“New Practices” Exhibition at Center for Architecture Showcases New York’s Future Design Leaders


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 07, 2012

With its fourth biennial competition and exhibition, the New Practices Committee of the AIA New York Chapter is proud to recognize six promising new architecture and design firms working in New York. These firms will be featured in an exhibition opening June 14 at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York City. (Press preview at 5:00pm.)

The Exhibition

HNTB Architecture Names New National, Kansas City Office Leaders


Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) August 29, 2012

Two long-time members of the HNTB Architecture staff have been named to key leadership positions within the business unit of HNTB Corporation. Bane Gaiser, AIA, LEED, AP, has been named president of HNTB Architecture, and Christopher Migneron, AIA, has been named HNTB Architectures Kansas City office leader.

Gaiser oversees the commitment of firm resources for architecture projects in the federal, civic, aviation, transportation, convention center, sports, education and program management markets. His expertise includes the development and execution of strategies for design-build, design-bid-build, construction manager at risk, and program management projects.

He has more than 20 years of architecture experience, with more than a dozen of them at HNTB, and he holds a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Kansas and Master of Science in advanced architectural design from Columbia University.

Chris Migneron, AIA, is HNTB Architectures Kansas City office leader, responsible for the offices overall design, business and management results. He has more than 14 years of architectural experience encompassing various delivery methods, including design-build. His expertise includes federal, sports, commercial and residential projects. Prior to his role as office leader, Migneron served as HNTB assistant project director on the new National Security Center Campus in Kansas City, Mo. HNTB serves on the CenterPoint Zimmer design and construction team for the campus, which will include nearly 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing spaces, laboratories, office space and warehouses, and is designed to be LEED

Business leaders join University Campus Suffolk


(PRWEB UK) 17 July 2012

University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has appointed four highly regarded business leaders as visiting professors and senior fellows within the School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise to contribute to the research, enterprise and teaching and learning within their specialised fields.

These latest appoints add to the fifteen prominent visiting professors and senior fellows already appointed within the School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise at UCS and adds further gravitas to its reputation globally.

Strategic Management guru, television presenter and award-winning copywriter Professor Tony Eccles joins UCS as Visiting Professor of Leadership for Competitiveness and Change. He was Professor of Strategic Management at London Business School for 15 years and has also held positions at Manchester, Glasgow, Cranfield and Bath management schools and has experience of consulting with major international organisations as well as leading many senior executive workshops.

Those joining UCS as visiting senior fellows include Michael Parker, Chairman of national charity Street League, David Ralph, Chief Executive of the Haven Gateway Partnership, and sought after business advisor and trouble-shooter Christiane Wuillamie.

Professor David Weir, who joined UCS as Head of School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise in 2011 having previously guided four university Business Schools, said of the appointments: The School of Business, Leadership and Enterprise is delighted that our colleagues and students can benefit from the experience and skills of these leading players.

Links with business are strong within the School, especially locally in the East of England, with involvement in curriculum development, continuing professional development, research and consultancy. The School is planning for significant growth in student numbers, further development of its external links and on-going internationalisation of the curriculum.







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