Spec Modeling Integrates Specifications with Design Models


Philadelphia, Pa. (PRWEB) July 10, 2012

The Engineering Essentials Company, LLC (TEEC), a Philadelphia-based startup, is developing a specification modeling system that promises to advance information modeling and mobility by tightly integrating specifications with design models (CAD/BIM). Exton, Pa.-based Bentley Systems, Incorporated highlighted TEECs innovative SpecWave

DRS and Associates proud to announce Five Top Clients’ Building-Product Brands Win Prestigious GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award 2012: Museum of Architecture and Design


Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2012

The Chicago Athenaeums Museum of Architecture and Design today announced the winners of their 2011-2012 GREEN GOOD Design Award, which recognizes the worlds leading sustainable design in products, technology and research. DRS and Associates is proud to be the agency of record for five winners: Caroma, Creative Systems Lighting (CSL), LAUFEN, Watermark Designs and Zephyr, and we are sending out this joint release on their behalf.

Presented by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the GREEN GOOD DESIGN Awards are an extension of the GOOD DESIGN Awards. GOOD DESIGN is the worlds oldest and most coveted international design award, bestowed only to the most important and influential industrial and graphic designers. Current and previous winners of GREEN GOOD DESIGN are world-class brands such as BMW, Electrolux, Bosch, Hansgrohe, Herman Miller, Cuisinart and Mercedes Benz. To stand with such recognizable brands is an honor that these manufacturers do not take for granted. “Having multiple clients once again be recipients of a world recognized award such as the Green GOOD DESIGN is quite an honor for my DRS team and me. It reinforces that our clients innovations tied together with our strategic brand building efforts are yielding wonderful returns,” stated David Schlocker, president of DRS and Associates. Each of these five brands stands on their own merits for their contribution to green design and we encourage you to take a look at them individually and as a whole.

Here are the winning brands and their respective products:

Caroma

Yong Nian Real Estate Development Company Limited has been Announced as a Winner of the Famous Platinum A’ Design Award


Como, Italy (PRWEB) July 10, 2012

A’ Award and Competitions are proud to announce that the work The Float by Kris Lin has became winner of the famed Platinum A’ Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category elected as the winner by the respected referees of the A’ Design Awards & Competitions amidst thousands of nominations.

More information on The Float

Kris Lin, the creative mind behind the awarded project The Float says We designed all the architecture, interior and landscape in this project. The project was about designing a real estate agency called Sky Villa. The name of the project became our initial starting point for development. The project is located in Xiamen downtown, the conditions around the base were unfavorable, i.e. there are many old apartments and a construction site is present.. In the end, with the concept of floating; we have pulled the sales center to a height of 2Floors, and thus we created our own landscape, a ground level pool. Finally the sales center looked liked as if it were floating in the water, and the visitors could enjoy the feeling of ascension while visiting the agency.. Learn more: http://www.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=24062

Creative Team for The Float

The Float was realized by Kris Lin – Lead Design Director, and Jiayu Yang – Design Director.

The Platinum A’ Design Award

The Platinum A’ Design Award is a prestigious award given to top 1% percentile designs that has delivered an exemplary level of perfection in design. The designs are judged by a panel of three different jury which is composed of Academic, Professional and Focus Group Members. The designs are evaluated with score normalization to remove any biases and are voted on aspects such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, fun details, technology, and any other specific points that could be considered, each of these points are further weighted for different jury groups.

About A’ Design Award and Competitions

A’Design Award and Competitions, aims to highlight the excellent qualifications of best designs, design concepts and design oriented products. A’ Design Award and Competitions are organized and awarded annually and internationally in multiple categories to reach a wide, design-oriented audience. To learn more visit: http://www.whatisadesignaward.com







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2012 Washingtonian Residential Design Awards Winners Celebrated with Exhibition at the District Architecture Center


Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 09, 2012

The District Architecture Centers SIGAL Gallery has opened its latest exhibition, Washington Living. The exhibition is organized and presented by The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) in cooperation with Washingtonian Magazine and the 2012 Washingtonian Residential Design Awards, and celebrates award-winning residential design around Washington DC.

