The Fatback by Fredrick Mattsson

The Fatback is a contemporary modular sofa design from the manufacture Bla Station. This multi-functional sofa seating that is suitable for the place just like coffee shops, bookstores, waiting rooms, lounges along with other areas is designed by Fredrick Mattsson. This comfortable modular sofa seating is made of woll or cotton weave and Fatback is available in many attractive colors just like whitened, black, red-colored, blue, yellow, grey, red-colored... 

McNally Jackson Cafe by Front Studio

Sophisticated architecture design is done by New York based Front Studio. This architects have completed the design for the renovation of the McNally Jackson Cafe, which is part of the McNally Jackson Bookstore in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. The aim of redesign this cafe is to bring the comfort to the book store visitor, while they are enjoying the book they have bought they can enjoy the cafe as a place to stay for a while after doing book... 

Hope Center Project Earns Topping Out Award

The Hope Center project, designed by Good, Fulton & Farrell Architects and constructed by The Beck Group, was included in the list of the top 10 projects in Dallas Fort Worth in the 2010 Topping Out awards. The awards ceremony honors the building industry and the collective team members who made the projects a success. The proceeds from the Topping Out awards program benefit the Arc of Dallas. The Hope Center project is a 185,000+ SF facility... 

Muzeum Sztuki Café by designers Paulina Stepien and Magdalena Piwowar

Polish famous designers Paulina Stepien and Magdalena Piwowar of Wunderteam create unique design by combining a café and bookstore for the Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz, Poland. the concept is modernize 19th and 20th century art and adapt it for new functions. the appropriateness of the ‘packing case’ concept for a museum and gallery. The connection to how art is moved around reinforces the visitors connection to the surroundings. The objective of this... 

Charles R. Stinson’s Architecture Chronicled in Book

Charles R. Stinson’s architecture is chronicled in a new book within the Master Architect Monograph Series entitled Charles R. Stinson: Compositions in Nature. The modern architecture book, with text by Camille LeFevre and photography by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze, features Stinson-designed homes and buildings that have achieved international recognition along with his distinctive style—light, line and space expressing a dynamic co-existence. Charles... 

RSMeans Announces the 2009 Edition of Its Perennial Best Seller, Building Construction Cost Data

Now available: the 2009 edition of the industry’s most used, quoted and respected construction pricing guide. Building Construction Cost Data has been the leading construction cost resource since 1942. It offers unit costs for materials, labor and equipment; overhead and profit; and crew and productivity data for a wide range of construction products and tasks. Location factors allow cost adjustments to more than 930 cities and towns in the U.S.... 

SafeCon Consulting to Provide Risk Management and Safety Services for San Diego Community College District Projects

SafeCon Consulting has been selected to provide a range of risk management and safety services for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) construction projects that are funded under Proposition N (2002) and Proposition S (2006). The 23 planned projects at City College, Mesa College, Miramar College and the San Diego Community College Continuing Education campuses are valued at $1.5 billion and will be constructed over the next six years. Citizens... 

Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in The Shops at Wiregrass at 28152 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, will open a new bookstore on October 30 in The Shops at Wiregrass at 28152 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida. The store will stock close to 200,000 book, music, DVD and magazine titles and include a café serving Starbucks coffee. The new Barnes & Noble Wiregrass will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and employ approximately 100 people from the community. The public is invited... 

Urban Restaurant and Retail Marketplace Plans to Open in Summer 2009

U.S. Equities Realty, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, announced today that it is beginning construction on MetraMarket. Connected to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in the West Loop, MetraMarket is a 100,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development that will enliven the area through its eclectic mix of dining and shopping options. Several of MetraMarket’s tenants are scheduled to open in summer 2009. MetraMarket will...