4.29.08 | Irvine, CA | KTGY Group was named a finalist in six categories in the MAME Awards competition, including Best Community (Arroyo Crossing), Best Attached Home (City Square) and Best Architectural Design (Vantage of Palo Alto). 

4.24.08 | Shangkai | HOK's Asia-Pacific practice accepted the Urban Design Firm of the Year award in the 2007 Asia Pacific Real Estate Awards program, April 10 at the Westin Shanghai Hotel, sponsored by the AsiaCRE commercial real estate organization. HOK also was named a semi-finalist in the "Architecture Firm of the Year" and "Interior Design Firm of the Year" categories.

4.18.08 | San Francisco, CA | Vitra Inc. added two employees to the San Francisco office. Karen Bendinelli, Senior Sales Associate, brings over thirteen years of industry expertise to the Vitra team, most recently with Knoll. Kris Stolebarger, Bay Area Sales Representative, will be responsible for growing the end-user business within the Bay Area sales territory. Prior to her current position, Ms. Stolebarger provided Vitra with sales support and also managed the Vitra San Francisco Showroom.

4.18.08 | Muscatine, IA |– The HON Company announced nine of the company’'s wood seating series have received SCS Indoor Advantage™ certification, marking The HON Company’s 72nd product line to receive either SCS Indoor Advantage or SCS Indoor Advantage Gold. Currently 90 percent of HON’'s total office seating line is now certified SCS Indoor Advantage or Indoor Advantage Gold.

4.17.08 | Austin, TX | Gensler opened a third office in Texas, located at 221 W. 6th Street, Suite 1150, Austin, TX, 78701. The Austin office will be led by office director Todd Runkle, who worked in the company's Washington DC, Detroit, and Houston offices from 1986 to 1999 prior to returning to Gensler last year. He is joined by project manager John Mapes, AIA, who worked in Gensler's San Ramon, California office from 2000 to 2004.