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Architect in the House - in aid of Shelter
AboutMyArea
At a time when homeowners are tending to improve instead of move, I wanted to bring to your attention a great scheme that gets you expert advice from a Royal Institute of British Architects chartered architect while helping tackle the homelessness ...

Coffee Break: Memphis architects shine in competition
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Architecture in Memphis, in Tennessee and in the five-state region excelled in the national AIA 2012 Honor Awards competition. Memphis firms claimed six of the 10 awards given to Tennessee architectural firms. Those made up half the record 20 awards ...

Report: Architects hired to design new Red Wings arena
NBCSports.com
The Detroit Red Wings have hired an architect to design a new downtown arena, reports Sports Business Journal. While it's no secret the club covets a new barn to replace Joe Louis Arena (opened in 1979), picking preeminent stadium architecture firm HKS ...

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BlueMetal Architects Announces Addition of Anthony Gonsalez in Newly Opened ...
PR Newswire (press release)
WATERTOWN, Mass., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BlueMetal Architects, a leading technology architecture and interactive design firm, announced today that Anthony Gonsalez has joined the company as Technology Director Architect in BlueMetal's ...

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Architects Look to Blogging, Social Media for New Opportunities
Architects' Guide to Glass Magazine
The annual American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Expo in Washington, DC, featured a seminar focusing on blogging and other forms of social media available to those in the design and construction industry. The seminar, “Architects Who Blog: connecting ...

Italy earthquake: modern buildings, not ancient ones, pose biggest threat (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
On Friday a group of Italian architects wrote an open letter criticizing the lack of security standards for private and public buildings in Italy, warning that there are “6 million buildings facing grave seismic risks.” The document, bearing the ...

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San Diego Architectural Design Firm Pulls Together Team for “Hotel Impossible”
PR Web (press release)
Margit E. Whitlock, AIA, of Architectural Concepts Inc., was recently selected to be the local designer assisting Blanche Garcia on Travel Channel's national reality show, “Hotel Impossible” on the makeover of the La Jolla Cove Suites on Coast Blvd., ...

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Documentary on Architect Eero Saarinen to be Produced for PBS and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Although his career was tragically cut short by his death at age 51 in 1961, Eero was one of the most celebrated architects of his time. In the post-war decades called "The American Century" he helped create the image of America seen here and abroad as ...

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A sneak peek of the new architecture-obsessed Batman graphic novel
io9
The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of ...

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Kent Architects' contemporary pool roof inspires students
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Twelve MidKent College Joinery students have visited a barn in Weald of Kent village Chart Sutton to view the design and construction of a unique roof designed by jhd Architects. Sevenoaks, Kent, UK (PRWEB) May 19, 2012 Twelve MidKent College Joinery ...

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