The Zachs Hillel House by Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Another great and beautiful house architecture design is coming from Boston, Massachusetts based architects Leers Weinzapfel Associates, This architects have designed the Zachs Hillel House at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. This sophisticated house design is designed for people who live in urban with modern lifestyle. The interior design is made so chic with beautiful furniture that complete this modern house design. This house is design... 

The Honors College at Arizona State University in Tempe

American Campus Communities Inc., one of the largest owners, managers and developers of high-quality student housing properties in the U.S., announced today that the grand opening ceremony for Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, is to be held 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15. Speakers include ASU President Michael Crow, Dean Mark Jacobs, Craig and Barbara Barrett, Bayless, and ASU honors students. Tours of the campus... 

Sallie Mae Announces 1,100 New Jobs in Delaware

Sallie Mae (NYSE:SLM), the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, and Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner today announced that Sallie Mae plans to open a new Credit Operations Center in the state that would add 1,100 jobs to Delaware’s workforce. As part of today’s jobs announcement, Sallie Mae’s philanthropic organization, The Sallie Mae Fund, contributed $25,000 to the United Way of Delaware. “As the world’s leading provider... 

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,... 

University Health Care to Open Multi-Specialty Center in Kennecott Lands Daybreak Community

Kennecott Land and University Health Care announced plans to construct a 150,000-square-foot healthcare center in the Daybreak Community to serve the southwest valley’s growing population. The multi-specialty health center, located at 11400 South Daybreak View Parkway, will be conveniently located next to the future Mountain View Corridor and Mid-Jordan TRAX extension, allowing convenient access for patients and employees. Rio Tinto’s Kennecott... 

Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism

Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism–or “public-interest architecture”–that might function akin to public-interest law or medicine by expanding architecture’s all all

Lowe Enterprises Selects Campus Advantage to Operate Significant Portfolio of Student Housing Properties

Lowe Enterprises, a diversified national real estate services organization, today announced it has selected Campus Advantage to take over operation of a prominent portfolio of student housing properties. Beginning in November of 2008 the properties will commence operations under a new name — The District. The four student housing properties, comprising one of the best known student housing portfolios in the industry, serve more than 4,100 students... 

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... 

Building Contractors, Labor and Education Form Partnership to Build California Construction College in San Jose

A coalition of construction employers, labor and the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District has been working for four years to develop a solution to the construction industry’s need for more highly trained construction managers, project engineers, job estimators and supervisors to replace retiring Baby Boomers. The group, operating under the imprimatur of the Santa Clara County Construction Careers Association (S4CA), today announced the... 

Gladstone Homes Lets Homeowners Create an Array of Masterful Suites

“After seven years of marriage, I’m sure of two things – first, never wallpaper together, and second, you’ll need two bathrooms… both for her, ” comedian Dennis Miller once joked. Miller may jest, but bathrooms have become serious business. Results from the National Association of Home Builders’ American Housing Survey found that a half-bath adds approximately 10.5 percent to a suburban home’s value and a full bath...