7.12.08 | New York, NY | Winfried Brenne and Franz Jaschke, partners in the firm Brenne Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, were presented with the 2008 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize at Knoll New York. They received the Prize for their restoration of the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, Germany, which was originally designed in 1930 by Hannes Meyer, the second director of the Bauhaus. The WMF / Knoll Modernism Prize was established to recognize architects and designers who rejuvenate Modernist structures. Part of the WMF's Modernism at Risk program, which launched in 2006 with founding sponsorship from Knoll, it is awarded biennially and consists of a $10,000 honorarium, as well as a limited-edition chair made by Knoll. Ms. Brenne and Mr. Jaschke are the first recipients of the Prize.

7.11.08 | New York, NY | South Street Seaport: Re-envisioning the Urban Edge is an exhibition from July 17 through September 20, 2008 that showcases 37 prospective designs resulting from the third Biennial Ideas Competition launched by the Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) of the AIA NY. The competition required the design of a new pier over the water south of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Exhibition will be held at The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NYC. 

7.10.08 | Holland, MI | Trendway presented the 2008 George and Lucille Heeringa Design Scholarships to Stephanie Gromer and William Oltman.  Ms. Gromer is an interior design major and an intern at ROI Design. She is planning on becoming LEED certified before she graduates. Her goal is to be a designer who is known for unique uses of material that benefit people and the environment. Mr. Oltman is an industrial design student with a minor in architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has three internships one at 2B Studio working on product design, development, and research; a second at Bonnette Designs where he primarily does graphic design; and a third with the Grand Rapids Police Department where he assists the public in answering questions and writing reports. The $1,000 award, which was created in honor of Trendway's founding proprietors George and Lucille Heeringa, is offered annually to design students at Kendall College in Grand Rapids, MI. The winners are selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude, leadership abilities, community involvement, and volunteerism.