The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild) returns this year as the largest and most cohesive green-building Expo in Southern California, offering a number of ‘firsts’ and unprecedented presentations, including the first official presentation by collaborative Green Cities California (GCC). AltBuild will take place on April 25-26, 2008 at its new location, [...]

The first international and professional exhibition on machinery trading —India international machinery and equipment exhibition, which was successfully organized by Worldex G.E.C in May,2007, will launch its second show in Mumbai, the firstly biggest city in India at BEC Exhibition Center from May 15th to 17th, 2008. At that time, exhibitors from China Taiwan, Korea, [...]

The construction of three stations and eight substations along Bungo/Baia railway line, which started in mid 2007 is already at the final stage, informed to ANGOP Luanda Railway (CFL) project director, Paulo Cuanza.
In an interview to ANGOP, the official said that of the three stations, two are new, namely Musseques and Viana, while the one [...]

The American Institute of Architects’ architecture billings index rating of 60 in July was at near-record levels, while inquiries for new projects reached 66.2.
The organization said July’s rating was the second-highest since the survey’s inception in 1995. Any score above 50 indicates increased billings.
An indicator of construction activity, the index shows an approximate [...]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Associates Committee (NAC), and Young Architects Forum (YAF) have selected Bradley Benjamin, Assoc. AIA, CSI, as the Associate Member of the Year. This award was conferred by a jury composed of a representative from the YAF, the NAC, the Council of Architectural Component Executives, the AIA Board of [...]

Speaking at this week’s 11th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress, Kevin DeSanctis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Revel Entertainment Group, announced that Arquitectonica has been named the design architect, BLT Architects has been named Executive Architect and Architect of Record and SOSH Architects has been named Associate Architect for the Company’s Atlantic City resort [...]

David F. Thorman, AIA, State Architect, of the Division of the State Architect, of California, has been reappointed to another term as California State Architect by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The State Architect oversees the operations and functions of the Division of the State Architect (DSA).
The DSA functions as California’s policy leader for building design and [...]

A Louisiana home that marries time-honored cooling strategies with sleek contemporary form has won national honors for Michael Hughes and Selma Catovic Hughes, both recent additions to the UA School of Architecture faculty.
The residence they designed for Rick and Susan Moreland of Baton Rouge, La., is one of four selected nationally to receive the [...]

It’s official: Two of the most iconic buildings in the United States — the Empire State Building and the White House — top the list of America’s Favorite Architecture, a public poll of the 150 best works of architecture conducted and released today by Harris Interactive and the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
This time, at [...]

San Francisco Architects Receive Funding from The American Institute of Architects, Celebrating its 150th Anniversary The American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter (AIA San Francisco) has been awarded $5,000 of grant funding from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Washington, D.C. to develop a pioneering initiative that provides residents, developers and builders detailed [...]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded New York-based Peter Marino Architect PLLC the 2007 AIA Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture for the design of the Louis Vuitton boutique at the Landmark building in Hong Kong. The AIA Institute Honor Awards recognize works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. The [...]

The Tampa Museum of Art will host a public forum with architect Stanley Saitowitz to give citizens a chance to share ideas about what should be considered when designing a new art museum.
The forum will be on Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the current museum location, 600 N. Ashley Drive.
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