The Alone Coat Hook Wall Light by Pallucco

The new product of the Italian manufacturer Pallucco is revealed, This manufacture had been added to your collection their Alone Coat Hook Wall Light which is a multifuction furniture pieces that is functioned as coat hook and also a wall light that is made of opal diffuser and frame in polycarbonate. An eye catching illuminated circular outline with clear-cut, linear design which is enhanced at the rear by an opal finish ring that fills with white... 

The Camouflage House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

A contemporary nice residence to live was done designed by Johnsen Schmaling Architects. This architect has designed the Camouflage House in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The design of the house actually simple but elegant with beautiful aestetic value in every sigle touch of each part of the house, This house design also restraint use of materials, and precise detailing, the house achieves an elegant clarity and a rustic warmth that nevertheless avoids... 

Fastlane Leads the Optical Turnstile Industry According to Research Firm

Smarter Security Systems, provider of intelligent entrance control and outdoor security solutions, announced today that a recent study by IMS Research revealed that Fastlane® is now the leading brand of barrier optical turnstiles (known as “speedgates”) in the western hemisphere. The biennial report by IMS Research, entitled “The Americas Market for Entrance Control Equipment,” shows Fastlane more than doubling its market share in... 

NBBJ and CCDI Break Ground on Hangzhou Sports Park

Like many cities in China, Hangzhou is undergoing rapid urban change. While the city center had historically developed around the West Lake area, opportunities for industry and commerce have shifted the city’s expansion towards the Qian Tang riverfront. New construction has tripled the city’s size in the past 10 years leaving behind a modern architectural fabric that is powerful in scale, yet still in need of public place making. NBBJ, in collaboration... 

Video: The Pink Panther(TM) Breaks Silence: Identifies Biggest Energy Consumer

Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther(TM), Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning, broke his decades of silence on October 9, 2008 to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy used to heat and cool buildings. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 40 percent of U.S. energy is swallowed by buildings, yet most Americans believe transportation and industry are the largest... 

AEC Software Survey: Green Building Success Requires Client and Project Management

AEC Software, developers of project management software, announced today the final results from a green building survey of home building, architecture, and construction industry managers. When asked if clients are more or less patient with green construction projects compared to traditional building projects, 70 percent of respondents said that their customers had the same level of patience, or even less patience. These results come on the heels of... 

Modern Architecture (Oxford History of Art)

Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies Mies