The following links will take you to the top architectural projects awarded by AIArchitect for 2009. Enjoy!2009 Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design Focus on Mixed-Use Density: Six projects were selected for the 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design. Two plans are located in China; two in California; and one each in Illinois and Arkansas. The projects focus on mixed-use density and sustainable strategies to renew once-vibrant areas or to make way for new populations and urban development. Two projects renew defunct military bases and transform them into community treasures.
2009 AIA Honor Awards for Interior Architecture: Renovation and Reuse Provide Avenues for Sustainable Architecture: Proving that sustainability is now a universal consideration, the 10 diverse projects selected for the 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture all display a strong sense of environmental responsibility. Whether they’re recycling a former structure, repairing the site, or investing in “green” materials, these projects show that sustainability is merely another factor to consider in creating successful design and no longer perceived as a limiter of form and style.
2009 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture Credit Spirit, Community, and Ingenuity: An AIA jury chose nine projects to receive 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture. The selections focus on structures in which forms tread lightly on the earth. The recipients, including two cathedrals, two student centers, a private residence, an affordable housing complex, a youth center, a large office building, and a museum, share a commitment to offering sanctuary for building users. Seven of the projects are in the U.S.; one is in Monterrey, Mexico; and the other is in Beirut.
Image: Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore. John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC.
The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org), the premier organization for integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind with membership in advertising, design and visual communications, today announced the complete international juries consisting of leading creatives and designers for the Interactive category of the ADC 88th Annual Awards program for 2009.
This spring, The Nature Conservancy and the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present “Design for a Living World,” a traveling exhibition featuring objects created by leading designers and made from sustainable, natural materials. The exhibition will premiere at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum on May 14 and continue through Jan. 4, 2010.
The Nature Conservancy collaborated with prominent designers from the worlds of fashion, industrial and furniture design, and each designer focused on a natural material from a specific place where the Conservancy works. The locations ranged from iconic American landscapes, such as the sweeping grasslands of Idaho, to such exotic places as the southwest coast of Australia and the forests of China’s Yunnan Province. The designs explore the transformation of organic items—wood, plants, wool—into beautiful and useful objects. By choosing sustainable materials that support, rather than deplete, endangered places, designers can help reshape our materials economy and advance a global conservation ethic. Through this process, the exhibition reveals fascinating stories about regeneration, natural places and the human connection to the Earth’s lands and waters.
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The owner of Worldlabel, Russell Ossendryver, is known for his passion about open source projects. This time, he’s joined forces with ColourLovers.com to create CD and address labels that will knock your socks off.
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MyToons.com, the first and only online animation community to offer HD animation, today announced the launch of MyToons Live; MyToons.com’s latest collaboration with Google, utilizing the power of Google Earth technology. MyToons.com has built its reputation on connecting animators and fans around the world, and MyToons Live graphically represents their activity on a real-time global map.
“MyToons.com thrives on connecting animators, creatives, and fans - the global animation population - bringing them all together under one virtual roof to share ideas, information, and knowledge,” says Paul Ford, president and co-founder of MyToons.com. “MyToons Live serves as a visual representation of this global collaboration, inspiring artists everywhere and emphasizing their possibilities and the breadth of their worldwide networking capabilities.”
The following links will take you to the top architectural projects awarded by AIArchitect for 2009. Enjoy!2009 Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design Focus on Mixed-Use Density: Six projects were selected for the 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design. Two plans are located in China; two in California; and one each in Illinois and Arkansas. The projects focus on mixed-use density and sustainable strategies to renew once-vibrant areas or to make way for new populations and urban development. Two projects renew defunct military bases and transform them into community treasures.
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In partnership with its exclusive supplier, MyMusicSource, Photolibrary now can offer thousands of full composition MUSIC tracks at 
MyToons.com, the first and only online animation community to offer HD animation, today announced the launch of 