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On April 30, 2008, Dang Tran, of Cicero, New York, won the design competition based on the concept that best embodied the spirit, innovation and sociological impact equal to that of the original Model T. Trans model will also be displayed at Ford World Headquarters this fall. Henry Ford Museum is open seven days a week, 9:30am to 5pm. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Public participation key to vibrant city Jul 14, 2008
We believe this program will give people a greater sense of involvement in their city," he said. Dukuh Atas station will act as a hub for several modes of public transportation, such as the MRT, busway, Railink (airport train), the city circle train and the monorail. "We are still discussing the details with (assistant to the city secretary for development) Yani Sarwo Handayani," he said. Marco praised the contest format, saying it would give Jakarta residents a chance to make their ideas heard.... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Coffee break Jul 13, 2008
Holst made a splash in 1997 when it beat out Brad Cloepfil, one of Portland's world-class architects, in a design competition for the Pacific Northwest College of Art building. Downturn: Holmes has less mixed-use condo work and more small renovation projects now that the market has cooled. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Whipsaw's Dramatic Design Approach Leads to Multiple 'Best of the Best' Awards of Prestigious Red Dot Design Awards Jul 13, 2008
July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Whipsaw Inc., a design firm specializing in creating innovative products announced the winning of four Red Dot Awards, the world's largest and most prestigious design competition from Germany. The four winners that Whipsaw created were the Pano Logic Zero Client computer (awarded "Best of the Best"), the Eton FR Series emergency eco-radios (also awarded "Best of the Best"), the Adiri Natural Nurser baby bottle, and the Intel Mobile Clinical Assistant. (PR Newswire)
Casper College cowboy continues 60 years of tradition at parade Jul 6, 2008
To fix this, the Daughters of the Revolution decided to tap into the talents of the Wyoming people and hold a statewide design competition. One morning, Mrs. A.C. Keyes awoke from a dream of what would be the future Wyoming flag. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Contest to design Routemaster Jul 5, 2008
The bus design competition closes on 19 September 2008. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Sundials mark time with a shadow Jul 4, 2008
When a design competition for the Frankfort memorial was held in 1987, Roberts submitted his design. The layout was complex, but Roberts says, "Fortunately, the personal computer was available to handle the mathematical calculations previously worked out on a slide rule.". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A mud pack & website for Jama Masjid Jul 4, 2008
According to MCD deputy commissioner, city zone, Vijay Singh: "The objections raised by DUAC in the earlier plans were due to environmental concerns, the commercial aspect (a proposed shopping centre) and over the fact that the grills we were proposing to use did not look historical. Once the plan is approved, MCD plans to hold an international design competition.". In its final plan, MCD has proposed to raise the level of the forecourt of Jama Masjid enclosed by Urdu Bazaar Road, Subhash... (India Times, India)
Ask the Experts on Home Improvements Jul 1, 2008
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Tuesday July 01, 2008. (R News)
LLC Civil Engineering Technology students win statewide contest Jun 25, 2008
An asphalt mix formula created by Josh Fulk of St. Elmo, Brent Lewis of Strasburg and Alex Clodfelder of Charleston recently won the Hot Mix Asphalt Design Competition put on by the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association and the Illinois Department of Transportation. The competition, which was open to colleges and universities statewide, was created to develop an interest, knowledge and awareness of the design and production of an asphalt mix to college students. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Word on the Street Jun 23, 2008
He's hoping to franchise the concept throughout the state, "and throughout the nation, really."Raising a glassSaint-Gobain Containers Inc., a Madera glass container manufacturing facility, has been recognized for its production of an award-winning product in a national packaging design competition called the Clear Choice Awards. The plant is being honored for manufacturing containers for Tin Roof Cabernet Sauvignon, winner in the wine category of the competition. (Fresno Bee)
Cow Parade Mooooves Into San Diego Jun 21, 2008
There will also be a design competition for elementary school-age children. The winners will be selected to create "mini-moos," which will also on display around the city. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Lyric Theatre set to be levelled Jun 19, 2008
Plans for the new theatre were chosen from 56 entries through an open design competition. The theatre first opened in 1951 and moved to its present premises about 20 years later. (BBC News -- UK)
Better Homes and Gardens Jun 13, 2008
Jason gets busy constructing an environmentally friendly outdoor room which he hopes will win gold in the Garden Design competition. He's aided in this endeavour by decorator Tara's colourful cushions and DIY guy Rob's ideas for concealing the barbie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Give Dad The Best Grill Ever -- Gadget Style Jun 13, 2008
