Inspired by its surrounding southwestern landscape, the Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) at The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix is one of the most innovative construction projects in the United States utilizing predominately recycled copper. Using nearly 6,000 copper panels and more than 10,000 copper parts, this 268,000 square-foot building consists of six stories of administration and faculty offices, lecture halls, learning studios, flexible classrooms, clinical suites, gross anatomy facilities, laboratories and conference rooms.
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Blu® Homes, Inc., (“Blu”) the leading builder of precision-engineered, green prefab homes is hosting numerous events at Palm Springs Modernism Week, February 14-24, 2013. From parties and seminars to home tours of Tim Disney’s modern desert oasis, Modernism Week attendees will have plenty of opportunities to tour a beautiful Blu home, meet Blu’s world-class architects and learn more about the company’s exciting building technology and design. For more information about where and when to catch Blu Homes at Modernism Week, visit http://www.bluhomes.com/modernism.
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Beginning June 2, architecture fans can explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s transformative Prairie-Style designs at a new, free gallery opening on SC Johnson’s historic Wright-designed campus. The SC Johnson Gallery: At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright showcases a rotating selection of Wright’s designs and artifacts and explores the legendary architect’s influence on families and the American home.
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Con Edison\'s Green Team will host an energy efficiency summit on May 1 at the Hilton New York for commercial and industrial building owners looking to make their properties more energy efficient and connect with hundreds of experts on saving energy.
The one-day summit will feature innovative products and services and valuable rebates available to help Con Edison C&I customers reduce energy consumption, lower their energy bills and improve their green footprint. Property and facility managers, engineers and energy managers, C-level executives, energy consultants, architects, designers, contractors, distributors and installers can register for the Summit atwww.conEdsummit.com.
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Architects in Cambridge: http://www.harveynorman.co.uk - Are you looking for architect services in Cambridge? Cambridge architects offer a range of professional architect services including interior design, exterior design and building design. You can contact us for advice on any aspect of architecture in the cambridge and surrounding areas. Our extertise as design and construction architects is backed by our RIBA chartered architect accreditation. For all your building projects such as home extensions, renovations and loft conversions contact us to arrange a site visit and professional advice. If you need building plans and advice about planning issues concerning your property in the cambridge area, you can rely on us to provide you with the help and guidance you would expect from a professional and reputable local architect company. To find out more about our full range of achitectural design services, visit our website.http://www.harveynorman.co.uk
30 Designers were singled out for their most innovativ concepts. Not only designers and retaillers but also architects and interial designers were nominated and rewarded.
Jumping the gap and landing in London, the winner of the 4th prestigious Roca Jump the Gap competition will be announced on Thursday 3rd November at the recently opened Roca London Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
This competition has once again captivated the hearts minds of young designers across the world and has had an all time record entry. The top design talent of tomorrow has been battling it out for the title of bathroom innovator of the year and of course the 5,000 euro prize money.
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Zaha Hadid Architects and Roca are delighted to announce the opening of a brand new flagship space, the Roca London Gallery, at Imperial Wharf close to Chelsea Harbour. Zaha Hadid Architects were commissioned to create this unique concept which takes its inspiration from the power of water as a transforming element and which will bring the Roca London Gallery to life.
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McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced the appointment of Cathleen McGuigan as editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. Essential to the profession for over 120 years, Architectural Record’s award-winning magazine and website (http://www.architecturalrecord.com) provide industry news and analysis, as well as coverage of design trends, building science, and professional strategies for architects and design professionals. McGuigan most recently was a contributing architecture critic and cultural correspondent for Newsweek.
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Where there is light there is life. Natural light is fundamental to the quality of our lives and living environment. More than any other element, light, with its many moods and variations, can make a house a home.
Light enters our homes primarily through windows and doors. But light from above, through venting skylights, continues to gain favor when architects, designers, builders, remodelers, and homeowners consider effective and efficient sources of natural light and passive ventilation.
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A new green development master planned by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has received city approvals in Wuxi, China. The firm recently presented city officials the plan for Jingui Li, a mixed-use neighborhood being developed by SPG Land. Construction for the project, which will comprise 770,000 square meters, may begin as soon as 2011.
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