For more than 30 years AIA|DC and Washingtonian Magazine have co-sponsored a design competition which recognizes excellence in residential design. Nine winning submissions were selected by a panel of distinguished architects from outside the Washington DC area, including Nancy Rogo Trainer, FAIA, Kenneth Hobgood, FAIA, and Sanford Steinberg. The winning submissions represent works by:

Innovative Concepts in Website Design Ushered in by Ellie Design


Greenwich SQ, Ashburn, VA (PRWEB) June 21, 2012

Ellie design, with a far thinking team of graphic designers specialize in website design. Based in Virginia, USA their team works very close to their clients discussing with them and helping to understand their vision before translating them into a tangible and customized design for an effective website. They spare no efforts in suggesting new possibilities that the client could not even have imagined possible. The company has several website designs accounts to its credit like: Fish Conservation, Lean Solutions Inc, Elite Finance, Click 2 Marketing, Washington Suburban Press Network, Traveled and JW law, P.C., to name just a few.

Ellie design always realizes that a good graphic design is the cornerstone of an effective website. The site must have easy navigational features, a logical site layout and a web copy of high quality. Since, time is money; they offer photo optimization, which facilitates quick web page loading. They have an excellent team of web designers and web developers, who make sure that the design that you see on the website is both attractive and functional. The technicians at Ellie design are aware that the success or failure of website design depends largely on the speed of navigation that the website can marshal. They strive to use this feature to greatest effect, because the modern web surfers are an intolerant bunch, who will leave the site, the moment they encounter problems in navigation, probably never to return again.

Color is as important to a website, as are graphics and content. Ellie design strives to produce a uniquely classic and customized website design from a combination of shapes, lines, textures and colors for an aesthetic look. Ellie Design does not depend on website design templates. They use specialized in SEO techniques to improve the clients search engine ranking, overall. Their strategy is to convert even the most unimaginative visitors to eager clients. The website designs from Ellie Design, engage and inspire not only the existing clientele of the website, but proliferate into several new leads, expanding client visibility and bringing in more profits, which are indispensable in the uncertain times that we live in.

The advantage of going with Ellie Design is that they are highly committed and will stay the course with their clients, from creating a website, designing and registering a domain name for the customer and stand solidly behind them until all goals are achieved. They can also lend their expertise in online marketing strategy under one package. Ellie Design offers marketing alongside website promotion, strictly following the white SEO method of the search engine webmaster rules for marketing promotion.

Ellie Design takes website design to a totally new level of competence. They offer customized service for creating a new website or redesigning an old one. They guarantee customer satisfaction and strive to bring greatest exposure to their customer’s business by adequate representation in social media sites like, Twitter and Facebook. They also make sure to produce professional website designs for social media sites that create a large following in the shortest time span.

Visit Web site: http://www.ellie-design.com/webdesign.html







Award-winning Design Firm dwp Adopts Attunity MFT Solution to Improve Customer Satisfaction and Streamline Operations


Burlington, MA (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

Attunity Ltd. (OTC BB: ATTUF), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, announced today that Bangkok-based global design firm design worldwide partnership (dwp) has selected Attunitys managed file transfer solution, Attunity MFT (formerly known as RepliWeb RMFT), to expedite and streamline large file transfers to improve client satisfaction, optimize operations and increase productivity.

As an award-winning integrated design firm, dwp works with international clients to present iconic designs. Since providing partners with an efficient and stress-free mechanism to receive and send files reinforces dwps reputation for quality service, implementing a managed file transfer solution that reflects that philosophy was of paramount importance to dwp.

Prior to implementing Attunity MFT, various technical issues made it challenging for dwp to send multi-GB design, graphic and engineering files. Our objective was to improve productivity and the user experience associated with exchanging large project files to and from clients, partners, suppliers and project sites, explained Niwat Lertnamvongwan, Group IT Director, dwp. Since using Attunity MFT, dwps project and IT teams alike have saved more than 40 hours per week in managing file transfers equal to an impressive $ 145,000 savings per year. It has been an extremely beneficial solution for our organization.

Our ability to address dwps operational needs for sending large-file payloads and helping to secure the exchange of high-value intellectual assets is something that we take great pride in, stated Garrick Herrmann, Vice President of Sales at Attunity. It is satisfying to know that Attunity MFT delivers cost savings and ultimately improves our customers respective businesses.

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ForeSite Technologies Wins 2012 American Web Design Award


East Hartford, CT (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

ForeSite Technologies of East Hartford, a full service web design and development and IT services firm has won a 2012 American Web Design Award for their design on the Shawmut Equipment website.

