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Navy Federal Credit Union. by ASD

BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2007

This year, as RECORD and its sister publication BusinessWeek joined for the 10th time to recognize successful collaborations of great architects and great businesses, 10 buildings em- erged from a pool of projects large and small, some of which had even graced RECORD pages in previous months. Although the jury selected only 10 buildings as this year winners and finalists, these projects make it clear that architecture can improve any kind of business. read more...

 

High-Tech Interiors
Studios Architecture is on a roll with its work on headquarters for com- panies such as Bloomberg in New York and Barry Diller's IAC gaining worldwide plaudits. read more...


Bloomberg, NYC by Studios Architecture.
Not Your Average Office Space
 

Rethinking Office Environments
Savvy employers are realizing the importance of balancing the corporate workspace with areas for fun and relaxation. read more...

Wilson Sporting Goods, Chicago by Gensler
Best Company Break Rooms

Illustration by Shout

Eco-friendly Homes
Move into Mainstream

The new houses that will line a rural tract in suburban New Jersey will have walls insulated by blue jeans. In Dallas-Fort Worth, a starter home will come equipped with a computer- controlled vent that pulls in fresh air.

The "green" movement that has spurred schools to discourage paper lunch bags and motorists to trade in gas-guzzling sportutility vehicles for hybrids is creeping into the housing market as a growing number of build- ers construct environmentally friendly homes and state/local governments offer incentives to create such com- munities. read more...

LEED for Homes to Be Announced...
LEED for Homes
LEED-for-Homes to Launch at Greenbuild

Featured Members

     
Allsteel
Muscatine, IA
American Flagstore
Orange, TX
Ameri Tec Lighting
Casa Grande, AZ
Bellacor
Mendota Heights, MN
Blok-Lock
Toronto, ON
Bonakemi
Aurora, CO
Da-Lite Screen
Warsaw, IN
Dazian Creates
Secaucus, NJ

Decorative Films
Gaithersburg, MD
Delray Lighting
Burbank, CA
Dumor
Mifflintown, PA
Duratherm
Vassalboro, ME

Eliason
Kalamazoo, MI
Forms + Surfaces
Carpinteria, CA
Fountain People
San Marcos, TX
Global Security Glazing
Selma, AL
Hemera
Montreal, QC
Hoover
Thomson, GA
Inscape Systems
Holland Landing, ON
Interface Flooring Systems
LaGrange, GA

ITW Building Components Grp.
Arlington, TX
La Cantina Doors
Vista, CA
LandscapeForms
Warren, NJ
Leggett & Platt
Carthage, MO
Litetouch
Salt Lake City, UT
Marsh
New Philadelphia, OH
Neo-Metro
City of Industry, CA
Not Neutral
Los Angeles, CA
Omega
Corona, CA
Oxford Garden
Louisville, KY
Polyglass
Fernley, NV
Quikrete
Atlanta, GA
Scotsman Ice
Vernon Hills, IL
Selux
Highland, NY
Sharp
Mahwah, NJ
Spec Mix
Mendota Heights , MN
Tree Staple
Warren, NJ
Varco
Memphis , TN
Verdin
Cincinnati, OH
Weiland
Oceanside , CA

Of Interest

                               Barbara Faga

Designing Public Consensus:
A Conversation with Barbara Faga, FASLA

Barbara Faga, is an urban designer and executive vice president of EDAW, an in- ternational environmental practice. Her recent book, Designing Public Consen- sus, published by John Wiley & Sons, describes techniques for public parti- cipation using several case studies. Although it looks like a textbook, it doesn't read like one. Each case study comes alive with her accessible and engaging narrative. read more

Barbara Faga at Planetizen
EDAW.com

Al Gore

Al Gore

Gore Shares Peace Prize for Climate Change Work

Former Vice President Al Gore, who emerged from his loss in the muddled 2000 presidential election to devote himself to his pa- ssion as an environmental crusader, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize it with IPCC. read more

Al Gore Biography at Wikipedia
Nobelprize.org
the Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth

French Architect Picked for L.A. Film MuseumChristian de Portzamparc

Christian de Portzamparc

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose architect, Christian de Portzamparc, and his Paris-based firm to design the grand movie museum. The architect who helped raise a bustling new quarter from the industrial mess of southeast Paris will now get his shot at a section of this city best known...read more

French firm...    Christian De...
Film Museum Celebrates...

Ciudad de la Musica, La Vilette(Paris)

Museum of Music, Paris

Taking the LEED on Building Green

Imagine, if you will, taking a 1917 Ford Model T, tear- ing out its old engine, and popping in a state-of-the- art, environmentally friend- lier hybrid engine. more...

 

IT has Power to Cultivate Greener World

Consensus continues grow- ing among political leaders around the world that global warming is a very probable threat that needs to be addressed... read more