Tag: Design
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BIG Wins to Design Hamburg’s New State Opera House
Selected by a unanimous jury, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group will design the new home of the Hamburg State Opera. Located on the Baakenhöft peninsula in HafenCity, the project will house the State Opera and the Hamburg Ballet, providing state-of-the-art production and performance facilities for the city, while opening new public spaces along the waterfront.…
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Daylighting Design Boosts Health for Indoor Americans
Sustainable design and occupant well-being are increasingly intertwined in the built environment. Daylighting – the intentional integration of natural daylight into building interiors as the reliable primary daytime source of illumination – is a key design strategy to meet both requirements. More than just an aesthetic choice, access to daylight has profound implications for human…
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Cloud Rendering Boosts Real Estate and Interior Design
In the competitive circles of real estate and interior design, a considerable amount of time is spent simply visualizing what will be built. 3D rendering interior design turns technical blueprints into incredibly realistic images; however, making them requires computers with exceptional computational power. This is where a cloud render farm becomes an indispensable tool. Processing…
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JZA+D Design Adds Needed Housing to Historic Neighborhood
”Missing middle approaches are also seen as adding appropriate density to existing residential areas while strengthening their appeal for current residents, according to groups such as the National League of Cities. As jurisdictions around the country strive to address the shortfall in available and attainable housing, experts in the field including Zinder are advocating for…
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JZA+D Design Adds Needed Housing to Historic Neighborhood
”Missing middle approaches are also seen as adding appropriate density to existing residential areas while strengthening their appeal for current residents, according to groups such as the National League of Cities. As jurisdictions around the country strive to address the shortfall in available and attainable housing, experts in the field including Zinder are advocating for…
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Vectorworks Wins 2025 Architectural Design Software Award
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., is proud to announce that its flagship product, Vectorworks Architect, has been named Architectural Design Software of the Year at this year’s Construction Computing Awards. Additionally, OMI Architects received the Sustainability Project of the Year award for their work on the Havelock project, designed using Vectorworks Architect. Located at 70 Great Bridgewater Street in Manchester,…
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Designing Bold Hospitality & Retail Spaces: Conversation with James Geier, CEO of 555 Design
Designing Bold Hospitality & Retail Spaces: Conversation with James Geier, CEO of 555 Design-Video Apple Podcast Spotify Podcast In this episode, David Corson CCR Publisher/Editor, sat down with James Geier — CEO and Founder of 555 Design (formerly 555 International) — the award-winning global interior design, fabrication, and development firm shaping some of the world’s…
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Fire-Safe Wall Design Standards Advance Through New Partnership
Nichiha USA, ClarkDietrich, and TRUFAST Walls have successfully completed NFPA 285-25 fire testing on a fully integrated exterior wall assembly, evaluating Nichiha’s premium fiber cement panels and the complete rainscreen system incorporating ClarkDietrich and TRUFAST components. With a 30-minute burn period, data was recorded across multiple points of the wall assembly, which featured a 1 1/4-inch ventilated…
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My Favorite Places To Shop Small In Portland – Design Forward Gifts, Furniture, And Home Decor
Okay, local Portland folks, this one is for you (and me). No town loves supporting local more than Portland (I mean, our incredible airport with all the indie restaurants is proof!). And while we have to link up a lot of national brand products here for the business (and so all of you can benefit/shop),…
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5 Interesting (& Fun) Ideas Happening In Design Right Now + Why We’re Not Calling Them “Trends”
For obvious reasons, we write a lot about interior design and home decorating trends. But sometimes, we come across moments and concepts we think are worth exploring that aren’t necessarily en masse the way a “trend” is. For instance (and a bit of a spoiler alert): Swans in home decor are popping up a lot,…