The site was designed and illustrated by ForeSites Art Director, Mike Dumlao, and programmed and developed by ForeSite Web Developer, Jeremy Davis. Photographs and copywriting were supplied by Kate Costelloe of Shawmut Equipment.

“Its very exciting to be recognized for our design work on the Shawmut Equipment website, Dumlao said. We were able to achieve something very creative, different, and fun, which really helps to separate Shawmut from their competition. A lot of careful thought went into the concept, design, typography, and color theory this is definitely one of our favorite additions to our portfolio.

The American Web design Awards are presented annually by Graphic Design USA and are sponsored by the Creative Group. Winners of the award are featured in the May issue of the GDUSA magazine, and will be highlighted on their website for a year.

Since 1997, ForeSite has been designing and developing standout Web Sites and providing insightful IT support to its clients. Serving clients in the Hartford, CT and Worcester, MA areas, ForeSite offers practical, tailored and creative solutions that fit a wide range of business needs. In 2011 ForeSite was named one of Inc. 5000′s fastest growing, privately held companies. For further information, call 1-866-464-7483 or visit foresitetech.com

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Inbound Marketing Agency Helps Houston Interior Design Firm Launch A New Web Presence


Houston, Texas (PRWEB) June 22, 2012

Pamela Hope Designs, a Houston interior design firm specializes in high-end design services with a focus on style, comfort and ease of process. Owner Pamela OBrien and her team of interior design specialists have over a decade of experience with all aspects of residential and commercial design, and offer comprehensive design services for Houston-area homeowners and businesses.

From project management services to color consultation for both remodels and new construction, Pamela Hope Designs brings a wealth of experience to every job. The team has worked with many prominent clients in Houston and nationwide, and has experienced significant growth in recent years.

This growth, and a desire for an upgraded web presence, has prompted a complete rebrand for the company. In order to align with its evolution into a premier high-end Houston interior design firm, Pamela Hope Designs turned to inbound marketing agency Adhere Creative to create its new web design. Adheres team of marketing, design and development professionals put together a fresh new look for the design firm that reflects its vision for the future and focus on gaining new clients.

Owner Pamela OBrien believes that the new rebranding represents her companys dedication to great design. She states, I am pleased to launch the new Pamela Hope Designs web site. I think it reflects our love of comfortable luxury, clear communications, client collaboration and our fun and refreshing approach to interior design. I believe great design is a huge pleasure and can affect your life every day. Our clients enjoy the experience as much as the results.

Nathan Yerian, Director of Strategy for Adhere Creative, is also pleased with the results and the success of his companys collaboration with Pamela Hope Designs. Working with Pamela on this project was a pleasure. Her passion for interior design made the design process flow smoothly and the result was clean and focused on the value she brings to her clients.

With an attractive new site and a fresh, updated look for her brand, Pamela OBrien is looking forward to expanding her client base and helping Houston-area residents and businesses create more attractive interior spaces that reflect the ways they want to live and work. She believes that Adhere delivered the results she was looking for. The Adhere Creative team was a fantastic partner when it was time to rebrand my company and upgrade our web site. They exceeded my expectations being on point, on schedule and on budget. From the first meeting, they not only listened, but they really got it. I couldnt believe how good the first draft was. Excellent work, Adhere — I look forward to future projects!

About Adhere Creative:

Adhere Creative, a Houston inbound marketing agency specializes in measurable, results-driven marketing initiatives for small to mid-sized businesses.







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Chiang Mai, Thailand Architect Tropo Design Creates Fibonacci-Inspired Energy Efficient Custom Home


Chiang Mai, Thailand (PRWEB) June 27, 2012

Chiang Mai architect Robert Hupertz of tropo-design, at the request of a client, is currently designing a house using the Fibonacci spiral and the ratio of the golden rectangle. This spiral is pleasing to the eye and found in nature, art and architecture. Everyday examples of the geometric wonder are seashells, roses, and sunflowers to name a few.

This new home will be built in Lamphun Province of Thailand, 20 km from Chiang Mai. The building is situated in Lanna Airpark, to the north of the privately owned Lanna airport.

Architect Robert Hupertz described the design challenge:

“It is so exciting to work for demanding customers! In this case our client is an engineer and flight instructor who has been fascinated by mathematics and the Fibonacci sequence (Fibonacci-spiral) in particular, since he was young.”

