The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture presents a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture from around the world completed in the last five years. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional and sub-regional maps locating each building, the book illustrates more than 1,000 completed buildings, and includes some of the most most

Oakwood Worldwide Adds Additional Luxury Property to Global Portfolio – Oakwood Premier Prestige Bangalore

Oakwood Worldwide, the leading, global temporary housing provider, announces the opening of the Oakwood Premier Prestige Bangalore property, its newest five star premier property, offering a lush environment, impeccable amenities and service offerings along with convenient access to the center of Bangalore, India. Oakwood plans to add an additional ten properties in the country by 2010 including locations in Mumbai and Pune, and future plans include... 

Aloft Breaks Ground in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

aloha! Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® and its stylish, new lifestyle brand AloftSM hotels today announces it will break ground on an Aloft hotel in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. City officials, meeting planners and VIP guests are expected to attend the groundbreaking celebration on September 18, a gala event that will include live music by the Hegeman String Band, cocktails and lavish prizes. Owned by Delco Development and developed... 

Information Center for the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro

This project received an Honorary Award in a national architecture competition for the Information Center of the new Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro. The complex is one of the largest public infra-structure projects ever to be undertaken in Brazil, and is currently being coordinated by PETROBRAS, the state-owned oil company.The complex will be located in the municipality of Itaboraí, in the edge of Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region,... 

Paris, Jardin des plantes, Museum national dHistoire naturelle

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EUROPES FIRST FARM MACHINERY AUDIT GETS UNDERWAY IN COUNTY CLARE

County Clare, IRELAND, Mon 11th June 07 – Europe’s first ever large-scale audit of farm machinery is being undertaken in County Clare, Ireland. The Clare Farm Machinery Audit aims to document unprotected early agricultural machinery and to establish a strategy for their conservation and posterity of such items as seed drills, harrows, ploughs and rollers, horse carts, and harvesting and haymaking machinery. The Clare Heritage Office recently...