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Cram in the sights, then hit the beach Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:23PMWhy visit? Barcelona will never go out of fashion.
W Mexico City Listed as One of the Top City Hotels in Mexico in T+L 2011 Survey Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:18AMMEXICO CITY, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel + Leisure's sixteenth annual World's Best Awards survey revealing readers' favorite hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, spas, and tour operators and safari outfitters, just announced W Mexico City as one of the three best City hotels in Mexico. A questionnaire developed by the editors of Travel + Leisure, in ...
Newport Marriott Offers Booking Incentives for Meeting Planners Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:09AMOne of the leading Newport, RI hotels announces new meeting special, which grants access to exceptional Newport meeting rooms and rewards. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Newport-Marriott-Hotel/Meeting-Special/prweb8636571.htm
Q& A: Dragon's Dogma - Capcom's Step Into Western Fantasy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:04AMIn 2010, Capcom COO Haruhiro Tsujumoto told analysts that his company would pursue a new strategy -- in which the internal development teams in its Osaka studio would forge ahead with new IP and Western studios would create titles under existing brands. This strategy is currently in full swing with Resident Evil: Operation Racoon city, a shooter developed by Canada's Slant Six Games, the team ...
Nostalgia rides on at Lakeside Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:52PMThe vintage jewels draping Lakeside Amusement Park, one of America's grande dame of family entertainment attractions, may be tarnished, but they glow with the gravitas of age.
Chicagoing Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:46PMARTTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave. (312) 443-3600. Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life on display through July 10. Hyperlinks: Architecture and Design on display through July 20. ATRIUM GALLERY: 2050 Claire Court, Glenview. (847) 467-7423. Permanent gallery for the Glenview Art League. Paintings by Catherine Keeler, Sharon Kolesky and Laurie Walker will ...
Commentary: Ross Avenue Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:14PMCommentator Joan Davidow talks about a city-backed experiment to briefly revitalize Ross Avenue in Dallas and the unique organization assisting the effort.
Urban innovations Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:56AMThere is no lack of creativity in the restricted urban space of Indian cities as a recent exhibition in New York showcased with objects made of everyday use materials.
Exhibition at Musée du Quay Branly Offers the Opportunity to Discover the Guatemalan Maya Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:42AMEccentric flint. PARIS.- With more than 160 exceptional items, most of which have never left their country of origin, this exhibition offers the opportunity to discover the Guatemalan Maya, one of the major civilizations that shaped the history of pre-Columbian America.
U.K. cuisine scene goes poshly palatable Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:09PMA food revolutionhas been happening in the land of such low-rent favourites as bangers and mash, beans on toast, haggis and fish and chips with mushy peas.
Making his mark in black and white Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 8:55PMHe works in black and white, but the complex content of Brad Emsley's art addresses the expanding "grey areas'" of contemporary life. Often referencing local experience, his work speaks of time and place, challenges and change.[...]
Festivals and events, June 23 and beyond Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:18PMIn case there has been a change, it’s wise to check with the tourist board before traveling. EISENSTADT: International Haydn festival, through Oct. 8.
"Site Unseen" at Spruill Gallery Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:21PMSpruill Gallery’s “Site Unseen” is, on one level, about what might have been. Plans, models and renderings detail stillborn architectural projects for Spruill Gallery, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and residential clients.
Benaissance Moves to CoSentry’s Hosting Solution to Assure Uptime and Flexibility to Grow Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:12AMExecutives of Benaissance announced today that it will host its technology infrastructure at CoSentry’s Tier IV Data Center to assure the consistency and uptime of production operations and add redundancy to their infrastructure. (PRWeb June 14, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8570753.htm
In the zone Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 3:21AMThe transformation of 798 Art Zone from a village into an internationally famous centre of art reflects China's rise, but not everyone is happy with the changes, Chen Nan reveals. Seventy-year-old Sh .....
BIG and Bling Headline NeoCon Introductions by Joel Berman Glass Studios Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 4:13PMCHICAGO Transparency, scalability and sparkle define world-renowned glass design and manufacturer Joel Berman Glass Studios JBGS new product introductions at NeoCon 2011, the contract interiors industry trade show taking place in Chicagos Merchandise Mart, June 13-15. Since Joel Berman Glass Studios is known for its textured products, BIG, with its transparent finish, is a significant...
Pierre Boulez: Ray of light or Lord of the Dark Side? Discuss Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 6:05PMIf there's a living deity – or ruling tyrant – in classical music, it's got to be Pierre Boulez.
