Shanghai Tower, Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground

November 29, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction

Shanghai Center project will be started since Nov. 29, 2008. It is proposed to be the tallest building of China after it finished. Shanghai Tower will be a 632-meter, super-tall tower sited in the heart of Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, adjacent to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. As the newest icon on the Shanghai skyline, Shanghai Tower’s distinctive transparent spiral form will showcase cutting-edge sustainable... 

Ratzeburg School Complex by Mikou Design Studio

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
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... 

Darlee Catalina Adjustable Cast Aluminum Club Chair & Ottoman With Cushions

June 28, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Cast Aluminum Construction. Color: Antique Bronze. Chair Dimensions (in inches): 27 W x 53 D x 39 H. Seat Dimensions (in inches): 23 W x 25 D x 16 H. Ottoman Dimensions (in inches): 29 1/2 W x 21 D x 16 H. Includes: Adjustable Club Chair and Ottoman. Cushions included (Color: Brown). Fully Welded.

LLR60175 Mesh Rolling File,Holds Ltr. Fldr.,12-1/2×25x28-1/4,Black

August 23, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

LLR60175 Mesh Rolling File,Holds Ltr. Fldr.,12-1/2×25x28-1/4,Black

Northern Classics King Bed

May 7, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

If space is no issue, and you want the luxury of oversized sleeping accomodatlons, you will love this bed. The simplicity of its lines ensure that it will fit in anywhere and, although sturdy, there is nothing bulky or overpowering about this king bed.View product details at Amazon

Finding The Oldest Hanix Excavator in the UK

October 27, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Excavator experts, Hanix Europe, are celebrating 20 years trading in the UK. To mark the success, they launched an appeal to find the oldest working Hanix excavator in the country and discovered one of their very first machines still going strong. The N220 mini excavator owned and operated from new by EPS Hire Centres in West Yorkshire was made in 1988. Used continuously since then, the 20 year old machine was still in daily use until this year when... 

KBR Awarded Contracts by Refineria de Cartagena (Reficar) S.A. to Upgrade Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

October 28, 2008 Filed Under: Construction, Real Estate

KBR announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. to provide technology licensing and related services to upgrade its Cartagena refinery’s fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. Reficar is a joint venture between Ecopetrol S. A., the national oil company of Colombia, and Glencore International AG. KBR will provide proprietary licensed technology as well as detailed design engineering and procurement services for the... 

New Starbucks Stores Earn Pioneer Millworks Grand Prize Awards for Their Reclaimed Antique Barn Wood

March 17, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture
New Starbucks Stores Earn Pioneer Millworks Grand Prize Awards for Their Reclaimed Antique Barn Wood

Pioneer Millworks reclaimed barn siding received two Grand Prize awards from the Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) for specialty food retailer of the year at the 2010 A.R.E. Design Awards. Pioneer Millworks salvaged barn siding was used as wall treatments in interior and exterior applications at both the Starbucks Coffee Company’s 15th Avenue Coffee & Tea Shop and Roy Street Coffee & Tea Shop. “We love working with retail... 

Green Architecture (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)

November 16, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture

When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of “green” architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright designed “greener” buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones.James Wines puts up the various – and and

Structure and Architecture, Second Edition

November 16, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture

‘Structure and Architecture’ is an essential textbook for students and practitioners of architecture and structural engineering. MacDonald explains the basic principles of structure and describes the ranges of structure types in current use. Furthermore, the book links these topics directly with the activity of architectural design and criticism. An update of the first edition, ‘Structure and and