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 Dennis Andrejko: Energy-conscious Architecture Professor Receives HonorFor his efforts in developing more energy-conscious architecture, Dennis Andrejko, associate professor of architecture at UB's School of Architecture and Planning, earned the honor of being elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).Andrejko is one of 112 architects in the United States, 10 from New York State, and the only one from Western New York to receive this accolade in 2009. Known for his efforts to achieve sustainability in architecture, Andrejko and his colleagues have recently been developing architectural methods and tools so that all buildings can become carbon neutral by 2030. A few years ago, he worked with a team to develop building design guidelines, focusing on ways to make UB campus buildings more sustainable. Andrejko is also involved in the Carbon Neutral Designs (CND) project, which looks at existing buildings and how they are performing, how different metrics could apply to different building types and how architects can create carbon-neutral building designs. more spectru... (4) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Re:work: Workshop Series to Help Displaced Architects and DesignersToday's economic climate is diverting career paths, disrupting lifestyles and affecting our generally positive perspectives on life and the future.Understanding the significant impact that the economy continues to have on the design community, commercial carpet manufacturer The Mohawk Group in sponsorship with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and Interior Design magazine, is helping to fill an industry void by hosting a series of events called Re:work. The events, to be held in major cities throughout the U.S., are designed to help out-of-work architects and designers get back to the drawing board, and hopefully, back to work. "Just like so many industries, the architecture and design community is fighting severe business slow-downs, layoffs and even firm closures," said Al Kabus, president, The Mohawk Group. "Re:work is our way to try to help architects and designers stay on -- or in many cases, get back on -- their feet. The Mohawk Group is reallocating our marketing dollars to invest in this initiative because we strongly believe in the importance of helping our customers, peers and friends, especially at a time when it's needed most." The free, day-long workshop and seminar-style events will provide valuable opportunities to work with experts on resume writing, financial planning, interview skills and career coaching, while offering constructive industry insight from architects and designers. more Re:work: Workshop Series to Help Displaced Architects and Designers added by Levent OZLER |
 Gruskin Group Wins Award of Merit in RDI International Store CompetitionGruskin Group has won an "Award of Merit" in the Retail Design Institute's (RDI) 2008 International Store Design Competition.The competition recognizes outstanding retail design projects completed in 2008. Gruskin and his team received the award in the "Retail Service" category for the Verizon Communications (VZC) Peter Cooper Village Store (PCV) that they designed and opened in 2008 in New York City. "VZC had become the preferred telecom provider to the PCV community," commented Kenneth A. Gruskin AIA, Principal of Gruskin Group. "They needed to open a store within the PCV neighborhood to support this role and provide a dramatic presentation of their FiOS product in the New York marketplace. Our design for this store incorporated many of the previous learnings we had gathered from creating other Verizon Communications and Verizon Wireless stores, fixtures and customer touch points. Working closely with them on recent projects like their flagship Verizon 'Experience' stores and our continued support of Verizon Wireless's retail channel were instrumental in providing us with the intimate knowledge of their brand, products and customers that provided the underlying basis of the PCV store design." more Gruskin Group Wins Award of Merit in RDI International Store Competition design directory Gruskin Group > Multidisciplinary Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 RAIC Awards 2009 Gold Medal to Founders of Patkau ArchitectsThe Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has awarded its 2009 Gold Medal to Vancouver-based architects John Patkau and Patricia Patkau, founders of Patkau Architects Inc."They fulfill the dream that ordinary people have about architecture: that life can be more whole, more harmonious, more livable because such a building exists," the Gold Medal selection committee said. The Gold Medal is awarded in recognition of significant contribution to Canadian architecture. It is the highest honour the profession of architecture in Canada can bestow. It recognizes an individual whose personal work has demonstrated excellence in the design and practice of architecture and/or whose work related to architecture has demonstrated excellence in research or education. more dcnonl.... (20) added by Levent OZLER |
 Opera House Architect Joern Utzon HonoredLate Danish architect Joern Utzon was on Wednesday honoured in Sydney with a state memorial service inside his iconic Opera House.Traditional Aboriginal dancers performed a dawn smoking ceremony to commemorate Utzon, who designed the heritage-listed building and died last year in Copenhagen aged 90. Actress Cate Blanchett recited Shakespeare and Australia's ballet, opera and symphony companies filled the caverns of the concert hall with sound and color, bringing the audience of 2,000 to their feet in a standing ovation. "In addition to its physical beauty, the Sydney Opera House has also played a major role in the development of Australia's artistic and cultural identity," said Arts Minister Peter Garrett. "The simple fact is the Opera House has come to be recognized throughout the world as one of the defining symbols of Sydney and Australia. As a nation today, we pause to say thank you to Joern Utzon for giving form to a shared vision for modern Australia." more www.chi... (7) added by Levent OZLER |
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