.18.10 | Washington, D.C. | Group Goetz Architects (GGA) was recently selected as the architect for the new headquarters of Salient Federal Solutions, a rapidly growing federal IT and engineering solutions firm. The new 20,000 SF headquarters occupies the 6th floor of the Fairfax, VA Center Pointe II and is slated for completion in March 2011. GGA is working with Catherine Jones, Senior Vice President at UGL-EQUIS who acted as the broker for the project. The first quadrant houses an executive suite with glass walls that run the length of the main circulation spine. Quadrant two has a comfortable seating area that opens to the elevator lobby. The main conference room, which is located in this area, seats up to 50 people and will be outfitted with state of the art high-tech audio visual equipment. Adjacent to the conference room is the more formal board room. The walls will be acoustically treated with sound absorbing finishes and wood panels that accentuate the more corporate atmosphere. There two additional quadrants.

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Environetics Expands With Offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Korea

8.16.10 | Los Angeles, CA | Environetics, Los Angeles, CA, celebrates the success of the first two quarters with new independently-owned alliance offices in Philadelphia, PA, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and Seoul, Korea.  Together with its Los Angeles and New York offices, the firm creates environments for clients in the corporate, academic, healthcare/senior care, industrial, hospitality/retail, residential, recreation/fitness and the public sectors. “The addition of these offices is the realization of a vision to provide a full range of services in the built environment, and to offer solutions with exceptional design that reflect and extend our clients’ cultures,” said Rodney Stone, president of Environetics, Los Angeles office.

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Kasian Brings International Experience To The EDAC Program As A New Advocate Firm

8.16.10 | Concord, CA | Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. is the next advocate firm for the Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) program from The Center for Health Design. Kasian is one of the top 100 architecture, interior design and planning firms in the world, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Shanghai. The company has achieved international recognition for its collaborative approach to design, creating award-winning spaces and sustainable environments for people everywhere. Kasian becomes the 14th firm to dedicate 25% of its healthcare team to achieve EDAC accreditation.

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