McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released its 2009 Construction Outlook, which forecasts a drop in overall U.S. construction starts for next year, as the tough funding environment continues, construction projects are deferred, and financial stress gradually eases. Against this backdrop, the level of construction starts in 2009 is expected to [...]
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has appointed world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid as the architect of its new “Innovation Tower”. This building will be her first permanent architectural work in Hong Kong. The new Tower will be located at the northeastern tip of the university campus. Construction work will begin in 2009 and the whole [...]
McGraw-Hill Construction’s GreenSource, a publication devoted to sustainable design and construction, won the Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Start-Up Publication at the American Business Media’s annual Neal Awards event. McGraw-Hill Construction, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) , also received two awards for ENR.com (http://www.enr.com/), the website of Engineering News-Record. The website [...]
Stuart Karten and his small design team have dabbled in DNA analyzers and Bluetooth headsets, untangled problems with Belkin computer cable aesthetics, and helped companies like Adidas, Mitsubishi, and Du Pont (DD) overhaul their products and image. But even before founding Stuart, his eponymous firm, in 1984, Karten had made a name designing medical products.
After [...]
Alberto Alessi always dreamed of becoming an architect. Instead, he joined the family firm — upscale Italian homewares company Alessi — and did the next best thing: hired them. In his 36 years as CEO, Alberto has tapped some of world’s best known architects, transforming Alessi from a manufacturer of boring stainless steel tableware into [...]
Just how do Americans get their news and entertainment over the Web? And how does the Web stack up against TV, newspapers, and other media when it comes to media consumption? Those are questions that advertisers have long wrestled to answer, with mixed results. Sure, you can give people a survey. But that doesn’t always [...]
This year’s ICFF, North America’s biggest home furnishings event, focused on playfulness, experimentation, and earth-friendly materials
Walking into this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) — the biggest expo of home furnishings in North America — it’s hard to ignore the bright green carpet that covers the sprawling 475,700-square feet of floor space devoted to [...]