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New York City, NY
The process of urbanization, taking place around the world with such
dy- namism, is one of the most promising aspects of global economic
develop- ment. The world has just crossed the point at which 50 percent
of humanity lives in urban areas. By around 2020, more than half of
the population of developing countries... more
J.
Sachs Urban
Planning Blog
Superstar
Cities
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Eco-Cities:
Treasure Island Is the Super-Green City of the Future
A blighted island in San Francisco Bay could become the world's hottest
pro- perty, a showcase of sustainable de- sign. With cities now consuming
75 percent of natural resources, it's just in time. Every day, a few
hundred thousand vehicles cross the San Fran- cisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the...
more
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Sustainable
Reuse
Northern view of Treasure Island in 2020 San Francisco, CA
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Smart Growth
Shaping the City's Future
Communities across the country are using creative
strategies to develop in ways that preserve natural lands and critical
environmental areas, protect
East Village, New York
water and air quality, and reuse al- ready-developed land. They conserve
resources by reinvesting in existing infrastructure and reclaiming historic
buildings. By designing neighborhoods that have shops...more
Smart
Growth New
York City Great
Places HUD User
State
of the Cities (NUPR)
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Amarr Garage Doors
Amarr offers more than 300 residential garage door designs, available in 3 different materials to fit your style and your home. |
Duratherm
Louis Kahn encouraged Duratherm founder Philip Cole to enter the wood window business, creating architectural windows.
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Cav Clear
CavClearŽ products offer a completely new approach to moisture management and air space maintenance in masonry designs.
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Florence Manufacturing
The Florence Product Configurator helps you design the perfect mailbox layout to meet your project specifications. |
HG Stones
HG procures unique stone from around the world and operate satellite
agencies for efficiencies in purchasing and shipping.
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Fabricmate Systems
Fabricmate Systems is a global leader and supplier of acoustical,
tackable, magnetic and other wallcovering components. |
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Heritage Glass
A glass aggregate custom formulated and not found in other aggegates,
providing a diversity of colors and hues.
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Allscape
The potential now exists for a wider range of in-ground lighting creativity
with the Trios' independant optical assemblies.
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Hemera Lighting
Vincent Dion, head designer of this progressive and inventive team produces unique, original and highly creative...
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Weiland Sliding Doors
The lift slide door system is a roller system of European design.
It allows the door panel to be lifted above the track to roll easily.
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Eliason
P-11 - An ideal new door to handle medium to heavy traffic and built
with the quality you the professional have requested. |
Abet Laminati
ABET introduces Kaleidos, laminate patterns with real sparkle and
holograph-like shine. |
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York Spiral Stair
A York Spiral Stair is distinguished by its beautiful double helix
design, 2 handrails, solid wood stringers and no center post.
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Quickrete Companies
Introduce color, texture and unique design elements to a home’s
exterior or garden walls using dry-stacked concrete blocks.
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Architectual Area Lighting
The Federal GlobeTM provides high perfor-
ming, precision optics while maintaining the timeless look of a traditional acorn form.
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Sir
Ove Arup
(1895-1988)
"Work should be interesting and rewarding. Only
a job done well, as well as we can do it - and as well as it can be
done - is that."
Sir Ove Arup (center)
Sir Ove Nyquist Arup, was a leading Anglo-Danish engi- neer, the founder
of the in- ternationally important firm
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of Arup and
generally con- sidered the foremost en- gineer of his time. In 1946
Ove Arup founded a firm of consulting engineers that brought to fruition
such iconic structures as the Sydney Opera House, the Olympic Village
in Beijing, London’s Millennium Bridge, the... more
History-Culture
ARUP The
Key Speech 1970 Masterbuilder: 20th Century
Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1977
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Eileen Grey
(1878-1976)
“To create, one must first question everything.”
Paris, in the early part of the 20th Century, provided a fertile ground
for artists of all media and genres in visual arts as well as litera-
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ry and scientific
fields. The names of Joyce and Beck- ett, Picasso and Dali, Cor- busier
and Debussy ring with an air of familiarity. Yet laying at rest in a
quiet corner of the famous Pere Lachaise cemetry among such notables
as... more
Irish
Design Grey's
Career
Bibendum Chair, 1924 |
