Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Community-Districts-1-2-5-Garage

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 21, 2013 Pacenti_Elena1

10 Questions with… Elena Pacenti

by Andrew Stone | posted 11:31 am

This August, celebrated Italian designer Elena Pacenti brings her globally focused philosophy of design education to San Diego’s NewSchool of Architecture and Design.

Friday, May 17, 2013 barbara

ASID 2013 Fellows Showcase Value of Design

by Jesse Dorris | posted 9:30 am

On June 21, the 40,000 members of the American Society of Interior Designers will welcome four new ASID Fellows into the fold: design legend Barbara Barry; ASID Foundation Board of Trustee member Julie Schulte of Schulte Design Associates; LuAnn Thoma-Holec of Thoma-Holec Design, who has revolutionized assisted living design across the country; and ASID CFO Rick Peluso.

Friday, April 12, 2013 main

Interface, ZSL Use Discarded Fishing Nets for Good

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 9:30 am

Net-Works, a charitable commerce collaboration between carpet manufacturer Interface and the Zoological Society of London, has been given the green light.

Monday, April 8, 2013 lipsticks

Milan Report: Hybrid Architecture & Design

by Staff | posted 2:18 pm

A first glance at several of the many installations created for Design Week in Milan.

Friday, April 5, 2013 CarmichaelLynch3

Carmichael Lynch Turns Water Tower into Public Art

by Lauren DeBellis | posted 9:08 am

Advertising agency Carmichael Lynch has collaborated with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) to elevate the 100-year-old landmark water tower atop their office building into a vehicle for sharing art with the public.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Cesal-Headshot

10 Qs with… Eric Cesal, Architecture For Humanity

by Andrew Stone | posted 10:48 am

Eric Cesal, LEED AP, is the director of Architecture for Humanity’s Disaster Reconstruction and Resiliency Studio—and has been on the ground in the earliest moments following Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Japan’s 2011 tsunami, Hurricane Sandy, and Hurricane Katrina.

Monday, March 18, 2013 114-121_BeOriginal-4

Alarm Over Knockoffs Runs High in Milan

by Arlene Hirst | posted 11:48 am

Drawing attention to the high number of counterfeits and knock-offs that have invaded the furnishings market, fair organizer Cosmit has introduced intellectual and industrial property regulations for all exhibitors at Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the furniture extravaganza that attracts 300,000 visitors.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Double-Snuggle

IIDA NY Hosts Sustainable Quilt Auction

by Olivia Farquharson | posted 1:08 pm

The IIDA New York Chapter recently hosted its 5th Annual Sustainable Quilt Auction at Openhouse Gallery in New York.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Paula Wallace, President and Co-Founder of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

10 Qs with… Paula Wallace of SCAD

by Andrew Stone | posted 11:22 am

As heart and soul of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), the largest nonprofit arts university in the U.S., Paula Wallace, president and co founder, rarely experiences a dull moment—just as she prefers.