The was originally created as an entry for a design competition on the Discovery Channel. Built in San Francisco, the Fuego features infrared heating and modern lines. (NBC 11, CA)
6m for Giant's Causeway project Jun 12, 2008
Page last updated at 03:00 GMT, Thursday, 12 June 2008 04:00 UK. The centre could be open by 2011. (BBC News -- UK)
Public Art Exhibition CowParade Makes California Debut in San Diego Jun 12, 2008
School children will participate in a design competition that will give many their first exposure to the creative process and allow them to create their own minimoo cows perfect miniatures of the full-sized versions for public display. The event will offer a working artist lab and cow warehouse for all participating artists at Liberty Station the official staging ground in the months leading up to the exhibition opening. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mississippi State team wins 'green' car design competition Jun 11, 2008
(06/10/2008 10:07 AM EDT). A Mississippi State University team has won the Challenge X auto fuel-efficiency competition sponsored by the U.S. Energy Department and General Motors. (EETimes)
Making it big in games Jun 10, 2008
Wan Hazmer, a 27-year-old computer science graduate, created The Last Canopy, which won first place in the fourth Jay is Games Casual Game Design Competition ... Wan Hazmer was doing his usual stuff surfing endlessly through friends blogs and funny YouTube videos when he stumbled upon the third Jay is Games Casual Game Design Competition. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Concord Eastridge considers lawsuit over Cultural Trust project Jun 2, 2008 Designer Yves Saint Laurent Dies At Age 71 Jun 2, 2008 Needham High School students exhibit their passions, reveal their secrets May 29, 2008 Water on the brains May 29, 2008 Cultural Trust has a history of going slow on big projects May 28, 2008 A new perspective on City Hall May 24, 2008 LandDesign team wins 10K for green design May 24, 2008 Downtown housing plan put on hold May 23, 2008 Dressing up the cheerleader May 21, 2008 Return of Routemaster in doubt says transport chief May 16, 2008 Timely teardown May 16, 2008 Boston to hold design contest for Dudley Square site May 15, 2008 /R E P E A T -- Media Alert/Interview Opportunity - My Toronto is... - Mayor David Miller to Unveil OCAD Student Design Winner/ May 15, 2008 New disaster-housing design wins applause May 15, 2008 Pupil's monumental trip to Dubai May 14, 2008 'Hobby' leads to int'l award for designer May 11, 2008 UGM team wins design contest May 11, 2008 Elementary students taking new game to capitol May 11, 2008 Triumph design winner May 9, 2008 Mobile NFC moves closer to the money May 6, 2008 Are students killing television? May 3, 2008 Taking it to the limit May 3, 2008 Bond With Teacher Inspires Design Student's Confidence Apr 23, 2008 Monument, Plaza Honor Andrew Young Apr 22, 2008 More of this story Apr 19, 2008 Hungry Mile wasteland warning Apr 17, 2008 Zukerman: Prototype schools could be a solution to broken system Apr 16, 2008 'Botters' up Apr 15, 2008 * EPA opens green commercial packaging contest Apr 14, 2008 Loose change Apr 12, 2008 Showdown at spring design show Apr 11, 2008 Like it or not, the Portland Building is yours Apr 10, 2008 Ralph Rapson, at 93; was noted modernist architect Apr 4, 2008 School notes Mar 31, 2008 'Soccer Sam' Named Rhinos VP Mar 30, 2008 People on the Move Mar 30, 2008 Heathrow's new terminal opens Mar 28, 2008 /R E P E A T -- MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY - Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project/ Mar 28, 2008 Revealed: Utzon's finishing touch Mar 26, 2008 Bristol ID Wins Badge Competition Mar 25, 2008 Call for Artists: Design Competition for Rosa Parks Statue in U.S. Capitol Mar 24, 2008 Read Indepth Article Mar 24, 2008 Explorer : Zermatt, Switzerland: A famed Alps resort's modern era Mar 21, 2008 Virtual Innovation Mar 20, 2008 * Inspiration for tomorrow's road Mar 19, 2008 Students join in garden show Mar 9, 2008 Lompoc student takes third place in competition Mar 9, 2008 PA Weekly to build, occupy new office building Mar 8, 2008 Home and garden show offers inspiration Mar 6, 2008 Students vie for design competition Mar 5, 2008 Southeastern Architectural and Design Firm Racks Up Prestigious National Awards Mar 5, 2008 A shard on the skyline Mar 3, 2008 Chaos over?Will Heathrow improve once Terminal 5 opens? Feb 29, 2008 THE FAST T(R)ACK Feb 28, 2008 Georgia-Led Team Wins Cash for Space Rock Tracking Plan Feb 28, 2008 1st Kuwaiti woman MP sworn in Feb 28, 2008 US team wins asteroid competition Feb 27, 2008 Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Contest Produces a Winner Feb 27, 2008 Ecology.Design.Synergy Feb 26, 2008 Gravity Powered Lamp, Designed By Student, Provides As Much Light As 40 Watt Bulb Feb 23, 2008 * Mad about Matsu Feb 15, 2008 End of the runway Feb 15, 2008 Final five reach the end of the 'Runway' at Fashion Week Feb 11, 2008 Lodi High sweeps SkillsUSA design contest Feb 10, 2008 New Zealander wins $100K design award Feb 9, 2008
The Trust in July 2006 chose Concord Eastridge after a yearlong design competition that attracted international companies. The firm's brainchild was RiverParc, a development of 700 residential units, 160,000 square feet of retail space and a hotel, as well as art and performance space. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
'Greatest fashion designer of the 20th Century' dead Jun 2, 2008
Born in the Algerian city of Oran, Laurent won a dress design competition at the age of 18. Sections: | | | | | | | | | The Hindu Group: | | | | Group Sites. (Hindu)
" Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North African country was still considered part of France. A shy, lonely, child, he became fascinated by clothes, and already had a solid portfolio of sketches when he first arrived in Paris in 1953, aged 17. Vogue editor Michel de Brunoff, who was to become a key supporter, was quickly won over, and published them. The following year Saint Laurent won three of the four... (Channelnewsasia.com)
She was chosen in a design competition, beating out 21 other designs. The cost of the installation is between $75,000 and $80,000. (Needham Tab, MA)
Page last updated at 11:53 GMT, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 12:53 UK. AD BREAKDOWN The Magazine's review of advertising. (BBC News -- UK)
Ms. Eastridge, whose firm was chosen after a worldwide design competition in 2006, also said the trust was spooked by appraisals of properties on the development site. The appraised values were lower than what the trust had paid for the properties, largely using money from private foundations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
That was the year Boston announced a national design competition for a new City Hall ... At a gathering at the AIA convention, he tried to win the love of architects by proposing a design competition for a new City Hall to be sited near Dudley Station. (Boston Globe)
Human Element, a Nashville team, tied for first place in the company-wide sustainable design competition and shared in the $10,000 first place award. Fourteen teams competed across the company to reduce the carbon footprint of Birkdale Village, a 52-acre mixed use project with residential over retail located in Huntersville, N.C.. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
It announced an international design competition in 2005 that was won by lead developer Concord Eastridge, using designs by Stuttgart's Behnisch Architekten. The project was officially unveiled in July 2006 and Gov. Ed Rendell issued it a $12. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Every year, the school organises a cheerleading outfit design competition, which is open to all students. Cheerleaders are encouraged to take part in the competition. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Kulveer Ranger, Boris Johnson's director of transport policy, said that a design competition would be launched - but if no bid was good enough they would look again at the pledge. He added that although Mr Johnson is very keen to bring in a new-style bus in place of bendy buses, they would not press ahead with the idea for the sake of it. (This is London)
The home won first place in the Total Residential Remodel category of the 2007 design competition held by the Arizona North Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. Judges' comments included, "Inspired, creative update of a '60s ranch period." The home has "street appeal, functionality (and) spectacular use of color, materials, furniture and accessories.". (AZCentral -- Home)
The city will sponsor a design competition this year to turn the remnant of the historic Ferdinand Building in Roxbury's Dudley Square into the most environmentally friendly government office building ever, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said last night. Receiving an award at the opening of the American Institute of Architects annual convention in Boston, Menino said the city will ask for applications from teams that want to make the city-owned structure a 21st century model for goverment employees to... (Boston Globe)
TORONTO, May 12 /CNW/ - Torontonians have voted for the design that best represents their idea of Toronto and on Thursday, May 15, 2008 Mayor David Miller will unveil the winner of the third annual Astral Media Outdoor student design competition. From April 15 - May 8, 2008 citizens of Toronto were invited to vote online at www. (Canada Newswire)
They're the product of a national design competition, provoked by Hurricane Katrina, to come up with durable, affordable post-disaster housing that adapts to different family sizes and is small enough to fit into odd lots. Louisiana, Texas and Alabama all received some aid for the project, for which Congress gave FEMA $400 million in 2006, but Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and then-Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
The trip was part of his prize for beating almost 100 others to win the design competition. He said: "It should be good. I'm going to the park that it [the monument] is getting built in and taking pictures. They know it's quite a big achievement so they're excited Eddie Hunt "I'll probably get pictures of all the hotels and buildings and stuff, so I can bring them back and show people. (BBC News -- UK)
Without a doubt, it is Junius' diligent "tinkering" with Photoshop and Illustrator that bore him fruit: This fifth semester student of Computer Sciences in the Mathematics and Environmental Science Faculty of North Sumatra University placed first in an international graphic design competition last November based in Orlando, Florida, the United States. Junius defeated seven other finalists from the U.S., Argentina, Canada, India and Poland in this competition, after beating out about 300 other... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
YOGYAKARTA: A team of students from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has won first place in a design competition that involved 24 teams from universities and other tertiary institutes across Java. Teams from the University of Indonesia (UI) and Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) came in second and third, respectively. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The fifth-graders - Jennifer Cox, Madison Lee, McKenzie Moss, Vinnie Thomas, Conner Youmans and Cody Watson - are the only North Florida finalists in the 2008 Sally Ride Science Toy Challenge, a toy and game design competition for students in fifth through eighth grade. "It is just so exciting," said Clay Hill Principal Evelyn Chastain. (Florida Times-Union)
