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Olson Kundig Launches Artisan Workshops for Public

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 12:05 pm

Known as Dabblelab, the series targets mainly adults with classes on varied topics such as contour drawing, book binding, macrame, and beekeeping.

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26 Firms Make NYC’s Design + Construction List

by Jesse Dorris | posted 5:27 pm

A new pool in NYC? Well, yes, but this will make a different kind of splash: the city’s Department of Design and Construction has announced its pool of architecture firms pre-qualified to offer design and engineering services on all city projects.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Ed Ng of AB Concept.

10 Questions with… Ed Ng of AB Concept

by Andrew Stone | posted 10:35 am

Here, Ed Ng—a graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnic University who began his career at Chadda Siembieda & Associates followed by P&T Architect & Engineering before launching AB Concept with Ngan—offers his take on craftsmanship, design essentials, and AB’s unique vocabulary.

Monday, May 6, 2013 WOW-Suite-Bed-and-Water-Closet

Theresa Fatino Ushers in Design Surge for Scottsdale

by Meghan Edwards | posted 11:14 am

Designer Theresa Fatino has unveiled six renovated suites at the W Scottsdale hotel in Arizona, one of several recent projects heating up the local design scene this season.

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Rockwell Group Snags Two Tony Nominations

by Kat Aul | posted 1:09 pm

With no fewer than 13 Tony nominations under their belt for 2003′s Hairspray its no surprise that Rockwell Group has scored two more for their work on Kinky Boots and Lucky Guy.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Graham-Downes-PR

Remembering Architect Graham Downes

by Andrew Stone | posted 10:00 am

As founder and principal at Graham Downes Architecture and Blokhaus, Downes was known for such noteworthy projects in the hospitality sector as the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel, Le Meridian in Dallas, Heat Hotel in Arizona, and celebrated restaurants such as the Blue Hound in Phoenix.

Monday, April 22, 2013 David Stark's 26,000-square-foot courtyard at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the 50th anniversary of Art in Embassies. Photo by Heidi Ehalt.

Principals Roundtable: Managing Client Expectations

by Ava Burke | posted 10:34 am

The very high expectations of today’s clients was one of the ideas that garnered a universal nod of assent among panelists at IIDA’s and Interior Design’s recent principals roundtable in Washington, D.C.

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Troy Dean Interiors Partners with Armani Casa Miami

by Jennifer Nalewicki | posted 9:30 am

Troy Dean Interiors and Armani Casa Miami unveil a newly minted partnership.

Thursday, April 4, 2013 The Standard hotel in New York. Photo by Eric Laignel.

FIT Awards Roman + Williams Lawrence Israel Prize

by Jesse Dorris | posted 2:49 pm

New York’s most fashionable people spend their time in spaces designed by local firm Roman + Williams, so fitting that the Fashion Institute of Technology honors them with the prestigious Lawrence Israel Prize.

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Floating House Wins Flat Lot Competition in Michigan

by Jennifer Nalewicki | posted 9:19 am

The winning proposal in The Flint Public Art Project’s Flat Lot Competition is a reflective house that seems to float atop a mirrored pedestal.