News and informations about architecture

Intermap Technologies Completes 3D Digital Mapping Data Collection for Western Europe

May 5, 2008 - Intermap Technologies today announced that it has completed the data collection of its NEXTMap Europe 3D mapping program. via GISCafe

Source : www.topix.net | 05-mai-2008 17:34

El Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating Mexico's Architecture
All across Mexico and in many parts of the USA, today is a day of parades, festivals, and feasts. El Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May") commemorates Mexico's victory...
Source : architecture.about.com | 05-mai-2008 03:00

Historical Quandaries
'Tis the month for historical questions as the National Trust honors National Preservation Month. Here are our top four queries, with problem-solving answers: How old is my house?...
Source : architecture.about.com | 04-mai-2008 02:00

Saving Cold War relic gains support

"I have talked to the Navy this afternoon, and they have said they will go through this process with us."

An endangered steel-and-glass relic of the Cold War, co-designed by the architect of Chicago's Sears Tower, took a key step toward survival Thursday when the chairman of a federal committee on historic ... via Chicago Tribune

Source : www.topix.net | 03-mai-2008 18:05

Bidding for History
Wanna win a weekend at an historic inn? A subscription to Arts & Crafts Homes? How about private tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue in Pennsylvania? All this...
Source : architecture.about.com | 02-mai-2008 02:00

SNC-Lavalin turns first-quarter profit of $70.8M after year-ago loss

"The year is off to a good start with most of our segments achieving good results during the first quarter"

Construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. reported Thursday a first-quarter profit of $70.8 million, reversing a year-ago loss of $19.8 million. via CBC News

Source : www.topix.net | 01-mai-2008 17:49

Older and Still Taller
New York's most famous skyscraper celebrates another birthday today, and after 77 years, it's still the tallest building in the city. The Art Deco Empire State Building was the tallest...
Source : architecture.about.com | 01-mai-2008 02:00

URS unit wins helicopter training deal worth up to $240 million

San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown URS Corp. will train helicopter pilots for the Army and the Air Force under a five-year contract that could be worth up to $240 million. via San Francisco Business Times

Source : www.topix.net | 30-avr.-2008 16:53

A Capitol Birthday
Tomorrow, May 1, is the birthday of early American architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Born in 1764, Latrobe was one of the architects of the U.S. Capitol. See buildings by Benjamin...
Source : architecture.about.com | 30-avr.-2008 03:00

What Style?
A visitor in our Discussion Forum sends us this photo of an elegant old estate in Kansas City, Missouri. "Can you give us some direction on the home style?" she...
Source : architecture.about.com | 29-avr.-2008 02:00

Dellis Cay: Green Paradise or Fantasy Island?
A development in the Caribbean promises marquee name architecture—and raises some serious questions about sustainable design

Source : www.businessweek.com | 28-avr.-2008 20:50

HNTB picked to design new Mississippi River Bridge

St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen The Missouri Department of Transportation selected HNTB Corp. via Construction News

Source : www.topix.net | 28-avr.-2008 16:44

Celebrating Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
An innovative genuis, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue combined Gothic and Hispanic designs with modern ideas and revolutionized church architecture. His fanciful Spanish Churrigueresque buildings for the Panama-California Exposition inspired a revival...
Source : architecture.about.com | 28-avr.-2008 02:00

What Does a "Green" House Look Like?
All month we've been talking about the importance of sustainable, "green" design. But what does green house look like? The sky's the limit! Check out these very different approaches to...
Source : architecture.about.com | 27-avr.-2008 03:00

Desert Rock coverup?

Din Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment and the San Juan Citizens Alliance are suing under the federal Freedom of Information Act on grounds that the federal agencies have withheld documents used in ... via The Navajo Times

Source : www.topix.net | 26-avr.-2008 16:39

Happy Birthday, Frederick Law Olmsted
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was born on April 26, 1822 in Hartford, Connecticut. Olmsted was a visionary who foresaw the need for national parks, devised one of America's first...
Source : architecture.about.com | 26-avr.-2008 02:00

Going for the Green
With the push to slow down global warming, green architecture has become the hottest trend in home design. The problem is, marketing folk have latched onto word green and are...
Source : architecture.about.com | 25-avr.-2008 02:00

Cisco WAAS customer uncovers AutoCAD file save issue

"Despite that, the first-time download still gave the customer some optimization."

