Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects

The ‘Sliced Porosity Block’ will be located just south of the intersection of the First Ring Road and Ren Min Nan Road. Its sun sliced geometry results from minimum daylight exposures to the surrounding urban fabric prescribed by code. Porous and inviting from every side, five vertical entrances cut through a layer of micro-urban shopping before leading to the elevated public ‘Three Valley’ plaza. A great urban terrace on the... 

2008 U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Join Colorado Springs’ Habitat for Humanity for Olympic and Paralympic Build Day Nov. 22

Members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, as well as Olympic alumni and hopefuls, joined together to celebrate the spirit of the Olympic Movement on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Olympic and Paralympic Build Day with Habitat for Humanity in Colorado Springs, Colo. Also as a part of the Team for Tomorrow humanitarian fund, U.S. athletes around the country are working with their local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, spreading the spirit of Olympism... 

Papa Bello Sells Area Development Rights for Shanghai, China

Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce the sale of area development rights for the city of Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China to partners Mr. Zhiqing Ma and Mrs. Hsiao (Cathy) Endy. Under the terms of the agreement, a minimum growth of 60 units is contracted for the region. Construction on the first restaurant is underway, with an opening date scheduled before the end of 2008. The upscale, 8,000 square foot store... 

2007 Int’l Shoe Machinery & Raw Materials Exhibition

Wenzhou, as the venue of ALL CHINA SHOE-TECH, is entitled with “China Shoe Capital”. Here gathers over 2000 footwear manufacturers with a certain scale. Besides, Taizhou city and Fujian province which are very near Wenzhou have almost 5000 footwear factories. Every year, companies of shoe machinery, shoe materials and chemicals meet together at All China SHOE-TECH in Wenzhou, which has functioned as a significant collecting and distributing center. Special...