Category Archive for : ‘Design’

The Hospitality Design Summit will take place March 4-6, 2015 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. It’s goal is to sharpen your skills and give way to fresh new ideas and inspiration.

Reasons you should attend:

1. Fun networking opportunities galore, including an art walk, a dolphin expedition, cooking classes.

2. You’ll hear from exciting speakers including:  Speakers include:

Nirvan Mullick, Award-winning artist and filmmaker
Neil Pasricha, creator of the award-winning blog “1000 Awesome Things”
Philippe Petit, Author of To Reach the Clouds, Cheating the Impossible, and the recently published Creativity

3. We can’t go so we want you

It’s been a very cold week in the Midwest (with lots of snow!). But that hasn’t stopped us from keeping up on all the latest and greatest industry news. For this week’s Link Round Up we bring you news about the history of Architecture, exciting new developments and trends in home design, and a few fun high-tech advances! Check out the links and let us know what you think!

Architecture:

92 Years of Architecture Through Time Magazine Covers, featured on curbed.com.
ArchDaily’s Top 10 Facebook Posts
2015 Alvar Aalto Medal awarded to Fuensanta Nieto

With news about buildings both new & old and hot & cold, workplace design trends, and award-winning designs we’re definitely feeling some inspiration. Here are links to the articles we’ve found most interesting this week (hopefully they’ll inspire you too!).

Architecture:

Denton Corker Marshall’s Australian Pavilion to debut at the 56th Venice Biennale, on ArchDaily.
Pei Cobb Freed breaks ground on Boston’s tallest residential tower, according to ArchDaily.
It’s not too late to save a Paul Rudolph classic from “Soul-Crushing” updates, on curbed.com.
BIG’s Hot to Cold exhibition opens at the National Building Museum, according

This week’s Link Round Up is packed with industry news! From tantalizing technology and amethyst-inspired architecture to construction come backs, we’ve got it all covered. Here are the links we’ve read about our industry this week:

Technology:

Architects, get ready for the holographic design process: Microsoft just unveiled its HoloLens headset, according to Archinect.
Chinese company 3D prints six-story multifamily building, featured on Building Design & Construction.

Architecture:

Mystery buyer pays highest ever price for NYC residence, according to Building Design & Construction.
NL Architects proposes “slightly insane” hotel modelled on amethyst crystals, featured in Dezeen Magazine.
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This week’s Link Round Up focuses on buildings of all shapes and sizes, from 200 meter sky scrapers to a cozy urban cabin. Here are the links we’ve read about our industry this week:

23 projects win AIA’s highest architecture award, according to Building Design & Construction.
Vincent Laforet documents New York with aerial photographs, as featured on Dezeen Magazine.
A new record: 97 buildings taller than 200 meters completed in 2014, on Building Design & Construction.
Church designed by Gaudi 100 years ago is finally being built, according to curbed.com.
Jean Nouvel boycotts opening