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Steven Holl Architects’ Campbell Sports Center at Columbia University

The Campbell Sports Center at Columbia University celebrated its groundbreaking on October 15th. Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the Campbell Sports Center will form an inviting new gateway to the Baker Athletics Complex, the primary athletics facility for the University’s outdoor sports program.

Located on the corner of West 218th street and Broadway, the Sports Center aims at serving the mind, the body and the mind/body. The design concept “points on the ground, lines in space”—like field play diagrams used for football, soccer, baseball—develops from point foundations on the sloping site. Just as points and lines in diagrams yield the physical push and pull on the field, the building’s elevations push and pull in space. External stairs, which serve as “lines in space,” and terraces extend the field play onto and into the building and give views from the upper levels over the Baker Athletics Complex and Manhattan with the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings in the distance. At night the building is up-lit with glowing light on its Columbia-blue aluminum soffits.

Steven Holl states, “We are honored to collaborate with Dianne Murphy and Columbia Facilities in creating this new state of the art athletics facility. Its inviting architecture indicates the invigorating presence and future of intercollegiate athletics at Columbia University.”

The Campbell Sports Center, a five-story, 48,000 square foot facility, will house strength and conditioning spaces, offices for varsity sports, an auditorium, a hospitality suite and student-athlete study rooms. The project, led by Steven Holl and senior partner Chris McVoy, is scheduled to open in fall 2012.

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Images Courtesy of Beau McClellan

Beau McClellan’s New Lighting Collection at Design Junction 2011

The Design Junction brings together the best lighting and furniture brands in the UK to showcase their latest designs. Beau McClellan illuminated The Design Junction, with highly stylish and innovative designs.

Exhibiting at the first ever London design junction event, Beau McClellan’s mix of state-of-the-art technology and bold, interactive lighting designs impressed trade professionals and members of the public alike. At the event, Beau McClellan successfully collaborated with the Poltrona Frau Group, who supplied classic furniture pieces for the stand from leading Italian brands Cassina, Cappellini and Poltrona Frau, providing a perfect partnership in terms of design-led glamour.

The spectacular Nomad chandelier formed the centrepiece of the design junction show, measuring three meters high and five meters wide with over 200 individual mirror-coated glass components. Each of the LEDs used in this elegant design can be individually controlled to create numerous colour effects and variations using a touch screen, iPad or iPhone. The light from the LED is cleverly diffused through frosted hand-ground optical crystal which magnifies the light, creating warm pastel shades of colour. Customers can specify modular pieces of the colour changing chandelier system, meaning interiors of all sizes can benefit from Nomad’s amazing visual impact. This innovative ‘plug and play’ approach proved a hit with visitors to the show. The modular concept is now available using Elipse or Fluid pendant lights.

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Images Courtesy of The Center Gallery at Fordham University

Origami Exploration Exhibition

The Center Gallery at Fordham University is pleased to announce “ORIGAMI EXPLORATION”, works by Yoshihara McKee Architects.

Origami is synonymous with the Japanese culture. However this exhibition is strays from the traditional objects of origami. Instead of animals and insects, the exhibition focuses strictly on mathematical concepts and the beauty within them.

Origami Exploration

The Center Gallery at Fordham University

September 15 – October 20, 2011

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DELANO CELEBRATES 15 YEARS AS SOUTH BEACH ICON

Delano became an instant icon when it opened its doors in 1995. With a soaring and unforgettably beautiful lobby framed by cascading white drapes, Delano ushered in a new era for South Beach: Miami, as a cool destination. Morgans Hotel Group celebrates this success and demonstrates its continued commitment to elevating hotel experience at Delano fifteen years later. Continue Reading

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Singapore’s Latest Urban District

A look into Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands, a $5 billion, high-density, mixed-use integrated resort that brings together a 2,560-room hotel, convention center, shopping and dining, theaters, museum, and a casino across the water from Singapore’s Central Business District, opened to the public on June 23, 2010. Designed by Continue Reading

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PANTONE HOTEL Opens in Brussels

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color, present the opening of the PANTONE HOTEL^TM in Brussels. Centrally located just steps from Avenue Louise, a glamorous shopping and business district named for a king’s daughter and now a muse to modern-day designers, the boutique PANTONE HOTEL combines a chic, colorful design aesthetic with comfortable, well-appointed guest rooms. The lobby and rooftop terraces are destinations unto themselves within a bustling city center famous for its artistic, culinary and political history.

The PANTONE HOTEL will awaken guests’ senses to an array of colorful delights and playful surprises. Designed by Belgian interior designer Michel Penneman and Belgian architect Olivier Hannaert, each of the hotel’s seven floors are enlightened by different color palettes to complement guests’ emotions with distinctive hues – whether vivid or subdued.

Through a licensing partnership with British developers, the PANTONE HOTEL is part of PANTONE UNIVERSE^®, an expanding line of colorful, design-inspired products for consumers. From PANTONE Chip inspired mugs created by W2 to Sonia Spencer cufflinks and Alpa stationary and bags, the hotel offers the largest selection of PANTONE UNIVERSE products worldwide, all available for purchase at the hotel.

“Paris has the Champs Elysées, Barcelona has the Ramblas and New York City has Fifth Avenue,” said Lisa Herbert, Executive Vice President at Pantone. “On Avenue Louise, international labels commingle with Belgian goods of all kinds against a backdrop of elegant mansions and modern business towers, all bordered by chestnut trees. Pantone is right at home in the heart of this vibrant city center, having long been synonymous with color and design in all walks of life, from high fashion and interior design to corporate branding.”

The guest rooms are works of art – white walls and bedding provide a clean, crisp canvas for saturated pops of vibrant color. Adding to the artistry, rooms feature photographic installations created by renowned Belgian photographer Victor Levy that include a spectrum of vibrant PANTONE Colors to create a unique ambiance in each room. The 59 affordably priced rooms and suites empower guests to transform their travels by selecting a room that complements their mood through color. The rooms and suites are patterned after one of seven distinct PANTONE Color palettes and include inviting bedding, LCD TVs and central air conditioning; many also offer unparalleled views of Brussels.

PANTONE Color consultants are also available by appointment for informal color consultations or to present educational seminars on color psychology and trends.

Rooms and packages can be booked by visiting www.pantonehotel.com.

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PRECISION AND INNOVATION

The Rolex Learning Center

“We were excited by the opportunity to think about spaces where people meet, study, and create entirely new sets of knowledge.” – Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA

2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize recipients, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA unveil their latest and greatest project, the Rolex Learning Center in Switzerland. Continue Reading

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House in A-Coruna

A project by A-Cero

The house is located in a triangular shape site and with the added problem of a great slope. Continue Reading

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House Sigg

In a Zurich municipality, better known for its industrial and shopping facilities, nimmrichter cda compiled a study dealing with the long term development of a plot of land with an existing building on site. A comprehensive survey of various factors revealed the plot’s development potential for the next generation. Competing against a modular house manufacturer, the unconventional design submitted by Rolf Nimmrichter’s architecture office was awarded the commission.

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