MODE Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Tokyo, Japan

Thursday, July 28th 2011
MODE Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Tokyo, Japan

Located in Tokyo’s distinctive high-rise district of Nishi-Shinjuku, this MODE Gakuen Cocoon Tower is Designed by the architect of Tange Associates. This 204 meters skyscraper building becomes the home to three educational institutions: Tokyo Mode Gakuen (fashion vocational school), HAL Tokyo (special technology and design college), and Shuto Ik? (medical college). The design, The triangular-shaped steel bracing covers it all in glass is so... 

Crow Table by Sander Mulder

Friday, December 10th 2010
Crow Table by Sander Mulder

The brand new collection of contemporary table furniture of the designer that always done such a great job in providing you with great furniture for your house Sander Mulder called The Crow table that is one of the recent designs to emerge from Veldhoven, Netherlands based studio of Sander Mulder. The design is just great and unique with unusual legs design just like the natures bird feet, unique but surprisingly stable. made of wooden reality by... 

The City View Residence by Dick Clark Architecture

Monday, July 12th 2010
The City View Residence by Dick Clark Architecture

People wanting a great modern house design is such a common phenomenon in american architectural lifestyle. From that life style, a beautiful sophisticated house design is done by Dick Clark Architecture. This architects have completed the City View residence in Austin, Texas. The house takes an architecturally minimal approach with simple massing, an understated material palette, and large expanses of glass. The exterior forms and massing are Beautifully... 

Goldman Properties Offers Addition to The Hotel of South Beach

Tuesday, April 13th 2010
Goldman Properties Offers Addition to The Hotel of South Beach

Visionary designer Todd Oldham returns to South Beach, bringing his creative genius to 20 deluxe rooms including two 2 bedroom suites at the new oceanfront addition to The Hotel of South Beach, owned by Goldman Properties. Oldham designed The Hotel’s original property, at 801 Collins Avenue, opened in 1998 to wide acclaim, and the two properties share amenities including room service provided by The Hotel’s award-winning restaurant, Wish. The... 

CertainTeed Brings New Sustainable Insulation To Market From California Manufacturing Facility

Friday, April 9th 2010
CertainTeed Brings New Sustainable Insulation To Market From California Manufacturing Facility

CertainTeed Corporation’s fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable InsulationTM. Designed to exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) indoor air quality regulations, the new fiberglass insulation product is GREENGUARD Children & Schools certified, and incorporates recycled materials, a plant-based organic binder... 

KhepriCoat Solar Anti-reflective Coating System further Optimized

Tuesday, February 2nd 2010
KhepriCoat Solar Anti-reflective Coating System further Optimized

DSM Functional Coatings announced the further optimization of its KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system. The improvements have already resulted in a significant contribution to the first multicrystalline-silicon solar panels in the world to achieve a conversion efficiency of 17%, which were produced recently by REC and ECN (Energy research Center of the Netherlands). DSM’s KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system boosts light... 

Kremlin Concert Hall Reconstruction by OTASH / OTAKO Studio

Friday, January 15th 2010
Kremlin Concert Hall Reconstruction by OTASH / OTAKO Studio

The Palace was built in 1961, under Nikita Khruschev, as a modern arena for Communist Party congresses and conferences, performances and concerts. Preserving the tradition of a single palace ensemble, the architects connected the new building with the Grand Kremlin Palace by a passageway with a small Winter Garden and a suspended glass passageway leading to the Patriarch’s Palace. In 1992, the Palace of Congresses was renamed the Kremlin’s State... 

Konarka and Arch Aluminum & Glass Announce Unique Solar Curtain Wall Pilot Project

Wednesday, November 11th 2009
Konarka and Arch Aluminum & Glass Announce Unique Solar Curtain Wall Pilot Project

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company, along with Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc, has launched the first curtain wall pilot project that will integrate Konarka Power Plastic into a wall structure at Arch’s office building in Tamarac, Florida. The solar panels, generating 1.5 kilowatts of power to the facility,... 

Innovative Lighting Partnership Highlights Significant Architectural Achievement

Monday, November 2nd 2009
Innovative Lighting Partnership Highlights Significant Architectural Achievement

It’s brand new. It can be seen from miles around. It’s an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and inspirations from ancient Islamic art and traditions, melded with the artistry and geometries associated with speed, movement and spectacle. Its visual impact is all made possible by leading-edge LED technology. It’s the Yas Hotel, a 500-room, 85, 000-square-meter complex recently completed by Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s... 

Energy-Saving Glass Using Heat Mirror Suspended Film Technology

Wednesday, October 14th 2009
Energy-Saving Glass Using Heat Mirror Suspended Film Technology

Southwall Technologies Inc., the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that it will supply the high performance insulating glass for InnovisionTM Windows, a new line of residential and commercial-grade fiberglass windows introduced last week by Owens Corning, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and building materials. Southwall Insulating Glass, a joint venture company formed by...