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American Museums of Art

Steven Holl Architects

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

This competition winning addition is composed of five interconnected structures as opposed to a single massive expansion. Traversing from the existing building across its sculpture park, the five built "lenses" form new spaces and angles of vision. From the movement through the landscape and threaded between the light openings, exhilarating new ex- periences of the... more Arch Daily

 

Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, designed by the world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, is a striking building that embodies the pure, unadorned elements of a mod- ern work of art. It is composed of five pavilions of concrete and glass set on 11 naturally landscaped acres including a 1.5 acre reflecting pond. Ando explains that the "engawa" in Japanese architecture is the is the space between the inside and the outside... more Bluffton Figure-Ground

Tadao Ando

 

de Young Museum, San Francisco

Constructed of __ warm natural ___ materials: stone,  wood and glass, the new de Young blends into and complement it's... more FAMSF H & de Meuron

 

Walker Art Center, Minnesota

Expansion designed by Herzog & de Meuron

The Walker Art Center is on a 17 acre (69,000 m²) urban campus that includes both buildings and parks. The north wing of the.... more Walker Art

New Product Showcase

   
Seiho Air Diffusers, Vents & Nozzles
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Escon Doors
Rich grain woods are kiln-dried and hand selected to meet Escon standards for both quality and appearance.

Waterplay
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Boom Edam
The most versatile revolving door- Duotour is a 2-wing automatic revolving door de- signed for smooth operation in heavy traffic.

Millrock
A leader in specialty retail design. Fixtures and retail environments have revolutionized the display business.


Plyboo
The world's first FSC-certified bamboo plywood and flooring. Endless possibilities for architects and interior designers.


Stepstone
New large scale narrow modular pedestal set roof pavers extend your roof deck op- tions. Available in 12” x 36” and 12” x 48”.


Architectural Grills
New external architectural shading devices used to limit heat gain, prevent glare and make your building more energy efficient.


Cubic Designs
Cubic Mezzanines are custom mezzanine systems that are installed inside manufacturing and processing plants.

Wiremold
Flamestopper thru-wall fittings consist of two box assemblies, each with adjustable steel doors.

Temcor
The distinctive Temcor Aluminum Domes and Crystogons, with the ability to cover clear-spans as large as 1000 feet.

Lumec
After thousands of hours of R & D, an LED lighting system that provides the funda- mental criteria for lighting performance.
Eco-Wares
Special & effective environmentally safe residential, commercial and industrial building and maintenance products.

Hunza Lighting
For larger scale building and landscape pro- jects, the ultimate in public safety, light output and illumination control.


New Holland Concrete
Monolithe™ oversized masonry veneer using recycled content for sustainable projects.

Innovators

Charles and Ray Eames
(1907-1978) (1912-1988)

"Who ever said that pleasure wasn't functional? "

Charles Eames (1907-78) and Ray Eames (1912-88) gave shape to America's 20th century. Their lives and work represented the

nation's defining social mo- vements: the West Coast's coming of age, the eco- nomy's shift from making goods to the producing in- formation, and the global expansion of American cul- ture... more Eames Gallery Design Museum

La Chaise                           1948

Frederick Law Olmsted
(1822 – 1903)

"What artist so noble... as he who, with far-reaching concep- tion of beauty, in designing power, sketches the outlines, writes the colors, and directs the shadows of a picture so great that Nature shall be em- ployed upon it for generations, before the work he arranged for her shall realize his intentions.

Central Park     New York, 1859

Frederick Law Olmsted was America's best known landscape architect. Writer, engineer, and visionary... more Frederick L. Olmsted Life Frame Work Frame