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 National AIA and HUD Secretary Recognize Greenbridge with Prestigious Design AwardGreenbridge, a new mixed-income, sustainable community in White Center near Seattle, is being recognized by the National American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its empowering design approach that creatively engaged local residents and stakeholders in transforming a World War II-era public housing project into a colorful, vibrant, and thriving community.The AIA/HUD Secretary's award recognizes Greenbridge both for its inclusive planning process and the resulting environmentally- friendly neighborhood design that offers a mix of housing types, an impressive network of parks and trails, extensive art, and a community hub with a new elementary school, early learning center, renovated community center, public library, and retail shops. The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) developed this ground-breaking affordable housing and mixed-use project, using a HOPE VI grant from the U.S. Department of HUD to catalyze revitalization of White Center, King County's poorest neighborhood. GGLO led the master planning and design team responsible for the complex redevelopment plan. GGLO and KCHA worked closely with residents, a community task force, business leaders, local government, and other stakeholders to develop the project's vision and goals of sustainability, community, and diversity. more National AIA and HUD Secretary Recognize Greenbridge with Prestigious Design Award design directory GGLO > Architecture Companies added by Levent OZLER |
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 A-cero Opens a New Office in DubaiThe architecture firm A-cero, directed by Joaquin Torres, announces the opening of its new office in Dubai, dedicated to architectural and urban design projects in the Middle East.The new office is located in the Al Barsha First district, an ample zone under development near the Palm Jumeirah, just a few blocks from the famous Mall of Emirates, the biggest commercial centre in the region, and will sum to the existing offices in Madrid and A Coruna. A-cero's expansion in the region began in 2007 with the proposal of The Wave Tower, a 92-floor skyscraper standing on the water, in the Madinat Al Arab district. Shortly after, The studio won the international competition for the design of an ample residential area in the Dubai Waterfront, including 5 high rise towers. At present, A-cero is developing many projects in the United Arab Emirates, and has great expectations about its future in the region. more www.a-c... (866) design directory A-cero > Architecture Design Studios design database A-cero added by a-cero |
 Re-sampling OrnamentExactly 100 years after Adolf Loos wrote Ornament and Crime, a manifesto that effectively relegated ornament in architecture to the peripheries of the discourse, "Re-sampling Ornament" takes a first step towards tracing its re-emergence.For decades the language of architectural ornament has remained largely unspoken, but for a few memorable post-modern architectural experiments. Yet from Owen Jones "Grammar of Ornament" to John Ruskin, Gottfried Semper, Louis Sullivan and William Hogarth - and contemporaries such as Kent Bloomer, a rich vocabulary of opposing and often contradictory theories exists to be readapted, re-sampled, and once again applied at the heart of architectural practice. Oliver Domeisen's research at his unit at London's Architectural Association into the history and contemporary application of ornament in architecture has made it possible to embellish and enrich a mutual selection of new architectural projects with terminology drawn from many dictionaries; allowing for associations and groupings that can identify vital traces of ornament in current practice and at the same time rethink its boundaries, creating a new context within which contemporary projects can be redefined and rethought. event (ended) current design events more info www.sam... (320) added by Levent OZLER |
 Keating Hotel by Pininfarina Wins the Earth-Minded AwardsThe Keating Hotel by Pininfarina, San Diego's premier boutique hotel, was named the project winner of the inaugural Earth-Minded Awards, presented by Hospitality Design magazine and American Society of Interior Designers.The awards program recognizes exceptional sustainable design in two categories, hospitality projects and hospitality products. Winners were honored last week in Las Vegas at Hospitality Design Green Day, a full day of conference programming dedicated to green design. Submissions were judged by a group of esteemed hospitality designers. "We are very proud of this award because it confirms that the Keating project outlines possible answers to the complex issue of sustainability - said Paolo Pininfarina, President and CEO Pininfarina Extra. - When approaching a new project, from the microcosm of small objects for everyday use, through to the macrocosm of buildings, we always try to minimize environmental impact and relate people with the natural environment. We did the same while designing the Keating." more Keating Hotel by Pininfarina Wins the Earth-Minded Awards design directory Pininfarina > Car Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 LEO A DALY Dallas Receives Top ASID Honor for Nokia HQThe Dallas office of international architecture, engineering, planning, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY was recently recognized with a first place award by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Texas Chapter as part of the 2008 Design Ovation Awards.LEO A DALY was honored for the design of the Nokia Latin American Headquarters in Miami, Fla. in the category of corporate spaces over 5,000-square feet. The award was presented on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Dallas during the Design Ovation gala. According to C. Mark Seiley, AIA, Vice President and Managing Principal of LEO A DALY Dallas, "Creating the new Latin American Headquarters for Nokia in Miami represented an exciting design opportunity for our team. We are truly honored to have this project recognized for its design excellence." Completed in the fall of 2007, the 25,000 square-foot office occupies the tenth floor of an existing office building located near Miami International Airport. The project's design concept, "fire and ice" unites the geographic roots of the mobile phone communications company, which had its start in Finland, the organization's expanding presence in Latin America, and the office's physical location in South Florida. With a focus on sustainability, designers specified environmentally friendly materials throughout and maximized access to natural light. more LEO A DALY Dallas Receives Top ASID Honor for Nokia HQ design directory LEO A DALY > Architecture Companies added by Levent OZLER |
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