3.28.08 | Washington, DC | Washington Design Center, 300 D Street, SW, Washington, DC, will launch Design House on April 25, kicking off the event with a Design House preview party on April 23, 6-8 pm. The design platform brings together nine interior design professionals to create What Hue Inspires You.  

3.27.08 | Canton, GA | Grant Design Collaborative received honors for its 20x40' exhibit design for Musak at GlobalShop 2008, held at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The exhibit was selected at "Outstanding Booth Design" by VMSD magazine and "Best in Show Pavilion" by DDI publication.

3.27.08 | New York, NY | Louis Hedgecock, Managing Partner for BBG/Architects, New York Office, will speak on the Architecture of Hospitality: Focus on China, on Monday, March 31, 6-8 pm, at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardian Place, NYC. Mr. Hedgecock will discuss how its firm has broken into the Chinese market, the ceaseless learning curve, and future prospects for the expanding market.

3.26.08 | New York, NY | Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger, founders of the Berlin-based practice Barkow Leibinger Architects in 1993, will be at the Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue, NYC on Friday, April 11, 7:00 pm. Pursuing their interest in digitally tooled material, Barkow Leibinger's recent research projects investigate revolving laser cutting and CNC-cut translucent concrete formwork with an application to facade systems, pre-cast concrete, and ceramic elements. rsvp@archleague.org

3.26.08 | New York, NY | Material ConneXion will open a new showroom at the newly built Daegu Gyeongbuk Design Center in Daegu, Korea in June, 2008. The showroom will offer a materials library, consulting services, customized materials research, innovation alerts, materials trend reportings and public programming. www.materialconnexion.com