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2.8.10 | Cleveland, OH | Vocon jumped to number 43 among Interior Design's top 50 ranked U.S. interior design firms. Ranked 48 in 2009 this is the ninth straight year that Vocon has made the list. The firm secured a spot in the top 50 by increasing its overall project revenue, including interior design and architecture income growth.
2.5.10 | Washington, DC | Edward J. Kodet, Jr. was inaugurated as 2010 Chancellor for the AIA College of Fellows. Mr. Kodet is the founder and president of Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd. in Minneapolis, MN. His responsibilities as Chancellor include presiding at the annual business meeting, Executive Committee meetings and Convocation of Fellows. He also will lead the Latrobe Prize, a $100,000 grant for research on sustainable design in the urban environment.
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2.5.10 | Boston, MA | The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum revealed the final plans for an addition designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Mr. Piano designed the new wing to stand 50 feet behind the existing building and to rise no higher. A first floor with transparent glass walls will afford views of Fenway Court, the museum gardens, and the adjacent Emerald Necklace park system by Frederick Law Olmsted. The museum seeks LEED certification and is expected to open in early 2012.
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2.4.10 | New York, NY | Perkins+Will will receive a 2010 National Building Museum Honor Award for its commitment to civic innovation in design, construction, and education throughout its 75-year history. It is the first time an architecture firm has been selected as an Honor Award recipient since its inception in 1986. Among Perkins+Will's many achievements is its leadership in sustainable design. Perkins+Will was the first multi-office firm to commit to the 2030 Challenge, pledging that all projects be designed for carbon neutrality by the year 2030.
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2.4.10 | Chicago, IL | Goettsch Partners were selected to design new offices for the Global Services division of law firm Baker & McKenzie. Baker & McKenzie will occupy the 43rd and 46th through 51st floors, as well as part of the 44th floor. Project completion is slated for the second half of 2011.
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2.2.10 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman joined the medical staff and leadership of NYU Langone Medical Center in recognizing the completion of an Outpatient Surgery facility. Located at 333.E. 38th Street, NYC, the facility is designed for the needs of patients undergoing specialized orthopaedic surgical procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay. It includes operating rooms, ultrasonic decontamination machines, computerized steam sterilizers for surgical hardware, and carbon dioxide devices for sterilizing more delicate items.
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1.29.10 | New York, NY | FIGMENT joined forces with The Emerging New York Architects Committee of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Structural Engineers Association of New York to sponsor a competition. A Call for Proposals has been issued to design and construct an architectural pavilion for the 2010 summer season on Governors Island. The City of Dreams Pavilion will be a gathering place for people to meet, learn about the arts programs on the island, and enjoy a performance or lecture. Registration deadline is February 8, 2010.
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1.27.10 | San Diego, CA | Carrier Johnson + CULTURE announced a merger with Fehlman LaBarre. The firms have produced such projects as the Al Reem Island Master Plan in Abu Dhabi, the Sony Corporate Headquarters, Rancho Bernardo, CA and the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA.
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1.28.10 | Tampa, FL | The Tampa Museum of Art is set to open February 6. Known at the Cornelia Corbett Center, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL, the facility, designed by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects, Inc., San Francisco, CA, features a facade designed with aluminum panels embedded with programmable LED lights, a three-story atrium lobby, and galleries with translucent ceilings.
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1.28.10 | Dubai, UAE | Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has opened. At an official height of 828 meters, the 160-story tower rises taller than the previous record-holder, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan. The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building according to all three criteria of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: height to architectural top, height to tip, and highest occupied floor.
1.27.10 | New York, NY | The Shashi Caan Collective joined forces with John McGee, and his team in the United Kingdom leading to the creation of a UK office and a team of professionals known as The Collective UK. The Collective provides architectural interior, product and workplace design solutions which focus on supporting people both pragmatically and qualitatively. Mr. McGee has more than 25 years of industry experience having led workspace projects for Amazon, BP, Exxon mobil, and Hewlett Packard. Ms. Caan has held senior positions in three major US firms, including Skidmore Owings and Merrill, where she was an Associate Partner and Director of Design.
1.26.10 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman, the Board of Directors, and the faculty of the Concordia International School Shanghai celebrated the completion of a new high school. The high school is a six-story complex with academic, athletic, and administrative functions, offering sustainability features. It is the fourth phase in a series of planning and design projects completed for the school by Perkins Eastman.
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