MADGI Designs/Completes NYC Office of London-Based Financial Institution
Interior design firm Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed a new corporate workplace at 280 Park Avenue in Manhattan for one of the world’s foremost global insurance and banking groups headquartered in London. The lobby space features an elaborate lighting design with low-set fixtures on the walls that cast an uplight glow, as well as overhead circular pendant lamps arranged in clusters of three. Behind the reception desk, there is an architectural feature wall made of gray handmade pig...
Registration Now Open for 2023’s Premier Structural Steel Education Event
CHICAGO - NASCC: The Steel Conference is heading to Charlotte, N.C., April 12 to 14-- and registration is now open. Register today to get the best price on the industry’s top education event, featuring 200 sessions full of must-have practical information that you can implement as soon as you get home, an exhibit hall packed with more than 250 innovations you need to know about right now, and a chance to network with thousands of the world's best designers, fabricators, erectors, and other ste...
Xylem To Acquire Evoqua in $7.5 Billion All-Stock Transaction
Creates Transformative Platform to Address World’s Most Critical Water Challenges Extends Leadership in Water Technologies, Solutions and Services with Strong Positions in Resilient, Attractive and Growing Markets $7 Billion in Combined Revenues with Compelling New Growth Opportunities Annual Run Rate Cost Synergies of $140 Million Expected to be Achieved within Three Years WASHINGTON, DC, (January 23, 2023) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company (“X...
Vodafone Creates Country-Scale Digital Twins to Engineer Better Networks
Boris Pitchforth, the lead architect of Vodafone’s digital twin, began the project of capturing network and environmental details in 3D out of personal curiosity and more and more dimensions have been added as it has proved to be useful for all aspects of the business. Key Takeaways Vodafone’s digital twin started as a map and now delivers many operational efficiencies. Vodafone engineers use the digital twin to conduct virtual site visits. Vodafone planners use digital twins to lo...
AIA Excelsior Award for 155th Street subway station by Urbahn Architects
Photo by Ola Wilk Photography Urbahn Architects Wins AIA New York State Excelsior Award for $1.8 Million Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Upgrade of 155th Street/Frederick Douglass Boulevard IND Line Subway Station in Manhattan New York, NY – American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State Chapter has honored Urbahn Architects with its 2022 Excelsior Award in the Renovation/Addition category for the design of the flood mitigation and storm resiliency upgrade at the IND B and D Li...
The University of Houston-Downtown Ushers in New Era with Grand Opening of Wellness & Success Center
Photos Credit: Mitchell Loper New Center Called a Game Changer for UHD and the Downtown Houston Community HOUSTON (Jan. 20, 2023) – On the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) ushered in a new era today with the official opening of its Wellness & Success Center (WSC). Designed by SmithGroup in association with HarrisonKornberg Architects and built by Vaughn Construction, the $39 million, 75,000-square-foot facility not only expands UHD’s footprint and...
Aerial Imaging Market to hit US$25 Bn by 2032
As per the report by Global Market Insights, Inc. “Worldwide Aerial Imaging market was valued USD 3 billion in 2022 and will surpass a revenue collection of USD 25 billion by 2032 with an annual growth rate of 22% over 2023 to 2032.” The global aerial imaging market is poised to attain high gains through 2032 owing to the growing occurrences of natural calamities such as storm surges, floods, wildfires, and tropical cyclones. Key players partaking in the market are focusing on integrating...
Call for Entries: North American Copper in Architecture Awards 2023
McLean, VA — Submissions for the North American Copper in Architecture Awards (NACIA) 2023 are now open. Now, in its 16th year, the awards presented by the Copper Development Association (CDA) celebrate distinctive copper building projects across the United States and Canada. Architects and contractors are invited to add their work to this distinguished portfolio of copper craftsmanship and innovation by March 31, 2023. Projects of any size and type are eligible, so long as they feature archi...
AEC Angels Endorses Aeromine, Thornton Tomasetti Invests in their Breakthrough Wind Energy Solution
Investor group member invests in patented wind harvesting system that generates up to 50 percent more energy at same cost as rooftop solar PV NEW YORK, NY – AEC Angels, an investment platform focused on emerging technologies in the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors, has endorsed Aeromine Technologies, creator of an innovative bladeless wind energy system designed to help commercial property owners meet increasing demands for on-site renewable energy. Designed to seamlessly...
Topcon expands Compact Solutions Portfolio with 2D-MC automatic grade control solution for compact track loaders
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Topcon Positioning Systems has announced 2D-MC, an automatic grade control solution for compact track loaders. Now available in North America, 2D-MC is a low-cost 2D machine control system that is designed to be installed directly onto select grading attachments. Connecting directly to the machine’s controls and an easy-to-use wireless display, the solution works along with familiar rotary laser technology to provide simplified operational visibility, with all the information n...