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• Bentley Prince Street Assists Iowa Flood Victims
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/29/2008
  The carpet manufacturer will donate more that 26,000 yards of carpet to flood victims in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Coralville, Iowa.  
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• New York Exhibit Celebrates Best New Architecture Practices
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/29/2008
  
  Beginning September 5, the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter will showcase the winning firms in its New Practices New York competition, judged by the likes of architects Peter Eisenman and Charles Renfro.
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• NARI and NKBA Team up to Oppose Designer Legislation
  by Staff, 08/28/2008
  The National Association of the Remodeling Industry and the National Kitchen & Bath Association have gone on record to publicly oppose proposed nationwide legislation for interior designers.
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• National Kitchen & Bath Association Seeks Kitchen and Bath Projects
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/28/2008
  Now is the time to send in entries, due October 20, to the 2009 NKBA Design Competition: Art of the Industry.
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• ASID Funds Council for Interior Design Accreditation
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/27/2008
  The American Society of Interior Designers is financially backing CIDA's examination of the interior design accreditation process.
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• International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show Announces Gold Key Award Finalists
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/27/2008
  
  Among the 27 finalists named for the Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, sponsored in part by Interior Design, are the Rockwell Group and Graft.
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• Chicago's Merchandise Mart Debuts Frank Lloyd Wright Showroom
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/26/2008
  
  The showroom will feature class designs by the legendary architect and designer manufactured by Copeland Furniture.
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• Scientific Certification Systems is Accredited Under New Formaldehyde Measure
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/26/2008
  The third-party certifier is the first California-based certification body to earn accreditation under the California Air Resources Board measure.
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• National Building Museum Awards Turner Prize
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/25/2008
  For a student mentor program, Charles H. Thornton is this year's recipient of the D.C. museum's Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology.
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• Rafael Viñoly's Brooklyn Children's Museum Expansion to Open This Fall
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/22/2008
  
  The museum will debut its new two-story, canary-yellow-tiled building September 20.
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• On the Move
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/22/2008
  Huntsman Architectural Group names four new principals and Bentley Prince Street reorganizes its national sales team. Plus more company and staff news.
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• Winners Named in SEBC's Concept Awards Design Competition
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/21/2008
  
  Allen Beaumont and David Pillsbury snagged top honors at the Southeast Builder Conference's Concept Awards Design Competition.  
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• Slow Food Nation Conference Set for San Francisco
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/21/2008
  
  As many as 50,000 leisurely gourmands are expected to visit San Francisco exhibition venues designed by firms such as Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and Cary Bernstein Architects from August 29-September 1.
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• AIA Awards Healthcare Design
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/20/2008
  The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its new AIA National Healthcare Design Awards.
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• Architectural Drawings by Steven Holl on View at the MoMA
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/20/2008
  
  Through February 2, a digital installation showcasing 365 drawings by Steven Holl, principal of Steven Holl Architects, is at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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• ASFD Announces Pinnacle Award Finalists
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/19/2008
  The annual awards program presented by the American Society of Furniture Designers honors residential furniture designers and manufacturers. Winners will be feted at the Fall High Point Market.
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• International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show Goes Green
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/19/2008
  The 93rd annual fair, running November 8-11 from New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, is the first to present a green-themed keynote address.
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• Montauk's Green Sofas on Sale in New York
  by Mairi Beautyman, 08/18/2008
  
  Through August 23, the carbon neutral furniture manufacturer offers serious discounts on eco-friendly sofas in its SoHo showroom.
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• Indiana Furniture Products Snag Greenguard Certification
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/18/2008
  A special finishing technique has earned the furniture manufacturer's Promise, Centennial, Revolutions, and Madera desk and casegoods lines the Greenguard Environmental Institute's certification for indoor air quality.
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• Help the USGBC Determine LEED Criteria for Certified Wood
  by Nicholas Tamarin, 08/15/2008
  The U.S. Green Building Council's first 30-day public comment period for proposed changes in how the LEED Green Building Rating System awards points for use of certified wood opened on August 8.
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