Monthly Archives: March 2011
SOM commissioned for FTP City in Danang
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM) has been awarded the masterplan commission for FTP City in Danang, Vietnam. SOM’s preliminary plan for a sustainable new high-tech community at the edge of the city has been applauded by local authorities, including the Head of Planning and the People’s Committee of the City of Danang. SOM is
New Architecture From Broadway to Xinjiang Province
Broadway Malyan continues global expansion with first theatre design in China International architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan has completed the design of its first theatre in China, the Kanas Lake Performance Theatre. The new theatre, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Xinjiang province of North West China, is a
A question and answer session with HOK New York Managing Principal President Mr. Carl Galioto
Mr. Galioto, 57, is the managing principal of the New York office of HOK, one of the world’s largest architecture firms. HOK New York’s current projects include LG Electronic’s headquarters in Englewood, N.J., and Harlem Hospital. Mr. Galioto joined HOK in 2009, after 30 years with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, where he helped design One
Don’t string me along, U.S. temp workers say
Don’t string me along says architecture temp Althea Norwood Roberts * Quarter of jobs created in past year were temporary * Temps about 2 percent of overall employment * Companies still cautious about permanent hiring By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Althea Norwood Roberts gives employers three months to turn her temporary job
Architectural Landmark Near Completion as Cesar Pelli Tops Out Red Building at Pacific Design Center
LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cesar Pelli celebrated a milestone for the Red Building on Monday, as the long-awaited final building of the Pacific Design Center nears completion. The Red Building is the third building of the landmark West Hollywood showroom-and-office complex whose design and construction span nearly 40 years. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110301/NE56547 )