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Archived News (Mar/2010/)

Feadship unveils SL39 superyacht GO

Dutch custom-made motor yacht builder Feadship De Vries has launched its third SL39 superyacht named as 'GO'.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Basketball Arena takes shape at Olympic Park, London

The 12,000-seat London 2012 Basketball Arena is rising out of the ground on the Olympic Park, with the first of 20 steel arches already lifted into place.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Hotel Indigo unveils its second property in Nashville

Hotel Indigo, InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) boutique brand, has opened its second property in Nashville, Tennessee, called the Hotel Indigo Nashville Downtown.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Artek launches TW001 table lamp

Finnish company Artek has launched the TW001 table lamp, which has been designed by Tapio Wirkkala.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Notre Dame's Geddes Hall wins LEED Gold certification

Geddes Hall, the home of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns and Institute for Church Life, has received LEED Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

BjarkoSerra Architects designs Dabob Bay residence

US-based Bjarko|Serra Architects has designed the Dabob Bay residence, near Washington’s Hood Canal.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Green Room Retail to design Royal Shakespeare Company’s retail space

British theater company Royal Shakespeare Company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, has appointed UK-based retail design agency Green Room Retail (GRR) to design its merchandise store as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the theater.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Art to adorn swimming pool complex in Bolton One

The University of Bolton has called for artists to submit their ideas for public art to stand within Bolton One – a new GBP31 million ($46.6 million) health, leisure and research center in Bolton.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Spinnaker Tower joins WFGT’s tall towers list

The 170 meters high Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, UK, designed by UK-based practice HGP Architects to mimic a blowing sail, has become the 33rd member of the World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT).

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Sylvain Viau launches the Oiseau Bleu yacht

French designer Sylvain Viau of SV Designs has launched a new sailing yacht design called the Oiseau Bleu.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

University of Utah transforms architecture and planning building

University of Utah is undertaking a net-zero renovation of College of Architecture and Planning’s building, with an intention to make it extremely energy efficient.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

SDCA designs Mansfield Community Hospital redevelopment in the UK

Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) has designed the redevelopment scheme of Mansfield Community Hospital in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK, featuring a new entrance building that improves internal planning of the existing hospital.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

AA Waterjet unveils drain and shower covers

US-based AA Waterjet Studio has designed Designer Drains to enhance the look of any shower or exterior application.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Jones Archaeological Museum to reopen after $5 million expansion

The Jones Archaeological Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park in the US will reopen on May 15, 2010, after the $5 million renovation project.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Rockefeller Partners Architects designs Mandeville Canyon home

US-based Rockefeller Partners Architects has completed designing the Mandeville Canyon home in Los Angeles, California

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

CedarWorks unveils Rhapsody Childrens' Bunk Beds

CedarWorks, a US-based manufacturer of swing sets and indoor play systems, has expanded their product line for 2010 by adding Rhapsody childrens' bunk beds and loft beds series.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

CLEM7 canopies in Australia impersonate subtropical shade trees

The recently unveiled M7 Clem Jones Tunnel (CLEM7) in Brisbane, Australia, designed by AECOM and Parsons Brinckerhoff, displays sculptural canopies that are designed to resemble trees.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Kinzo designs Maygreen fashion boutique in Germany

German design and architectural practice Kinzo has designed the interior of Maygreen fashion boutique in Hamburg, Germany, featuring exposed cables of light installation and grasshopper images.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Neo-Neon comes out with LED High Power Street Light

Chinese LED light maker Neo-Neon has introduced its LED High Power Street Light series, marking its entry into LED streetlight market.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010

Canada-Quebec invests in Bas-Saint-Laurent on multiple projects

Canada-Quebec has announced an investment of $12,147,440 in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Canada for the execution of various infrastructure projects, which includes renovation of a sports center, community center, construction of a rest stop and expansion of a multi-purpose center.

Published Date: 31-Mar-2010