BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb(l)au

Becoming a huge fan of BMW, you will love to see this car company’s fancy new delivery center called BMW Welt or BMW World that is Designed by Wolf Prix of the Vienna-based architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. Hilarious, sophisticated, modern and all the good things of architectural building are can be seen here. The concept of this absolutely standing building is The realization of the technical building facilities within the scope of the architecture... 

Design Forum IX Features Adjaye, Eizenberg, Freear, Cruz

Design Forum IX: An Architecture of Necessity speakers include David Adjaye, RIBA, who recently made news by being selected to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.; Teddy Cruz, AIA, an internationally recognized San Diego-based architect who studies the relationship between architectural sites and their impact on urban spaces; Julie Eizenberg, AIA, whose Santa Monica firm has achieved international... 

Architectural Resource Wins Multiple Design Awards

Architectural Resource, LLC, a leading Ann Arbor architectural design firm, was honored at the national Remodeling Show 2009 Qualified Remodeler Master Design Awards, receiving design awards in seven different categories. This marks the second year in a row that Architectural Resource was the single most recognized firm at this prestigious design competition. The awards included two Gold awards; one for Michigan’s first USGBC LEED for Homes Platinum... 

Cubellis LEEDs the Way in Philadelphia

Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Kate Haas, Interior Design, and Laura Hamilton, Interior Design, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and the LEED® Green Building Rating... 

Cubellis LEEDs the Way in Philadelphia

Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Kate Haas, Interior Design, and Laura Hamilton, Interior Design, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and the LEED® Green Building Rating... 

Cubellis Continues to LEED the Way

Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Annie Lee, IIDA, Senior Project Manager, Alice Hechavarria, Designer, and Amanda Gilbert, Designer, have successfully completed the LEED Professional Accreditation exam and are now registered LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP). LEED APs are building industry professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building and... 

Autodesk Sponsors ‘PechaKucha’ Events Worldwide

-Autodesk, a leader in design software, announced a sponsorship of PechaKucha Nights, to support the design community and encourage designers to share their ideas and projects. PechaKucha Night –”PechaKucha” is Japanese for the sound of conversation — takes place in more than 150 cities around the world. PechaKucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, was conceived in 2003 as... 

Pluck Enables Leading Lawn and Gardening Site to Cultivate Consumer Traffic Online Using Social Media

Pluck Corporation, a subsidiary of Demand Media, and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are collaborating to deliver a unique social experience to consumers visiting the Scotts.com site. By adding Pluck® social media capabilities to its website in early 2008, Scotts has increased its capability to engage with consumers, enabling them to participate in blogs, forums, photo galleries and other interactive tools designed to inspire, assist and advise gardening... 

BAU 2009: The future of building – Dialog between architects and industry

What does the future of building have in store, and what will the dialog between architecture and the industry look like in the future? Answers to these and other questions will be available at BAU 2009, which features two first-rate forums addressing architects, planners, project developers and engineers. The new Future of Building Forum will be in Hall C2. Its revolves around the BAU slogan of the same name and will be broken down into six key themes...