Riverbed Technologies Inc. isn't the only vendor whose WAN optimization devices have problems with the latest Autodesk AutoCAD files. via TechTarget

Source : www.topix.net | 24-avr.-2008 16:19

Architecture to Drool Over
I wish National Architecture Week (April 7-13) was National Architecture Month. Now that the AIA (American Institute of Architects) has wrapped up their festivities, I'm finding out about dozens of...
Source : architecture.about.com | 23-avr.-2008 02:00

Commercial air service worth $1 billion-plus yearly to Iowa economy, study says

"We felt it was important to decision-makers at the local, state and federal levels to have an understanding of the type of economic impact that a commercial service airport has to a community and a region"

By WILLIAM PETROSKI REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 04:05 on 04/22/2008 Commercial service airports are an important engine for Iowa's economy, generating 14,209 jobs and $1.3 billion in total annual economic ... via Indianola Record-Herald

Source : www.topix.net | 22-avr.-2008 16:18

Good Design, Good Business in China
Preservation, environmental awareness, and community were paramount for winners of this year's BusinessWeek/Architectural Record China Awards

Source : www.businessweek.com | 21-avr.-2008 17:39

Design to Save the World
April 22 is World Earth Day and the planet is honoring the occasion with a call to end global warming. Now is a great time to look at ways to...
Source : architecture.about.com | 21-avr.-2008 02:00

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Toast Rack!: 'Designed by Architects' at MFAH

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Toast Rack!: "Designed by Architects" at MFAH Interior designer Margo Grant Walsh has long been obsessed with metal. via UnBeige

Source : www.topix.net | 20-avr.-2008 23:20

Atkins sees growth despite UK slowdown

"The group's order book is strong and we remain confident that the group will make good progress in 2008/09"

WS Atkins Plc is confident it can grow in Britain despite an economic slowdown and sees scope to expand in the Middle East as its strives for new markets, the engineering consultancy said on Wednesday. via Reuters UK

Source : www.topix.net | 18-avr.-2008 23:09

The Architecture of Exodus
The Jewish festival of Passover begins at sundown on Saturday, April 19. As part of the Passover celebrations, religious Jews retell the story of Exodus when Moses led the Israelites...
Source : architecture.about.com | 18-avr.-2008 02:00

The World's Most Innovative Companies
The latest issue of Inside Innovation includes the annual BusinessWeek-BCG survey of the world's top innovators, a Q&A with Amazon's Jeff Bezos, a look at the new Hummer and much, much more

Source : www.businessweek.com | 17-avr.-2008 23:32

Jean Nouvel's Moment in the Sun
Winning the Pritzker Prize makes him this year's architectural "it boy," but the French architect has proven he's no flash in the pan

Source : www.businessweek.com | 17-avr.-2008 19:21

Recycled flooring powers area homes and businesses

"Without the program, the flooring materials used to produce energy would take more than 1,000 years to decompose"

Blakley's Flooring, central Indiana's largest seller and installer of commercial and residential flooring, has employed a unique flooring recycling program that helps improve the environment and provide fuel to ... via IndyStar.com

Source : www.topix.net | 16-avr.-2008 22:52

Survey: People seem satisfied with highway work

"There was concern by the public how this would all come about. The general public is as pleased as you can be about something that impacts their lives and how they get around."

The Highway 40 shutdown has changed the way some people in the St. Louis region live, with about one in three saying it has changed where they shop and eat out, according to survey results released Thursday. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Source : www.topix.net | 16-avr.-2008 13:25

Smart Geometry
If you think spiritual geometry is interesting, how about smart geometry? Smart Geometry is another way of describing parametric design, an approach that uses complex graphical software to link...
Source : architecture.about.com | 16-avr.-2008 02:00

Happy Birthday, Leonardo da Vinci
April 15 is the birthday of the great Renaissance painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci was born on in 1452. Among his many accomplishments, da Vinci is...
Source : architecture.about.com | 15-avr.-2008 03:00

Speedo: Innovation in the Aqua Lab
Swimwear companies have invested millions designing high-performance suits for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Can design help swimmers finish faster?

