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Aspen, CO – Local architectural firms start to rebuild their staffs

March 18, 2011 | David McFadden

Uptick in business has them cautiously optimistic about a rebound Some of the larger architectural firms in Aspen and Basalt have hired additional employees this spring after cutting up to half of their staffs during the recession. Poss Architecture and Planning, Harry Teague Architects, Cottle Carr Yaw Architects and Design Workshop’s Aspen branch have each

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Architecture for Humanity: Sendai Quake – Supporting Reconstruction

March 14, 2011 | David McFadden

For those who have experienced the reality of a recent disaster, the following days and weeks are chaotic and filled with stories of heroism and loss. The first responders are not charities but the families of those who are injured or missing. These immediate days are also not the time for architects or urban planners

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Tour MLB NY Yankees Derek Jeter’s Florida Mansion

March 11, 2011 | David McFadden

First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan and their friends and families wherever they may be around the world. When you have 4.36 minutes take a tour of Derek Jeter’s Florida home. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBA1ED8dZQo]

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Texas leads U.S. in corporate expansions, relocations

March 9, 2011 | David McFadden

Texas has won Site Selection magazine’s 2010 Governor’s Cup for having the most new and expanded corporate facilities, while Dallas-Fort Worth was third among metro areas of 1 million or more, it was announced Tuesday. Texas led all states with 424 projects, 50 more than in 2009, when it placed second. Ohio, which won the

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Winners of the 2011 Skyscraper Competition

March 8, 2011 | David McFadden

eVolo magazine has run a tidy little competition for the last five years, inviting architects to innovative new skyscraper typologies. Today, the winners of the 2011 Skyscraper Competition were announced and we’ve got a recycling wind turbine, an energy- and water-harvesting horizontal tower, and a re-imagining of the Hoover Dam. Jury members included SOFTlab principals

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SOM commissioned for FTP City in Danang

March 8, 2011 | David McFadden

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

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New Architecture From Broadway to Xinjiang Province

March 8, 2011 | David McFadden

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

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A question and answer session with HOK New York Managing Principal President Mr. Carl Galioto

March 4, 2011 | David McFadden

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

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Don’t string me along, U.S. temp workers say

March 3, 2011 | David McFadden

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

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Architectural Landmark Near Completion as Cesar Pelli Tops Out Red Building at Pacific Design Center

March 1, 2011 | David McFadden

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 )