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Perkins + Will Nabs National Building Museum Honor Award
Nicholas Tamarin, February 9, 2010
The 75-year-old international interdisciplinary firm is being honored by the Washington, D.C. museum for its commitment to civic innovation in design, construction, and education. More
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Wood or Would-Be?
Mark McMenamin, February 1, 2010
Grain can keep you guessing More
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Jean Michel-Gathy and Kelly Wearstler's Viceroy Snowmass Debuts
Nicholas Tamarin, February 1, 2010
The pair's collaboration is on track to become the first LEED Silver-certified hotel in the Colorado resort region. More
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MoMA and P.S.1 Announce the 2010 Winner of the Young Architects Program
Sheila Kim, January 23, 2010
Brooklyn-based Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu was selected to install its "Pole Dance" proposal in P.S.1's courtyard. More
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Urban Art Projects Transforms Parking Garage in Australia
Nicholas Tamarin, January 15, 2010
UAP and artist Jennifer Marchant created “Landlines,” a series of 549 aluminum panels that wrap the street level of the former parking garage, since transformed into a 13-story office building by architects Nettleton Tribe. More
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Gehry-Designed Performing Arts Center Planned for New York
Nicholas Tamarin, January 14, 2010
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a $25 million commitment from the city as part of a $60 million partnership to build the Signature Center. More
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Design Revolution Road Show Coming to a Campus Near You
Emily Pilloton, January 11, 2010
From February to April 2010, the Design Revolution Road Show sponsored by Project H Design will bring a lecture series and traveling exhibition of “design that empowers people” to 25 design universities and high schools across the U.S. More
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Quite An Odyssey
Mark McMenamin, January 1, 2010
After dropping out of law school in Los Angeles, Thomas Bina went to Indonesia to find himself. Instead, he found his craft: making furniture by hand. More
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Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University Underway Next March
Nicholas Tamarin, December 25, 2009
Upon completion, the three-story museum designed by Zaha Hadid in East Lansing will boast 46,000-square-feet of space, 69 percent of which will be gallery space. More
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USGBC Reveals Recipients of 2009 LEED for Home Awards
Nicholas Tamarin, December 17, 2009
The annual awards, which recognize green home building projects and those who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace, were presented at the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Phoenix. More
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Emeco Offers Cash for Clunker Chairs
Laurel Petriello, December 2, 2009
From November 25 through February 2010, the chair manufacturer will offer a 50 percent discount on any chair and stool in its online catalog to anyone sending in an old, clunker aluminum chair. More
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USGBC Finds Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million U.S. Jobs Through 2013
November 24, 2009
According to a new study from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton, green building will support 7.9 million U.S. jobs and pump $554 billion into the American economy—including $396 billion in wages—between now and 2013. More
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Tandus Introduces Carpet Backing Made From Windshield Waste
Nicholas Tamarin, November 20, 2009
The floorcovering manufacturer unveiled Ethos, a modular carpet tile backing created from an innovative process that turns industrial waste from the manufacture of car windshields and safety glass into thermoplastic polymer, at the recent Greenbuild 2009. More
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DMD Green Introduces SocialCycling Program for Difficult-to-Recycle Materials
Nicholas Tamarin, November 19, 2009
The environmental and business management consultant's new process would, for example, repurpose difficult-to-recycle vinyl-coated fabrics and deliver them to workrooms in developing countries to be turned into backpacks for local school children. More
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Humanscale Lands U.S. Distribution Rights for LED Version of Iconic Tolomeo Lamp
Nicholas Tamarin, November 18, 2009
Through a partnership with Artemide, the task lamp's Italian manufacturer, the workplace furnishings manufacturer will be offering the LED Tolomeo in two sizes—Classic and Mini—to the U.S. contract market. More
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Mannington Commerical Launches Greenbuild Forums and Webcasts
Nicholas Tamarin, November 9, 2009
The flooring manufacturer created "Bring Greenbuild Local," an initiative that includes hosting local events in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. centered around the annual green expo taking place November 11-13. More
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Stark Debuts Paint Division With David Oliver
Nicholas Tamarin, November 6, 2009
The New York-based to-the-trade manufacturer of carpet, fabric, furniture, and wallcovering has completed it's collaboration with the London-based designer on a 240-color paint collection. More
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Eco-Friendly
October 31, 2009
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Hip Covers
October 31, 2009
These cool coverings boast green genes More
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Ecological Footprint
October 31, 2009
Green flooring that helps keep the planet on sure footing More