Source : www.businessweek.com | 14-avr.-2008 17:09

CAF, ICE Sign us$100 Million Loan Agreement

"The demand for power services in this Central American country continues growing rapidly, surpassing expectations and currently reaching 5% a year"

Published: Thursday, AprilThe Andean Development Corporation and Costa Rica's state power company ICE have signed a contract whereby the former will provide ICE with us$100million. The financing, which CAF ... via Inside Costa Rica

Source : www.topix.net | 14-avr.-2008 13:03

Happy Birthday, Norma Merrick Sklarek
Tomorrow, April 15, is the birthday of Norma Merrick Sklarek. Born in 1928, Sklarek was the first African-American woman to be licensed as an architect in the United States and...
Source : architecture.about.com | 14-avr.-2008 03:00

Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson
Born on April 13 in 1743, Thomas Jefferson helped shape the new American nation and also shaped some of the country's most distinguished buildings. It was Jefferson's idea to model...
Source : architecture.about.com | 13-avr.-2008 03:00

Capitol architect taking job in California

"I just decided to go back to the private sector"

Capitol Architect Donald McLarty has resigned to take a job in Sacramento, California. via State Journal-Register

Source : www.topix.net | 12-avr.-2008 12:43

Teach Kids About Green Architecture
In the United States, April 13 through 29 is National Environmental Education Week, when schools offer special programs to introduce students to concepts of green architecture and environmentally-friendly, sustainable development....
Source : architecture.about.com | 12-avr.-2008 03:00

Has NYC's Development Agenda Stalled?
A year ago, the city was poised to embark on $12 billion of new development. Now? Not so much. A look at the status of some of the largest projects

Source : www.businessweek.com | 11-avr.-2008 18:10

Starbucks' Retro Logo
How Starbucks is using a special brown logo to evoke the chain's beginnings and restore some goodwill for the brand

Source : www.businessweek.com | 11-avr.-2008 17:50

Whiting awards wastewater treatment plant contract

"Residents are excited to get this started"

The village of Whiting awarded a Fond du Lac construction company a $4.8 million contract to build a new wastewater treatment plant in the village. via WisInfo

Source : www.topix.net | 10-avr.-2008 12:40

A Solar-Powered Victorian
If you live in a traditional or historic home, you'll probably hesitate to add high-tech photovoltaic solar panels. But some older homes can be converted to solar without harming their...
Source : architecture.about.com | 10-avr.-2008 02:00

Pens New Arena Plan Needs Facelift, Planning Commission Members Say

The Pittsburgh Planning Commission wants architects to jazz up the outside appearance of the $290 million arena they're designing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. via WHP-AM Harrisburg

Source : www.topix.net | 09-avr.-2008 17:33

Inspectors warned Hill AFB

"Sensitive material should be periodically inventoried and reconciled with accounting records to maintain asset control until demilitarization and disposal."

After finding alarm-raising shortcomings with computer inventories of ballistic missile parts at Hill Air Force Base, inspectors warned a year ago that poor record-keeping could allow "inadvertent technology ... via Deseret News

Source : www.topix.net | 08-avr.-2008 15:06

National Architecture Week
Last year, when the AIA (American Institute of Architects) turned 150, Congress passed a resolution to create an official National Architecture Week that would be celebrated each year around the...
Source : architecture.about.com | 08-avr.-2008 10:28

After the Layoff, the Redesign
So many empty cubicles, such low morale. Let's call in the interior decorators

Source : www.businessweek.com | 08-avr.-2008 00:59

Obama: $1 Million in a Minute
The latest salvo in the Presidential hopeful's Web campaign is a site designed to process a million dollars in 60 seconds

Source : www.businessweek.com | 07-avr.-2008 20:18