The Lighting Practice is proud to announce that the LIT Design Awards has honored firm Founder and Principal Alred R. Borden, FIALD, CLD with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. “I am humbled by this honor,” Al said. “I feel fortunate to have a supportive family and firm and to have worked... View full entry »
In December 2019, a piece of terra cotta fell from a Manhattan tower, killing a passerby and prompting the New York City Department of Buildings to step up enforcement of the Facade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP). A new rule adopted on January 14, 2020 makes substantial changes to the... View full entry »
The acclaimed national leader in planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering LandDesign has announced its acquisition of the Washington, D.C.-area engineering firm BC Consultants. The acquired firm, which is retaining all its employees, has been renamed LandDesign and will add a new... View full entry »
Underscoring its commitment to social impact and to advancing women architects and designers, the global architecture and interior design firm CetraRuddy has announced expanded roles for emerging leaders in the building industry, and participation in high-profile thought leadership groups and... View full entry »
How can art museums reach broader, more diverse audiences? In a new wave of activity, many cultural institutions have begun expanding their education offerings along with more community engagement and newly built facilities for lifelong learning, according to the award-winning museum architects... View full entry »
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The Noguchi Museum delves into two forgotten projects by Isamu Noguchi, conceived at the height of American modernism. The Sculptor and the Ashtray explores Noguchi’s efforts to design the perfect ashtray (a near-universal tabletop accessory in that era), and Composition for Idlewild Airport... View full entry »
Two of The Lighting Practice’s projects have received 2019 Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New Jersey chapter! Landmark Filinvest: Merit, Built – Non-Residential Interior Design or Featured Element The Philippines’ Landmark grocery store chain has revolutionized... View full entry »
December 2019 – London, England: ‘LAND-MARK’ by the UK-based O.F Studio took home first place in an international design competition hosted by global developer Emaar. As part of ‘The Landmark Design Competition’ launched in May 2019, O.F. Studio’s concept for the Dubai Creek Harbour... View full entry »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects’ Design Approved for St. Charles Public Library Renovation and Expansion Multi-million-dollar project to provide community with enhanced resources CHICAGO (January 23, 2020) – Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) has received... View full entry »
VMDO is proud to announce that we are a JUST organization! A program of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), JUST is “a nutrition label for socially just and equitable organizations” that seeks to achieve the following goals: Elevate the discussion around social justice in all... View full entry »
A 2017 AIA Committee on the Environment “Top Ten” recipient, Discovery Elementary School is the first school and third project ever to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Zero Energy certification. Discovery is also the first recipient of the USGBC National Capital... View full entry »
A 2019 Association for Learning Environments Project of Distinction, Harrisonburg City Public Schools’ Bluestone Elementary School has received the top Livable Buildings Award from UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment (CBE). Now in its thirteenth year, the Livable Buildings... View full entry »
Orlando has six Historic Districts. Any new construction or remodeling has to be presented to the Historic Preservation Board for review in order to judge compliance with regulations on style, colors, massing, setbacks, permeability ratio, fenestration, etc. John Henry was asked to design a... View full entry »