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Size Matters:                        Outdoor + Sporting Environments

San Alfonso del Mar Resort, Chile

Worlds largest swimming pool

Who needs the ocean anyway? This artificial lagoon and swimming pool in the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile is eight... more Mail Online

 

Bringing the field to the stadium

The Arizona Cardinals play their NFL games in Cardinals Stadium, located in Glendale, about 20 miles west of Downtown Phoenix. The stadium is the first and only stadium in North America that is capable of completely removing the grass playing field from the stadium. In fact, the grass field remains outside the stadium in the sun until game day to get the maximum amount of sunshine and nourishment... more Wired

Arizona Cardinal's Football Stadium

 

London's Public Eye

Sweeping one of the world's most famous skylines at 135 meters in height, the London Eye is the largest observational wheel in the world, and provides a spectacular 30 minute 'flight' over...more London Eye

London Eye on Thames River

New Product Showcase

   
Excel Dryer
Excel’s Hands Off hand dryers provide exceptional quiet operation with maximum strength and durability.
Unison
Unison Architectural Hardware is dedicated to bringing you the finest quality products at affordable prices.

Mila International
Mila International's kitchen sinks are created from the highest quality 16-gauge type 304 stainless steel.
Plastrglas
Plastrglas, Inc. is the premier manufacturer of custom GRG and GRC shapes and designs for interior and exterior use.
Mohawk
The Series 200A Sand-Carved® process is made from a hard phenolic ES/MP plastic laminate.
ShadeFLA
ShadeFLA provides bold and artistic products designed, engineered and installed for the outdoor world.
El Dorado Stone
Eldorado Stone's Gemstone Wall concepts beautifully transform spaces quickly and easily.
Ceco Door Products (ASSA)
Ceco Door weatherized products- thermal break/weather-stripped frames that help prevent drafts & eliminate frost build up.
Teka Illumination
The Safari High Light is a uniquely figured garden light, specifically designed for mounting high above mature plantings.
American Polymer
American Polymer is the best-in-class graffiti abatement company, delivering the best permanent graffiti abatement solution.
Lattice Stix
At LatticeStix we believe lattice should not just hide a view, it should become the view.
GlassFilm Enterprises
Lumisty first drew widespread attention when it was used on the windows of Pleats Please, Issey Miyake's boutique in SoHo.
Timely Industries
All the advantages of standard Timely frames-now with a kerf! Superior perform- ance at a reduced cost to meet any needs.

ABCO
Serving the US & Canada for all types of Metal Buildings. All Metal Buildings are en- gineered to conform to any Building Code.
Air Concepts
The Saturn Plaque Diffuser combines the performance characteristics of a louver faces diffuser with a round plaque diffuser.

Innovators

Andrew Jackson Downing
(1815-1852)

"Fine fruit is the flower of commodities. It is the most perfect union of the useful and the beautiful that the earth knows."

Springside Landmark

Landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing thought- fully investigated the place of architecture on the landscape during the mid- nineteenth century, but he based his architectural so- lutions on a romantic and picturesque view of nature. He felt that architecture and landscape should promote harmony, beauty, and "mo- ral significance... more NPS Living Places

Kenzo Tange
(1913 - 2005 )

"There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart."

World renowned Japanese architect of the second half

of the 20th century who fu-sed the architectural tra- ditions of his native Japan with the contemporary phil- osophy and traditions of the western world. Tange, as well as most... more KTA Guardian Metropolis

National Gymnasiums for Tokyo Olympics. Yoyogi, 1964