3.5.08 | The Netherlands | Chairs, the Delft Collection is a book by the Faculty of Architecture at Technology University, Delft, The Netherlands. Containing more than a century of chairs, the educational book includes one of the most comprehensive furniture collections in the Netherlands. The book covers materials, construction and typology and each object is accompanied by images and a thorough description. 

3.5.08 | London, UK | Foreign Office Architects finalized its design for the Institute of Legal Medicine in Madrid, part of the masterplan for the Campus de la Justicia.  FOA's 14,000 sq.m. spherical design, so stipulated in the masterplan, is the first step in the plan and will provide space for forensic medicine.  A euphemism for a morgue, the institute can cope with large-scale disasters. The building is due for completion in 2009.

3-5.08 | New York, NY | Bruce Ratner, developer, announced that the plans for the Renzo Piano-designed City Tech Tower in downtown Brooklyn were dropped, an agreement mutually agreed upon by both sides. The 1,000 ft. tower with dorm and lab would have been Brooklyn's tallest building. CUNY still plans to build its dorm and lab in a building with only 10 stories.

2.29.08 | New York, NY | Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., a leading building engineering and design firm,  established the Thornton Tomasetti Foundation to support the education and community outreach activities of young engineers and architects. The foundation, a tax-exempt, non-profit organization, has two primary missions: to fund fellowships, scholarships, and internships, and to provide financial support for individuals and organizations pursuing philanthropic activities related to building engineering, design or technology. For more information; info@ThorntonTomasettiFoundation.org

2.29.08 | New York, NY | Steven Holl Architects was commissioned by CapitaLand China to design a mixed-use complex in Chengdu, China. Calling it a 'Sliced Porosity Block', the building is made up of five towers with a multi-level plaza in the center of the complex. The towers, designed for offices, apartments retail, hotel, cafes and restaurants, have a geometric exterior and are heated and cooled geo-thermally. 

2.25.08 | Boston, MA | Shawn Bland joined Cubellis as Associate, Project Manager for the Boston office, where he will work on retail and mixed-use projects for local and national retail clients.  Mr. Bland comes to Cubellis from Jacobs Carter Burgess where he was Associate Project Manager for 15 years. http://www.cubellis.com/