The HSBC North American Headquarters in Mettawa, Illinois has been named Green Development of the Year by The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), as part of the organization’s 21st Annual Awards for Excellence Program.  The award recognized the project team – Hamilton Partners, developer and owner; Environmental Systems Design, Inc. (ESD), the building systems design engineer and sustainability consultant; and Wright Heerema Architects.

The new 550,000 square foot office complex, which achieved a LEED® Gold certification, is a campus facility consisting of six floors of office space, a fitness center, full service kitchen and dining facility, banking services, mission critical data center, and career development center with training facilities.

Architect Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos announce five new commercial and residential buildings in New York City. Projects such as the upcoming 580 Carroll Street, Cassa Hotel, Clinton Park, Habita Hotel Chelsea and the recently completed ONE York demonstrate the firm's position as a leader in efficient and progressive urban architecture.

Even though the city's frenzied pace of construction has slowed, TEN Arquitectos continues to make major contributions to the New York skyline. This success demonstrates the importance of intensive site analysis, economy, and sustainability in the context of development.

 







The Art Fund Pavilion open competition presented by Tent London and the Lightbox, has publicly selected Tina Manis Associates’ submission as one of its five shortlisted projects.  

The annual competition, sponsored by the Lightbox Museum’s £100,000 Art Fund Prize, brought in over 600 hundred submissions from 52 countries for a semi-permanent pavilion. TMA’s entry was the only selected finalist representing the United States. 

The winner’s Pavilion will be engineered and constructed by Facit and shown as part of Tent London during the London Design Festival 2009, before taking up residence at The Lightbox as additional gallery space.