A golden shovel and a dream finally come true brought the chairwoman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, the mayor of Sonoma, a representative of the sheriff’s department, the co-publisher of The Sonoma Index-Tribune, and other dignitaries and well-wishers to an empty lot on Sonoma Highway in Boyes Hot Springs on Tuesday.
“It’s been a [...]
Ingersoll-Rand Co., the maker of Bobcat machinery and Thermo-King refrigerated trucks, said first- quarter profit fell 14 percent on slower sales of equipment used in housing construction.
Net income dropped to $217.5 million, or 70 cents a share, from $253.2 million, or 76 cents, a year earlier. Profit beat analysts’ estimates. Sales rose 5.7 percent to [...]
The Ringgold School District has a new superintendent who has served the district for nearly 31 years.
The district also could have a new middle school complex, replacing two aging schools.
In a 90-minute special session Friday night dominated by two executive sessions, the board chose Acting Superin-tendent Gary Hamilton as superintendent, over the objections of board [...]
Not only is the Goldman Sachs building at 30 Hudson St. in Jersey City the tallest in the state. It is also distinguished by its design and use of wood products and energy-saving measures that help protect and sustain the environment.
That helps make the financial giant a leader in building construction and in corporate [...]
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 [...]
The designs of architect Golden Joseph Zenon Jr. included the Swanson Branch of the Omaha Public Library, the performing arts building at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
His work earned him local and national recognition, and in 1986 he was named a member [...]
A serene bathroom that seems carved out of a rock wall, a girl’s bedroom that easily transitions to later stages of life, a teen media room retreat with an oh-so-practical rubber floor.
These are among the winning entries in the sixth annual Orange County Home Design Awards. The competition is sponsored by our sister publication, Orange [...]
The architect of the Denver Art Museum’s new Frederic C. Hamilton Building on Friday thanked the city for the support he has found here since being chosen for the project in 2000.
“When I came here six years ago I was awestruck not just by the beauty of the place, but by the spirit, the optimism,” [...]
Liquid Architecture in association with the Audio Foundation and Kolumbard, proudly present two evenings of music showcasing the works of Australian and New Zealand sound artist and musicians who work at the extremities of their mediums, from Computer Music, Noise, Rock and Improvisation to Songs. The underlying concept is to represent the common interests across [...]
Three University of Queensland buildings, designed by the recipient of the state’s most prestigious architecture award, will inform the future design of libraries and places of learning.
The Collaborative Research Centre in the Sir James Foots building, the Biological Sciences Library, and the Ipswich campus library, will be case studies for a collaborative research project by [...]
Murdoch Design Services to head up TQ’s design wing after two firms join forces
One of the island’s preeminent architects will be able to cover a wider range of project needs after merging with an interior designer.
Terceira Quarterly Associates — the architectural firm behind such projects as the Ariel Sands Villas, Whitney Middle School and the [...]