Businesses from Spain’s Canarias region will take part in an international trade fair in Vietnam (Vietnam Expo 2008), scheduled from April 9-13, in order to increase their presence in the Southeast Asian nation.
Vietnam is now considered a replacement for neighbouring China in investment due to its lower production costs, particularly in footwear, wooden furniture and [...]
The 12th International Exhibition on Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Manufacturing Equipment / The 12th International Exhibition on Furniture Accessories, Materials and Wood Products (also known as WMF 2008) will be staged at China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC), Beijing, P.R. China on March 7 - 10, 2008. The upcoming edition is the largest ever, in both [...]
Vietnam, seeking to reduce its reliance on steel imports, has started construction of the country’s largest steel plant, an official said Thursday.
Construction of the $1.6 billion plant, located at the Dung Quat Economic Zone in central Quang Ngai province, is expected to be completed in three years, said Nguyen Van Phu of the zone’s management [...]
Artist and architect Maya Lin for a two-day Visiting Artist residency in the Hot Shop on March 16 and 17, 2007. During her residency, Lin will direct with the Hot Shop Team as they experiment with creating hot-sculpted clear glass “water drop†forms. These forms will be incorporated into an installation that will be included [...]
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 [...]
In the first decade of a century that the entire world agrees is Asia’s, this great continent — home to half the world’s peoples and resources — finds itself at a strategic crossroads. Will it be able to give rise to new architecture and institutions that foster stability, security, cooperation, and growth? Or will it [...]
Architect Hitoshi Abe, who has built little outside his native Japan but has strong ties to Southern California, has accepted an offer to become chair of the architecture and urban design department at UCLA.
The appointment, which requires approval by the university and chancellor, is expected to become effective after the beginning of the year, with [...]
It seems as if Buddha is watching from lots of places these days. Gold, stone, clay and even porcelain renderings of the spiritual symbol can be seen peering from bookcases, anchoring gardens and offering peace to dining rooms.
The prevalence of Buddha is one example of the steady influence of Asian interior design. With styles [...]