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 Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+AEmployees of Facebook recently moved to a new headquarters that facilitates interaction and connection, reflecting the company's mission as a social networking website provider.Formerly a laboratory facility for high-tech manufacturer Agilent Technologies, the 150,000-square-foot structure at Palo Alto's Stanford Research Park brings together more than 700 employees originally scattered throughout 10 locations in and around downtown Palo Alto. The design of the space relied heavily on input from the users, appropriate for a flatly structured company that weights every employee's opinion equally. O+A designers interviewed employees about what they wanted from their new headquarters. The Facebook platform was used to conduct company-wide polls about design decisions, post construction photos and updates, and keep everyone informed of the thought process behind the project. An advisory board of employees from every department collaborated with the design team on the design process, from space planning to finishes to final move coordination. Because the new facility houses employees coming from various locations, the company wanted to maintain each division's distinct identity. The design takes its inspiration from the patchwork nature of Facebook users and employees, bringing together seemingly disparate elements to form a cohesive pattern and using color and interior spacing to create neighborhoods within the open plan space. more Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A design directory Studio O+A > Interior Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
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 Pamphlet Architecture 30 Competition Winner AnnouncedPamphlet Architecture, Ltd. announced the winner of the Pamphlet Architecture 30 competition, an international competition that called for "proposals aimed at inventive new infrastructure for the United States."The winning entry, entitled Coupling: Strategies for Infrastructural Opportunism, was submitted by InfraNet Lab/Lateral Office and will be published as number 30 in the critically acclaimed Pamphlet Architecture series of publications. InfraNet Lab/Lateral Office - a nonprofit research collective - is composed of Mason White, Lola Sheppard, Neeraj Bhatia, and Maya Przybylski. The winning entrants will receive a $2,500 grant to develop their proposal for publication as Pamphlet 30 in September 2011. The Pamphlet Architecture 30 jury consisted of Kevin Lippert, publisher, Princeton Architectural Press; Steven Holl, architect; Toshiko Mori, architect; Michael Bell, architect; Stan Allen, architect; Marion Weiss, architect; and Jennifer Thompson, editorial director, Princeton Architectural Press. According to the jury, Coupling locates new, small-scale potentials for infrastructure in unexpected places. The winning entry also illustrates a collection of projects with strong graphics, design, and thematic organization. more www.pap... (139) added by Levent OZLER |
 World Green Building Council Leader's SummitIIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2009 and the Green Building Festival will host the World Green Building Council Leader's Summit on September 23, 2009.The Leaders Summit will be the first time the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) brings together world industry leaders and policy makers to hear from experts about the enormous potential green buildings offer nations as they work to reduce their carbon emissions. This Summit is part of a larger initiative that includes a number of events happening concurrently around the World, as many of the national Green Building Councils (GBCs) also work to raise awareness about the important role green buildings have in reducing carbon emissions. World leaders are preparing to gather in December for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to determine the next global deal on how to reduce carbon emissions. WorldGBC wants to ensure that green buildings are a part of the Copenhagen discussions. Hosting the Summit in Toronto, in conjunction with IIDEX/NeoCon Conference and the Green Building Festival, the WorldGBC Secretariat wants to shine the spotlight on Canadian initiatives and showcase the opportunities for governments to be the leading advocate for green buildings on the international stage. event (ended) current design events design directory Sustainable Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
 Axel Ritter : Smart Materials Will Revolutionise Architecture Within YearsArchitects who fail to run with the trend sparked by radical smart materials towards adaptive and kinetic buildings will be left behind, says a leading expert.The use of materials that change their properties in reaction to heat, moisture or light will "revolutionise" architecture, German architect Axel Ritter said. Buildings of the future will be able to change colour, size, shape and opacity in reaction to stimuli. Architects will be able to design buildings that change their geometry according to the weight of the people inside, he said. more www.arc... (97) added by Levent OZLER |
 SuBET: Hilson Moran Launches Unique Sustainable Masterplanning ToolA unique sustainable masterplanning tool is being launched by leading engineering consultancy Hilson Moran, in conjunction with Dr Husam Al Waer and Professor Derek Clements-Croome from Dundee and Reading Universities.After eight years of development, the SuBET masterplanning tool offers a comprehensive, international, sustainable rating scheme and assessment tool that evaluates the sustainable design and performance of a major masterplan. It provides a valuable framework for masterplanning right from the start, incorporating not just the environmental aspects of sustainability, but also the social and economic impacts created by the design of a built environment project. "This powerful tool offers a real breakthrough in sustainable masterplanning," said Matt Kitson, Hilson Moran's Director of Sustainability. "It enables us to analyse over 70 different indicators of sustainability at the very inception of a project and to assess a proposed masterplan using bespoke weightings for environmental stewardship, economic growth and socio-cultural impact, according to the particular development's and country's priorities." more www.hil... (34) added by Levent OZLER |
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