
A 2,500 SF residence for a couple occupying a tiny, pie-shaped site with views of the Mississippi River becomes the project of Archimania’s Barry Alan Yoakum, The project has been designed called the “Sky Cottage” house located in Memphis, Tennessee. This architecture project design is an Excellent urban infill project. The aim of this project was to create a modern house architecture for cottage which has both interior and exterior design will...

Universal Consumer Products, a subsidiary of Universal Forest Products, Inc. and maker of Latitudes composite decking and railing, announces the addition of Latitudes Intrepid™ Railing to its spring 2010 lineup. Latitudes Intrepid Railing Latitudes Intrepid composite railing features a robust, symmetrical railing profile with an innovative hidden fastener system. The concealed mounting hardware allows for fast, easy installation and provides a...

The large-scale sewage treatment plant Czajka, situated to the north-east of Warsaw, is scheduled to be finished in December 2010 – and this after only a two-year construction period. With a cleaning capacity of almost 450, 000 cubic metres per day, designed for the equivalent of two million inhabitants, it will be the largest waste-water facility in Poland. Together with the Warbud construction company, PERI´s Polish engineers developed a cost-effective...

This community facility is located on the edge of a long public beach over a primary sand dune nearby to the suburb of Seaford, Victoria. Although the building’s main functions are to provide surveillance to the beach for safety purposes and storage of beach craft, a cafe and additional weather-protected meeting areas have also been catered for. This site-sensitive building is composed of a generally suspended timber structure with timber and...
The developer of the 244-acre Sacramento Railyards project announced today that approximately 3,000 new jobs will be created in 2009 as a direct result of voter passage of Proposition 1C, the $2.8 billion Housing and Infrastructure Bond and Proposition1B, the $19.9 billion Transportation Bond as well as other local and federal infrastructure funds. The announcement comes as the Obama administration considers a federal economic recovery plan with a...
AMB Property Corporation a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, will host an investor and analyst tour on November 18, 2008 in Los Angeles. Thomas S. Olinger, AMB’s chief financial officer, will present at 10:30 AM EST/7:30 AM PST at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles. His presentation will include details regarding the company’s current liquidity and financial condition. Following the presentation, attendees will...
AMB Property Corporation a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, announced steps taken to further strengthen the company’s financial position and to address the subject of liquidity and financial condition. “As we discussed during our third quarter call, AMB’s priorities are: first, our balance sheet; second, controlling expenses; and third, managing the business for the long term. We believe we are well-positioned...
AMB Property Corporation® (NYSE: AMB – News), a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, today announced that AMB Morgan Business Center – Building 100 in Savannah has been awarded Gold LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 346,000 square foot facility is the largest investor-owned industrial development in North America to achieve Gold LEED Core & Shell® certification. “This project...
The new edition of Brick Bulletin is out – and it features some astounding projects from around the world. Each story dramatically demonstrates the scope of brick and the qualities that have for so long made it a favourite among architects, developers and the public. Among the case studies, there is an eye-catching spatial housing complex in Tokyo, an Australian nursing complex clad in ‘timber’ planks, and a wine factory built by robot bricklayers....
The last 10 years have been a decade of growth and significant realty value increases in Texas with many properties more than doubling in value, according to Lewis Realty Advisors, one of the oldest and most respected Texas-based real estate valuation and consulting firms. Job growth and the strength of the state’s economy boosted demand — and the prices — for office space, retail centers, manufacturing buildings and residential properties...