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Great Football (soccer) Studiums

World Cup Soccer Stadium Munich By Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Pritzker Prize Laureates

Allianz Arena, Munich

Construction of the Allianz Arena started after local citizens voted for the realization of a new football (soccer) stadium in one of Munich's suburbs during a referendum. The new stadium was an alternative to a possible restructuring of the existing Olympia.... more Allianz Stadium

 

Sapporo Dome, Tokyo

The aerodynamic Sapporo Dome has been around for nearly a decade, playing host to matches during the 2002 World Cup. It has since been the home of the soccer team Consadole Sapporo and of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific Baseball League Architect Hiroshi Hara de- signed the dome to allow the near 20 feet of snow the Northern Japanese city... more Wikipedia Arch Record

Sapporo Dome, Tokyo

 

The Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai - VIP Tennis Court - Helipad

and a daring tennis court…

In preparation for the 2005 Dubai Championships, the Burj Al Arab converted its helipad into a tennis court for Roger Federer and Andre Agassi to hit around. Sure, it may be a bit of a stretch to call this a stadium (there are, for starters, no seats for an audience), but attached to the opulent Burj Al Arab Hotel and suspended 650 feet in the air this one-time tennis court provided one of the... more Green Roofs Jumeirah

New Product Showcase

   
AGC Flat Glass
AGC’s revolutionary Heavy Krystal Pattern Glass is the thickest and most fashionable glass of its kind available today.
Jaroff Design & Mison Concepts
Jaroff Design's used digital scanning and fiberglass printing to produce this monu- mental, gilded sculpture commission for St. John's University

California Closets
Extremely versatile, our Home Office product provides flexibility in style, design, finish, aesthetic options, and price.
Dakota Granite
Dakota Granite is world renowned for its "Dakota Mahogany" the Hallmark of the granite industry.
Fibergrate
Fibergrate is a global manufacturer setting the standard in high performance composite products.
Frazee Paint
Frazee Paint is a leading manufacturer and retailer of paints and coatings for the Southwestern United States.
Goodwin International
Clients include: Disneyland, The Getty Mu- seum, Biltmore Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel, Hilton Hotels, Mariott Hotels and more.
Handy Deck Systems
Low maintenance composite wood interlocking patio pavers that won't crack, split, splinter or rot.
Hansen
Durable powder coated frame with shatter proof Polycarbonate cover offering 98% UV protection.

Harbour Outdoor
Our outdoor furniture fuses elegant, modern styling with durable, unique and eco-friendly materials of unparalleled quality.
Hunza Lighting USA
Hold a HUNZA product in your hands and appreciate the care,precision and pride we take in engineering outdoor lights.
Interlam
Interlam offers sustainable and environ- mentally preferable composite panels with variety of patterns, materials & finishes
New Holland Concrete
EcoBlox™ recycled-content Concrete Masonry Units are available in 12 colors, 4 finishes, and hundreds of shapes and sizes.

Viracon
Select from over a hundred sustainable architectural glass alternatives to meet strict LEED® credit requirements.

ZUO MODERN
We at Zuo are always committed to evolving and adapting to changing trends and markets.

Innovators

Laura Ashley
(1925 – 1985)

"We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want."

Laura, like Lillian Vernon and Liz Claiborne but unlike Betty Crocker and Ann Tay- lor, was a real person. She was born Laura Mountney, on September 7, 1925, at her grandmother’s house in... more SMH Wikipedia

 

Alvar Aalto
(1898 – 1976)

"Nothing is as dangerous in ar- ch itecture as dealing with sep- arated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art"


The iconic designs of Alvar Aalto are un-mistakable. Forver emblazoned on the history of modern design and architecture, the bold curves of Aalto’s modern furniture, glassware and buildings.. more Wikipedia