Design build firm MetroPartnership is seeking loft design entries, due March 9, to the Interior Motives Design Competition (pdf). Applicants will propose luxury living and working interiors for three raw lofts at Lofts at Metro92 in Yonkers, New York.
Open to designers, design firms, schools, and students, the contest is an opportunity for free publicity. On [...]
Moroccan accent lighting is the theme for this month’s interior design contest. The increasingly popular Moorish design trend has sparked a surge in demand for genuine handmade furniture, lighting, and other home décor. With its position as the leader in Moroccan imports, The Moroccan Bazaar is proud to sponsor the design concept and to open [...]
In his design for a 52-story tower across the Hudson River from Manhattan, internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas wants to inspire social interaction, life and energy.
The building’s design — three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other — allows for a mix of uses: condominiums, a hotel, artist lofts and studios, gallery and retail space.
“I [...]
UTD and UT System officials approved a recommendation Feb. 14 to award a contract for a residence hall and a dining facility with a prospective completion date of July 15, 2008, to architect Carter Burgess (CB).
Officials expect the residence hall will be located north of Waterview Park Phases VIII and IX. The location of the [...]
Chris Stewart will operate Collective Architecture as a co-operative and staff have prepared a manifesto.
Mr Stewart, 46, said the move reflects his inclusive approach to architecture which involves communities and allows employees to express themselves.
And he claimed the co-operative is the first in Scotland and among only a small number elsewhere in the UK.
Chris Stewart [...]
JERSEY CITY: In his design for a 52-story tower here, internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas wants to inspire social interaction, life and energy.
The building’s design — three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other — allows for condos, a hotel, artist lofts, gallery and retail space. The Dutch architect Monday showcased his plans to transform [...]
Contrast Design Group, an innovative interior design firm, is launching “Shaping Spaces for the World - Exploring Interior Architecture”, a seminar on the latest approach to commercial and residential interiors. The one- hour free seminar will be held bi-monthly beginning Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. All seminars will be held at Contrast Design [...]
CLINTON - First-time visitors to this country home sometimes gasp, squeal or go saucer-eyed. The maroon 1926 Model T in the driveway is one of few clues that the extraordinary awaits inside.
Alonna Dukeman and Ron Deatrick have taken the place from remuddled to riveting. Victorian parlor coziness mingles with jungle themes and wall-to-wall decorative touches [...]
Maryland-based All Around the Home (http://www.allaroundthehome.com) announced a successful start to a partnership with one of the country’s largest and most successful Home Remodeling, General Contracting and Handyman firms, Case Design / Remodeling, Inc. (http://www.casedesign.com).
All Around The Home (AATH) and Case Design entered into a service agreement where as of February 15th, AATH will be [...]
West Chester-based Archer & Buchanan Architecture is among the eight winners of this year’s Palladio Award in a national contest for design excellence.
Archer & Buchanan’s winning project was selected from hundreds of entries submitted across the country. The award was given for the “Hobbit House,†a structure built to house a special collection of J.R.R. [...]
The material that fascinated the Victorians has become the eco-chic darling of home design.
Bamboo, a staple of British Colonial style, is making a resurgence in fashionable new forms. It’s turning up in contemporary flooring, furniture, accessories and even bedding, and it’s grabbing the attention of interior designers and consumers who are drawn to bamboo’s beauty, [...]
DECATUR - Interior design is hot at the Decatur Home Show this year.
With television shows such as “Extreme Home Makeover” and the popular cable home channel HGTV, interior design is becoming more viable to do it yourself, with a little direction, of course.
The 2007 Decatur Home Show, a 50-year tradition of the Metro Decatur Home [...]