04/06/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Architecture.

• Tetra Tech Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Zacks _{2013-04-05, 02:55 pm}
  's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.
• Clean flow and clever spaces _{2013-04-05, 02:30 pm}
  ... and warmth. The aim was to marry the new studio to the existing home, knitting together the elements of architecture and garden as well as light, shadow and space. Briar would insert versatile and useful spaces while working within the restraints of ...
• Ervin, Floreen request expert to advise council on Silver Spring Transit Center fixes _{2013-04-05, 02:12 pm}
  Montgomery County Councilwomen Valerie Ervin and Nancy Floreen believe the Silver Spring Transit Center's problems are so complex, the council should hire its own expert.
• Apple's spaceship HQ attacked as extravagantly anti-people _{2013-04-05, 04:17 am}
  ... it would be alienating, as opposed to convening," says Scott Wyatt, a managing partner at NBBJ, a Seattle-based architecture firm that is designing offices in the region for Google and Samsung. Rather than making it a great place to work, "it seems ...
• City Council devotes more funds to airport terminal improvements _{2013-04-05, 03:00 am}
  The Columbia City Council approved an intradepartmental fund at Monday night's meeting to dedicate more money for terminal improvements at Columbia Regional Airport.
• Resident Frank Tintinalli looks at the plans for Ford Road at an... _{2013-04-04, 03:00 am}
  A proposal to transform Ford Road into a boulevard in Canton is gaining momentum as the Michigan Department of Transportation narrows the list of options to ease traffic congestion along the bustling thoroughfare.
• Apple's New $5 Billion Campus: Steve Jobs's Last Success or Failure? _{2013-04-04, 03:00 am}
  ... "Aesthetics seem to trump productivity, says Scott Wyatt, a managing partner at NBBJ, a Seattle-based architecture firm that's designing offices in the region for Google and Samsung. 'I would be concerned that it would be alienating, as opposed to ...
• Newly independent Columbus Division of Power names Herb Johanson administrator _{2013-04-04, 09:08 pm}
  The city of Columbus has turned to one of its utility administrators, Herb Johanson , to lead the newly created division that runs the city's electricity business.
• Petrofac Ltd Receives Overweight Rating from JPMorgan Chase _{2013-04-04, 07:26 pm}
  's stock had its "overweight" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase in a report released on Thursday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.
• City Council to Review Main Street Bridge Project _{2013-04-04, 10:10 am}
  In an ongoing effort to keep the public informed on the Main Street Bridge Project , the City of Half Moon Bay provides the following update prepared by Karen Hurst, Senior Public Affairs Specialist for URS Corporation, a bridge design firm: The City Council members are keenly aware of the concerns expressed in the three recent public meetings held ... (more)
• Petrofac Ltd Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JP Morgan Cazenove _{2013-04-04, 06:27 am}
  's stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by investment analysts at JP Morgan Cazenove in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.
• Ford-to-boulevard idea gains traction _{2013-04-04, 03:00 am}
  A proposal to transform Ford Road into a boulevard in Canton is gaining momentum as the Michigan Department of Transportation narrows the list of options to ease traffic congestion along the bustling thoroughfare.
• Exhibition Explores Chicago Architecture and the Modern City _{2013-04-03, 09:19 pm}
  "Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900-1925," the main gallery exhibition at Northwestern University's Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art this spring, examines the role Chicago architects played in shaping ideas about the modern city in the United States, Europe and Australia.
• Sustainable Synergy: Recycled Water Supplies Nuclear Plant, Wetlands Park _{2013-04-01, 03:38 pm}
  In the more than half a century since the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed near the Salt River outside of Phoenix, it has grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of the burgeoning communities it serves - a far cry from the original plant built in the 1950s and handling 5 million gallons of sewage a day.
• National Award Recognizes SDG&E Environmental Monitoring Program _{2013-04-03, 06:23 pm}
  San Diego Gas & Electric was recognized with a National Environmental Excellence Award for the electronic environmental monitoring and compliance tools it used during the construction of the Sunrise Powerlink.
• Roger Eberta s cancer returnsThe longtime Chicago Sun-Times film... _{2013-04-03, 05:17 pm}
  Roger Ebert , the longtime Chicago Sun-Times movie critic and former co-host of "At the Movies," has suffered a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy.
• Hales Issues Bold Prediction For Troubled Streetcar _{2013-04-03, 04:59 pm}
  Mayor Charlie Hales found himself playing a very familiar role during a slightly awkward council discussion today on what seemed like a mysterious new expense in Portland's streetcar contract with TriMet: chief booster for the city's troubled East Side extension.
• St. Louis County selling $50 million in bonds for courthouse project _{2013-04-03, 03:29 pm}
  St. Louis County is selling $49.9 million in general obligation bonds this week to help fund a new family court building, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
• California High-Speed Rail Costs Soar Again a " This time Just for Planning _{2013-04-03, 02:25 pm}
  While much of the squabbling over California's high-speed rail project has focused on its huge construction price tag, the cost to taxpayers just to plan the bullet train is also soaring While much of the squabbling over California's high-speed rail project has focused on its huge construction price tag, the cost to taxpayers just to plan the ... (more)
• Philip Lai - Architecture & Design - Stanford Who's Who Certified _{2013-04-03, 01:13 pm}
  Philip Lai Is Built Into The Stanford Who's Who Network HONG KONG, April 4, 2013 /Stanford Who's Who [1]/ -- An accomplished executive in the architecture industry with over three decades of diverse professional experience in the structural engineering field, Philip Lai [2] has enjoyed a tremendously successful career filled with several ...