Unemployment Makes IHOP-to-Red Lobster Target Higher Incomes Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:45PMRed Lobster is trying to create the ambiance of a small, seaside town in Maine as it rolls out a three-year remodeling plan for its 700 U.S. and Canadian restaurants.
Harris Corporation and Cubic Developing Integrated System for Delivering Tactical Video to Battlefield Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:00AM-
Siegel and Kauman Join Forces Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:07PMTwo firms that have had a big—and sometimes dismaying—impact on the Manhattan skyline are joining forces.
Sales Momentum Increases at Trump SoHo(R) Hotel Condominium as Result of New Pricing and International Demand Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 10:33AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jun 7, 2011) - Prodigy Network, the exclusive sales and marketing organization for Trump SoHo® Hotel Condominium New York (Trump SoHo), is pleased to announce that 24 new contracts have been signed since the building introduced new pricing on February 28, 2011.
Elsevier Announces Winners of the Executable Paper Grand Challenge Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:38AMAMSTERDAM , June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Contest Created to Improve the Way Scientific Information is Communicated and Used Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the winners of the Executable Paper Grand Challenge ( http://www.executablepapers.com/ ), a program Elsevier created to ...
"Hotel Owners: Design for the S-Factor," Jeffrey Ornstein of J/Brice Design in Mumbai, India Keynote Speech Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:15AMIn his keynote address, Jeffrey Ornstein, founder of J/Brice Design International, urged international hotel owners, operators and commercial real estate developersÂ at a recent hospitality industry conference in Mumbai to design for the "S-Factor" if they expect to create world-class luxury hotels that resonate with sophisticated travelers being drawn to India in record numbers.Â
Concept drives contemporary Indian art Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:24PMBy Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, May 26 : Concept is driving contemporary Indian art to probe new frontiers beyond the conventional formats.
Winston's wonders Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 4:22PMThis year, the House of Harry Winston introduces its World Series of timepieces _ the "Haute Horlogerie" collection featuring the Opus Eleven and the Histoire de Tourbillon 2; the "Jewels That Tell Time" collection featuring Rosebud and Rendez-Vous; and the new "Midnight" collection.
Bettina Korek: PLAN ForYourArt: May 19-25 Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 3:25PMRe-imagining our world as a series of graphic icons, artist Ryan McGinness layers and collages these images using both digital techniques and more traditional crafts like silk screening and painting.
A labor of love or a grave mistake? Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 6:37PMThe new wing of TAU's school of architecture, designed by benefactor David Azrieli, has unleashed a firestorm.
More than a campus: Stanford brimming with things to see Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 4:57PMIt's a lovely spring day at Stanford University. I'm surrounded by distinctive architecture, expansive grounds, stately trees, public sculptures and bubbling fountains. It looks like a scene from a historic estate, until steady streams of bicycle-riding students pass by.
Bill Bush: The Venice Art Walk -- The Original Venice Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 16-22) Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 12:40PMIn early 1979, there were no art walks in Los Angeles. At least none like the one being conjured by a group of volunteers at a fledgling free clinic in Venice.
Itzhak Perlman, Stew and more to highlight UCLA Live season Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 1:11PMThe coming UCLA Live season at Royce Hall will feature an array of instrumentalists, singers and speakers whose lifetime honors are unquestioned. The coming UCLA Live season at Royce Hall will feature an array of instrumentalists, singers and speakers whose lifetime honors are unquestioned.
Dining & Designing: Chris Sheffield on Working With the Right People, Paris, and Wi-Fi Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:18AMWelcome to Dining & Designing, a new column in which Curbed National joins with the forces of Eater National to profile and explore the design of restaurants. Your fearless leader through this untamed wilderness will be Julie Earle-Levine, an Australian,...
New slogan? That’s it? For real? Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:46AMI tried to help. Five years ago, when we were meandering through a sloganless wilderness, I reached out to our readers. The Convention & Visitors Bureau, on the cusp of coming up with a region-branding slogan, had run out of money and ditched the effort.
Ascott to launch first serviced residence in Paris Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 11:00AMThe Ascott Limited (Ascott), CapitaLand's wholly-owned serviced residence unit, has agreed to acquire a 100 percent stake in SNC Costes K, which owns the prime Hotel K and an adjacent vacant residential property in Paris, for approximately €65 million (S$118.4 million).
Acuity Brands Announces Debut of Organic LED (OLED) Luminaires Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 8:02AMATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, has announced the commercial launch of two technologically advanced Organic LED (“OLED”) luminaires. This launch continues the Company’s commitment to provide the industry’s broadest and most diverse product portfolio using traditional, LED and ...
