Ratzeburg School Complex by Mikou Design Studio

The new schools complex in Ratzeburg is located in a mainly residential cityscape, in the middle of an area of low-density detached housing, characterised by brick architecture and pitched roofs that make up the neighbourhood’s identity. This schools complex includes an existing specialised school, a primary school and a lower form secondary school, and it aims to be a strong, identifiable landmark in its urban setting, on the scale of the city... 

Atkins Celebrates Iris Bay Topping Out

Atkins officially celebrated one of the construction industry’s oldest customs, the structural ‘topping out’ of the 32-storey Iris Bay office and retail tower at Business Bay in Dubai. Aside from the distinctive architectural design of this unusually shaped commercial building, Iris Bay was an early opportunity for Atkins to explore the challenges of sustainable design in a hot climate and incorporates both passive and active environmental... 

Alluser Portal FPJ190-2S ATM AREA

Alluser Industrie is proud to present the new special Portal model FPJ190-2S with ATM area (inside the Portal). This model is a “half portal” with: 2 automatic curved sliding doors on the Secure Side and 2 automatic flat sliding doors on the non-secure side. In case of emergency, this doors can be opened by pushing them (Manual Panic break-out opening of the Flats Sliding Doors). Remote Control Panel to allow an easy, intuitive control... 

M-TUBE Flex, LED Light System with Flexible Light Guide

The M-TUBE is an LED light system designed as a construction set: The flexible light guide can be combined with LEDs in different colors and intensities. In this way it is possible to realize soft ambience illumination as well as illumination and lighting with strong brightness. The light is fed into the light guide from the sides. Inside the light guide it is evenly emitted along the imprinted white reflector line. As a result the M-TUBE is the first... 

Parsons Brinckerhoff Completes Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit

The Rosa Parks Transit Center, a new multimodal facility in downtown Detroit, has been completed. The $22.5 million project was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) on behalf of the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). Located at Michigan and Cass Avenues, the Rosa Parks Transit Center is a 25,000-square-foot indoor facility with over two acres of exterior transit access. It enables customers to make connections to 21 DDOT bus routes, the... 

1FORMTABLE by John Grabham

1FORMTABLE is an ambient display of careful designing mixed with intelligence and creative fullness. This table features a section which will house 18 dvd’s, along with an overhang surface top which creates room for snacks and beverages. The elegant curved sections will also maintain books, journals or more personal accessories. Visit John Grabham’s website

Round and Curved Automatic Doors for commercial buildings

Elegant and functional, these doors let have a wide radius of curvature for wide but also deep entrances. The round and curved doors turn an entrance into a spacious and comfortable reception. Their high architectural quality and their performance make them exceptional doors: Customised dimensions, Wide choice of finishes, Comfort and easy use, Heat insulation by airlock management, Offset digital control panel, Incorporated traffic analyser, Infrared... 

Daktronics LED Display the First Real-Time Carbon Counter

Recently, Van Wagner Communications chose Daktronics to design and manufacture a new, light emitting diode (LED) display as a component of a spectacular new sign for its client, Deutsche Bank AG Climate Change Advisors. The curved LED display functions as the world’s first scientifically valid, real-time carbon counter. The carbon counter is the prominent feature of the nearly 70-foot tall Deutsche Bank billboard located in the heart of New York... 

DITEC smart Volo automatic door installed in Harry’s Grill

The world still has very famous historic hotels which still maintain the charm and atmosphere of times gone by, when royals, aristocrats, artists and other celebrities in the world of politics, culture, science, entertainment used to walk over the red carpets laid for them. One of these examples is without doubt the Gran Hotel Duchi of Trieste, which overlooks one of the most beautiful Italian squares, the Piazza Unità d’Italia in Trieste. In... 

Self-climbing technology and large slabtables minimise crane times

The South-East Asian city-state of Singapore – an internationally renowned financial centre and, with its very busy port, one of the largest and most modern freight handling centres in the world – is now also striving to become a top tourist destination. With its ambitious Marina Bay Sands™ project, the U.S.-based Las Vegas Sands Corporation, is currently developing a gigantic complex complete with convention facilities, casino, theatres, museum...