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 USGBC Announces Recipients of 2009 LEED for Homes AwardsThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2009 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace.The awards were presented during the Residential Summit on Friday, Nov. 13, during the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo held in Phoenix, Ariz. The 2009 award categories recognize innovative projects, production builders, single family projects, affordable housing projects, affordable developers, multifamily projects and an overall commitment to LEED for Homes. "This year's winners have set themselves apart for exhibiting exceptional leadership within the residential community and for their steadfast commitment to green homebuilding," said Nate Kredich, Vice President, Residential Market Development. "These innovators will help transform the market toward more healthy, high performing homes that are regarded as some of the best in the country." This year's Innovative Project award was given to the Platinum certified BrightBuilt Barn project, the result of a two-year collaboration between Kaplan Thompson Architects, Bensonwood Homes and a team of green building experts from throughout the northeast U.S. BrightBuilt Barn was recognized for implementing innovative strategies and techniques that go above and beyond the scope, requirements and prerequisites within the LEED for Homes rating system. more USGBC Announces Recipients of 2009 LEED for Homes Awards design directory U.S. Green Building Council > Sustainable Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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 Framing a Modern Masterpiece: The City + The Arch + The River 2015The National Park Service and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay launched an international design competition to invigorate the park and city areas surrounding of one of the world's most iconic monuments, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis."This competition is a unique and important opportunity to integrate the Arch and the park surrounding it into the fabric of the city and region and embrace the Mississippi River and its east bank," said said Tom Bradley, Superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which includes the Gateway Arch. "It's an opportunity to energize the park with new amenities and attractions. By achieving these objectives, we will design people into the area - and establish a national model for urban parks." The winning design will be announced in October 2010, with the resulting work completed by October 28, 2015 - the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Arch. Deadline for registration is January 26, 2010. competition (ended) current design competitions more info www.cit... (462) design directory Architecture Awards added by Levent OZLER |
 Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and TransformationInspiration and Transformation is the first museum exhibition devoted to the work of American architectural firm Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects (NYC).The firm designed the Cameron Art Museum, as well as many other notable museums, residences and corporate offices. This exhibition addresses eight Gwathmey Siegel projects, focusing primarily on five that represent major transitions in their forty-five year practice. The exhibition demonstrates the broader cultural currents in American modernist art and architecture, as well as the more specific inspiration of art associated with each of these commissions. event (ended) current design events more info www.cam... (26) design directory Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects > Architecture Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Grand Designs Awards 2010The UK's most prestigious homes and product design awards return for their fifth year.The Grand Designs Awards, tied to the hit Channel 4 TV series, celebrate the most innovative and beautiful domestic architecture and product design. The search is now on for the best homes and products from around the globe that demonstrate the determination, dreams and sheer hard work of ordinary people creating extraordinary things. Just like the TV programme, the awards are renowned for championing cutting-edge contemporary house design and pioneering products from tomorrow's design scene. New for 2010 are categories that recognise the best international home, and two new green design categories created in partnership with acclaimed eco-charity BioRegional. The judges this year include some of the biggest names in the business, such as Sebastian Conran, Wayne Hemingway, George Clarke, Orla Kiely and Oliver Heath. Deadline for entries is February 21, 2010. competition (ended) current design competitions more info www.gra... (426) design directory Design Awards added by Levent OZLER |
 Foster + Partners Designs Major New Health City Masterplan in MexicoFoster + Partners has been appointed to design the 71-hectare Campus Biometropolis masterplan in the south of Mexico City.Campus Biometropolis will be a centre of medical excellence, integrating care facilities alongside state-of-the-art teaching spaces, research institutions and laboratories. The creation of a vital new nature reserve to preserve Mexico City's indigenous plants and animal species is fundamental to the aims of this low-carbon, mixed-use development. This wilderness area, together with enhanced landscaped zones, will account for half of the site, providing a landscaped setting for the buildings and safeguarding the future of the land through sensitive development. The campus will include offices, apartments, shops and amenities to create a sustainable, mixed-use community. The arrangement of buildings navigates a course around the Pedregal lava fields, a network of subterranean lava tube formations and caves, sections of which will be exposed to encourage scientific investigation. more Foster + Partners Designs Major New Health City Masterplan in Mexico design directory Foster and Partners > Architecture Design Studios added by Levent OZLER |
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