This project will be very elegant when completed The design of the main staircase starts at the middle of the Fibonacci spiral, and room sizes, heights, and openings are based on the ratio of the golden rectangle. Other elements of the design such as orientation, roof overhangs and protruding walls are defined by the track of the sun during the day to provide shade throughout the year.

The shape and slope of the roof was chosen to increase natural ventilation, provide shade and give protection from the rain.

This custom home will not need air-conditioning to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures. Instead, the house will be cooled by using thick, aerated concrete blocks for all walls which are exposed to the sun. West facing walls will have an additional ventilated skin to reduce heat transfer in the afternoon. Ventilated metal sheets with thermal insulation reduce the heat gain through the roof.

Additionally, to keep the inside cool, the entire structure will have concrete for structural floors, beams, and columns. All windows are shaded from direct sun and located so as to increase the natural flow of air in the house. These passive measures will save the owner thousands of dollars overall in cooling costs.

Swiss architect Robert Hupertz has been working in Thailand for 16 years and understands the climate and culture. His green architecture firm in Chiang Mai practices sustainable and climate responsive design. His goal is to design poetic buildings while conserving energy resources and reducing long term costs. He does commercial architecture in addition to residential architecture in Chiang Mai and surrounding areas.

Robert and his client are looking forward to seeing the completion of this Fibonacci inspired home that will not only be beautiful, but impressively energy efficient.

About tropo-design

tropo-design is a custom architectural firm based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Owner Robert Hupertz and his team create modern, cost effective buildings for the tropics.

tropo-design, Architects, Engineers

4/9 Soi 3, Loi Kroh Rd.

Chiang Mai 50100

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Drupal Website Design and Development Firm, Project6 Design, Launches New Website For Litigation Graphics and Trial Strategy Firm


Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) June 27, 2012

San Francisco Bay Area branding and website design & development firm, Project6 Design, proudly announces the launch of a new website for Cogent Legal. The new website features a compelling home page design with an easy-to-use navigation. Additionally, the site boasts a customized portfolio review section that provides sample images and videos of their litigation graphics and trial strategy work, as well as compelling news items and testimonials. The site also includes a client login area for Cogents clients to login and view secure documents related to trials. Project6 built the new website with the Drupal content management system (CMS), which allows Cogent Legal to easily add new content to keep the site both relevant and engaging.

Even though Im an attorney and our clients are other attorneys and law firms, I didnt want Cogent Legals site to look like a law firm site, said Morgan C. Smith, Esq., president and founder of Cogent Legal. I wanted it to look more like an architecture firms site, with clean, modern lines and a visually engaging, easy-to-navigate portfolio of images. Searching for a web design and branding firm that could understand and implement this vision, I went outside the circle of design and marketing firms that have built sites for many law firms to find a design firm whose portfolio conveyed the look and feel I wanted to emulate: Project6 Design in Berkeley. They guided us through a process that dovetailed with my firms strategic planning insofar as it forced me to really think about and better understand the client base and their needs, as well as refine the firms goals.

Our team was just the right size for Cogent. Small enough to have excellent customer service and attention to detail, yet large enough to have the experience and expertise that really fit with their vision, said Esten Sesto, Founder and President of Project6 Design. Its really fulfilling when we can help a business in their efforts to grow and evolve. Cogents new website will serve as a marketing vehicle as well as a communication tool thats customized for their unique needs. Cogent Legal was a great partner in this project and we are really proud of the new website we have created for them.

About Cogent Legal

Cogent Legal designs persuasive, engaging, accurate and legally admissible demonstrative graphics for litigation. Cogent Legal also provides strategic case consulting and trial support. They help attorneys prepare and present their cases for maximum results with minimum stress. Morgan C. Smith, is a longtime litigator who successfully tried complex, high-value cases. His in-depth understanding of litigation, combined with the firm’s talented design team, enable Cogent Legal to offer clients unparalleled and invaluable collaboration. For more information, visit http://www.cogentlegal.com

About Project6 Design, Inc.

Project6 Design, established in 2001, is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley, CA) based graphic design firm that specializes in strategic brand, print, and web design and development services. Project6 Design is unique because of its strong emphasis on design and usability while still having the ability to implement web projects in-house (leveraging several years of expertise in the Drupal CMS). From non-profit to Fortune 500, clients include the University of California – San Francisco, eBay, CA Technologies, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gap, United Way, Serena Software, and Old Navy. For more information, call (510) 540-8005, email info[at]project6[dot]com, or visit http://www.project6.com.

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