5.23.08 | Atlanta, GA | National Office Furniture, a division of Kimball International, held a continuing education course presented by Rebecca Ewing titled “Color: A Visual Language. The half-day training event was held at Cobb Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. “Following the course, attendees mingled over hors d'oeuvres and refreshments and had a look at several of National's newest product introductions.”

5.23.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Inscape Corporation will be represented by The Ruder Group in the Illinois and Wisconsin markets. The new partners hosted a party for 350 designers and dealers May 8th to celebrate. Inscape designs and manufactures office furniture systems, filing and storage and architectural products. www.inscapesolutions.com

5.23.08 | Boston, MA | Jonathan D. Ross became Director of Education for Gensler Boston. Most recently, Mr. Ross spent 17 years at the firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott in Boston, MA, where he was a principal and chair of the Education Practice Group. His experience includes feasibility studies, campus and building master plans, facility programming, and full architectural services for college and university libraries, classroom buildings, science buildings, dining and athletic facilities as well as K-12 facilities for independent schools. www.gensler.com

5.22.08 | Nashville, TN | Sharon Koomen Harmon, IIDA, and Katherine  E. Kannon, AIA, announce the fourth edition of their book, The Codes Guidebook for Interiors. The award-winning guide offers a wealth of information and an easy-to-search format, which saves research time and effort for any designer. Sharon is an interior designer in Nashville, TN.  She has more than 20 years of experience in commercial and residential interiors.  Visit the publisher online at www.wiley.com to learn more

5.23.08 | Washington, DC | The American Institute of Architects (AIA) named the 15 recipients of the 2008 Small Project Awards. The AIA Small Project Awards Program recognizes small-project practitioners for the high quality of their work and to promote excellence in small-project design. Award recipients are categorized into three groups: Small project objects (furniture, fixture, or fragment; up to $50,000 construction budget); Small project structures (up to $500,000 construction budget); Flood-resistant housing (built or proposed). The winners are:

• Connector- Randy Brown Architects, Omaha, NE
• Hidden Cove- alterstudio architect, llp , Austin, TX
• Spa in a Box- Gardner Mohr Architects LLC, Chevy Chase, MD
• PINE/Cone- SALA Architects, Minneapolis, MN
• Chandelier for the Hamilton Association- Heller Manus Architects, San Francisco, CA
• Butterfly Window-Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd., West Chester, PA 
• Marfa 10 x 10 Lightbox (Honorable mention)- candid rogers architect, San Antonio, TX
• Wedge House- Donald Lococo Architects, LLC, Washington, DC 
• Casa 218- candid rogers architect, San Antonio, TX
• TEMPO- Laboratory for Environments, Architecture & Design Inc., Husnes, Norway
• Abod- BSB Design, West Des Moines, Iowa
• PJ's Coffee Shop- Wayne Troyer Architects, New Orleans, LA 
• Penmar Studio-Residence- Dean Nota Architect AIA, Hermosa Beach, CA 
• Hobbit House- Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd., West Chester, PA 
• Peninsula Temple Sholom Entry Canopy- Herman & Coliver Architecture, San Francisco, CA 
• Modular- Elm (Honorable mention)-Randy Brown Architects, Omaha, NE
• Bus Shelter (Honorable mention)- PBC+L ARCHITECTURE, Raleigh, NC 
  

5.22.08 | New York, NY | Perkins+Will was selected by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) to design the 3 million sq. ft. Police Academy campus in College Point, Queens. The project will consolidate the Police Academy into one location and will include a main instruction building, field house, firearms and tactical training facility, Police Museum visiting lecturer accommodations, parking garage, tactical village, rescue training, outdoor track, outdoor muster deck, and driver training.
www.perkinswill.com/

5.22.08 | New York, NY | Perkins Eastman received the  International Achievement Award at the fourth annual World Trade Week Awards Breakfast. The award recognized Perkins Eastman for world-wide growth and achievements in the A/E/C industry. 

5.19.08 | Dallas, TX | The MGM Grand, designed by Wilson Associates, at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, opened May 17. The Wilson Associates project includes the main lobby, 825 guest rooms and suites, a 21,000 sq. ft. spa, a 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater, 50,000 sq. ft. of casino gaming area, an entertainment lounge and meetings and convention space that features the largest ballroom in the Northeast. www.wilsonassoc.com