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The LG HI-MACS is the New Generation of Natural Acrylic Stone; it is a modern-looking superior quality product used for either contemporary or more conventional decorative applications, in any case ones endowed with true personality.
The material is made up of bauxite-derived natural stone powder, acrylic resin to enable assembly without any visible sealing, and natural pigments.
Easy to transform, the LG HI-MACS can be adapted to meet even the most demanding standards.
It performs perfectly in extemely strenuous environments owing to its very high level of durability and resistance, a quality much valued by architects and designers.
Its excellent thermoformability makes possible a wide variety of designs and shapes.
Translucent, the material is very attractive, soft and warm when you touch it.
Non-porous, it has a homogeneous and hygienic easy-to-wash surface, which stands up to stains of all types, wear and heat.
LG HI-MACS distinguishes itself by an extremely efficient quality of service provided by the Quality Club, a network of highly trained and approved manufacturers.
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The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) recognized the new Theatre Arts Building at Santa Monica College with a Los Angeles Architectural Award during a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. today.
The project, which was designed by the Los Angeles office of international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and project management firm LEO A DALY, was honored with The New Civic Building Award as part of LABC's 38th Annual Los Angeles Architecture Awards program.
"We are pleased to recognize LEO A DALY for their contribution to enhancing the world-class level of contemporary architecture in Los Angeles.
It is the talent and creativity of their entire project team that makes development of this high quality and aesthetic appeal possible," stated Mary Leslie, President of the Los Angeles Business Council.
The bold, contemporary design of the 20,000 square-foot, $17 million building, which opened its doors in September 2006, is the new home of the college's award-winning performing arts program.
According to Vice President and Managing Principal of LEO A DALY's Los Angeles office, Brian A. Kite, AIA, "This is the third honor the project has received recently and we at LEO A DALY are especially thankful to Santa Monica College for having invited us to design such a notable structure for their campus."
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The Future Forum is a three day lasting conference and event with a focus point on Design, Architecture and Hospitality.
After the success of the event last year in Barcelona the Future Forum this year will take place in Berlin from 15 October 2008 to 17 October 2008.
Future Forum addresses all those who are interested in creating hotels with a whole new mindset.
It is geared towards investors, hoteliers, architects, designers, developers and consultants, who are looking for the brighter and broader picture.
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The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia launches the digital fabrication summer workshop.
The aim is to produce the Venice Biennale installation that Guallart Architects, IaaC and the Bcn Fab Lab, with the collaboration of Bestiario, will present during the Venice Biennale, based on digital fabrication procedures.
The aim of the workshop is to produce an installation designed by Guallart Architects, IaaC, and the BCN Fab Lab in collaboration with Bestiario that will be presented during the Biennale of Venice which this year has a focus on digital fabrication procedures.
The installation Hyperhabitat: Reprogramming the World, will reproduce, in 1:1 scale, a youth dwelling with sharing spaces.
It will be fabricated with from acrylic and interconnected with information systems to the networks and urban systems of larger scales.
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Hyperhabitat: Reprograming the World
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The trend to provide "green" design with eco and energy efficient and sustainable products, has arrived in the healthcare facility.
The Toronto debut of, "The Green Patient Room" at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada this September 25 & 26 will demonstrate the future possibilities for patient healthcare environments.
The Green Patient room exhibit is a 400 square foot fully sustainable patient room that demonstrates the latest design concepts with regard to patient wellness and caregiver safety.
Visitors will be able to experience first hand the benefits of a Green Patient Room.
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