More than a campus: Stanford has lots to see Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 2:03PMWalking tours, art, trendy shops, international eateries and more offer plenty to fill a day on a visit to Stanford University and the area of Palo Alto surrounding the campus.
Mills reinterprets 'Magic Flute' for ballet Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 9:39AMMills reinterprets 'Magic Flute' for ballet
Exhibit Mead Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 5:00AMIf you have ever set foot into Buffalo's art world for even a brief moment, chances are you've crossed paths with Gerald Mead.
Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield Wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 5:46PMThe original Neues Museum, designed by Friedrich August Stüler, was built in the mid-19th century. © Ute Zscharnt. BRUSSELS.- The Neues Museum in Berlin is the winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced today.
BMA picks local architectural firm for $24M renovation Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 1:28PMZiger/Snead to lead work on museum The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Wednesday that it has chosen the local architectural firm of Ziger/Snead to lead a $24 million renovation of the neoclassical museum building, which houses 90,000 pieces of art, including the world's largest collection of works by Henri Matisse.
CSHL structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 10:14AM( Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ) Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in collaboration with colleagues at Emory University have determined the molecular structure of a key portion, or subunit, of a receptor type commonly expressed in brain cells. The receptor is one of several NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor variants, and the subunit in question is that which specifically ...
Morton Arboretum art exhibit celebrates tree forms Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 8:27AMA diverse selection of 11 artists from around the world will interpret their feelings in ways beyond limbs and leaves, unrestricted by the dimensions of a frame in "Nature Unframed: Art at the Arboretum." The contemporary art exhibit will run at the outdoor museum from May 20 to Nov. 27.
Reading L.A.: A Reyner Banham classic turns 40 Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 3:04PMThis month Reading L.A. arrives at a major milestone: "Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies," written by the British architectural historian and critic Reyner Banham and published in 1971. As it turns 40 this year, the book remains --...
Can architects be built in the classroom? Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 2:46PMThe government wants your advice on rebuilding the cultural curriculum. So how would you nurture the Frank Lloyd Wrights of the future? Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, learned the beginnings of his craft by playing with wooden building blocks. Many other architects did, too. But Wright was one of the very few architects who spoke thoughtfully, throughout ...
Taxi zum Klo's Berlin is a sexual playground Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 2:11PMBowie, Christiane F and Taxi zum Klo: these are the things that made Berlin so alluring to the British pop culture of the late 70s and early 80s. Jon Savage remembers a bewitching era Frank Ripploh is fed up. Stuck in hospital for six weeks with some unnamed contagious sexual disease – most probably hepatitis – he receives a visit from his live-in lover. Instead of listening sympathetically to ...
NYC’s Most Expensive Restaurants Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 11:27AMIt’s time to go big, or go home. Here are four NYC restaurants to dine at if you’re in the mood to splurge, hoping to impress someone…or if your date is footing the bill.
Spiffy Press Selected for Unique LA Independent Design and Gift Show Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 2:23AMSpiffy Press was recently selected as a stationery vendor for the 3rd Annual Unique LA Design and Gift Show, May 7-8, 2011, Downtown Los Angeles, CA. (PRWeb April 18, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8310059.htm
A portable 'city' visits Fan Pier Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 12:30AMIt may be called Puma City, but the collection of 24 shipping containers, arranged into a multilevel retail store, bar, and event space, more closely resembles a set of giant building blocks than an actual metropolis. Showing off the space that he started conceptualizing more than two years ago, Antonio Bertone, Puma's chief marketing officer, bounces around the 11,000-square-foot structure ...
Gallery listings: April 13-19 Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 4:04AMKandinsky's Battle (The Cossacks), on loan from the Tate, at Veletřzní palác till June 12. Dea Ohr Art Gallery-Lars Teichmann: Periods Paintings by a German artist. Evžen Šimera, Pavel Vašíček and Zdeněk Trs A small group show of paintings by three young Czech artists.
UP Carillon reborn in new park on Diliman campus Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 11:24AMMANILA, Philippines—For older generations of University of the Philippines (UP) alumni, the UP Carillon played a significant part in their student lives. More than a national landmark and symbol of pride for the university, it was a constant companion for those studying and working on campus.
Istana Phuket in Thailand Celebrates Prestigious Property Award Wins In Shanghai Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 8:00AMPrism Estates, developers of the Istana Phuket residential development in Naithon Beach, Thailand, has won three ‘Asia Pacific Property Awards’ in the categories: Architecture Multiple Residence, Development Multi Residence and Development Marketing. Istana Phuket will represent the whole of Asia Pacific in a major international competition supported by Bloomberg Television and Google.