LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West

As media from around the world descend upon Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, they will experience in the Games’ broadcast media center an unparalleled model of sustainability. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the... 

Contemporary Italian Architecture Cadorago Civic Center by Marco Castelletti

The project involves a close relationship between direct and open space el’edificio suggests that the main facade of the new building becomes the centerpiece of the square and remains symmetric relation to the design of the space center. The new pavement design is dictated by the idea of the pedestrian area close to the two-way vehicular crossing side in order to foster a better facing the curtain of buildings that challenges you to the south... 

Shanghai Tower, Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground

Shanghai Center project will be started since Nov. 29, 2008. It is proposed to be the tallest building of China after it finished. Shanghai Tower will be a 632-meter, super-tall tower sited in the heart of Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, adjacent to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. As the newest icon on the Shanghai skyline, Shanghai Tower’s distinctive transparent spiral form will showcase cutting-edge sustainable... 

Great Cities Speakers Series Presents Creative Time President and Creative Director Anne Pasternak Discussing the Importance of Art and Public Space

Anne Pasternak, president and creative director of Creative Time, a New York City arts organization that creates unconventional opportunities for artists to activate and engage urban spaces, will be featured at the 2008 Great Cities Speakers Series, 6-7 p.m., Monday, December 1, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo De San Antonio. A reception will follow at 7 p.m. to encourage further discussion. This presentation and reception are free to... 

MetLife Foundation and Enterprise Recognize Exemplary Models in Affordable Housing

MetLife Foundation and Enterprise announced the 2008 recipients of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing this morning at the Enterprise Community Conference in Baltimore. Six community-based organizations were awarded a total of $180,000 for leadership, innovation, and effectiveness in the fields of supportive housing and property and asset management. Celebrating its 13th year, the MetLife Foundation Awards program has... 

SL Green StreetSquash Center to Open in Harlem

Stephen L. Green, Chairman of SL Green Realty, an NYC-based real estate management and development firm, will be joined by civic, community and government leaders on Thursday, November 20, 2008 for the grand opening of the $9 million, 20,000-square foot SL Green StreetSquash Center on West 115th Street — home to StreetSquash, an innovative free afterschool program that combines academic tutoring and college preparation with squash instruction,... 

Kelowna Selects Canadian Locker for Largest Civic Indoor Water Park

Canadian Locker Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of American Locker Group Incorporated, announced today that the City of Kelowna, BC has selected the Statesman storage lockers for its new $46 million Mission Recreation Park Aquatic Centre. When it opens in April 2009, it will be the largest civic indoor water park in Canada. The Mission Recreation Park Aquatic Centre, located near the Capital News Centre on Gordon Drive, will be a 8,920 square meter (96,000... 

Chicago’s Historic Places Revitalized; 22 Properties to Be Honored at Landmark Preservation Awards

The mansions of magnates, the hotel of presidents, the turn-of-the-century homes of Chicagoans, and other community treasures have recently been restored with special attention to historic architectural features. These and other Landmark buildings and their owners, 22 in all, honored today with the Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s an honor to recognize these outstanding citizens who are truly dedicated... 

BetaLED™ Begins Mass Production of LEDway™ Streetlights

The first production run of the revolutionary LEDway Streetlight from BetaLED, using the latest in light-emitting diode (LED) technology, rolled off Beta Lighting’s manufacturing line Tuesday, August 5. The first LEDway off the line was presented to Beta Lighting President Al Ruud, with fixtures two through 21 shipping to the City of Racine for installation later this month at various locations.

The Chino Hills Government Center: Aggressive construction schedule calls for innovative solutions

Chino Hills’ first permanent Government Center is under construction at City Center Drive in Chino Hills. The $91 million project includes a new city hall, library, police station and fire administration headquarters as well as a parking structure with subterranean and four stories of above ground parking. T.B. Penick, one of Southern California’s largest and most trusted contractors, was selected to do the structural concrete work for the Chino...