This global design competition, the Triumph Inspiration Awards, invited fashion design students, from across South Africa to submit designs earlier this year and 22 finalists were selected to take part in the national final in Cape Town on 7 May. The South African winner will be flown to Beijing to compete against peers from more than 30 other countries in July. (iAfrica.com)
And a design competition organized by the NFC Forum special interest group presented applications for NFC other than the oft-mentioned mobile payment, public transportation and ticketing. The numbers speak for themselves, as does the enthusiasm seen here, on the back of solid progress in standardization and successful field trials," Gerhard Romen, vice chairman of the Forum and head of NFC market development at Nokia, told EE Times. "NFC is a great technology, but it is sometimes hard work to... (EETimes)
Are students killing television. Win the chance to live like the rich and famous. (Times Online)
The 43rd Annual Carl Burstedt Memorial Bridge Design Competition was Friday morning. In all, 12 students participated in the contest, which is the capstone project for the CAD program. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
He's entering and winning graphic design competitions and is planning for a career in the field ... In an advertising design competition, Owens competed against students from Four Rivers and six other local schools, and eventually won second place in the district competition. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Managed by Central Atlanta Progress, the multi-faceted tribute has been four years in the making, including a site selection process and design competition. "The vision for the tribute was to create a compelling destination that honors the contributions of one of our most important leaders," said A.J. Robinson, president of Central Atlanta Progress. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Who Will Win Design Competition Has Little to Do With Who Should Win. by Sam Hall Kaplan. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
A spokeswoman for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, which owns the site, said the planning concept for the Hungry Mile was the result of an international design competition that attracted 137 architects. It would restore public access to 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A portfolio of model projects selected in a design competition would be sent to municipalities that apply for the state financing. The portfolio would include all basic types of schools and settings: elementary, middle, high and technical within urban, suburban and rural situations. (Newton Tab, MA)
Lexington High School recently fielded its first-ever team in the international Botball Robot Design Competition. The LHS Robotonists, captained by John Boreiko and Sara Harari, placed eighth out of the 20 teams in the Northeast division. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday announced the launch of the 2008 Green Packaging Design Competition to promote the concepts of green packaging and reduce unnecessary waste in wrapping material. The competition is also part of the administrations efforts to prevent excessive wrapping of commercial products, director general of the EPAs Solid Waste Control Ho Soong-chin (^) said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The young winner of the Royal Mint's design competition, one Matthew Dent, aged 26, has himself put the purpose of his breakthrough into words: "To intrigue, to entertain, and raise a smile.". It's been argued that foreign visitors to Britain might have trouble with the denomination of coins that do not feature any numerals, only words. (BBC News -- UK)
The Nebraska Florists Society is inviting the general public to help judge the Iron Florist Design Competition during the spring meeting at the Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St., Omaha. The spring design show begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and is open to the public. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Farsighted city leaders set aside money for the construction, and planned an international design competition to pick an architect. But the gears of government turned slowly. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Then, in 2003, the editors of Dwell magazine staged a design competition for an affordable modern house. Mr. Rapson and his firm submitted plans based on the Greenbelt House. (Boston Globe)
Senior Laurie Obloshny, 18, won a gold medal in the SkillsUSA Web design competition. She began designing Web sites last year and it was something I just got into, she said. (Scranton Times, PA)
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Sunday March 30, 2008. (R News)
The company won both the People s Choice Award and second place in the jury selection at the recent Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition and the entire staff is 100 percent LEED Accredited Professionals through the U.S. Green Building Council. 0. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The Terminal 5 project began in 1989 with a design competition won by the Richard Rogers Partnership now known as Rogers, Stirk Harbour + Partners. Yahoo. (Yahoo News)
Recognizing the need to integrate a number of different objectives for the area, Waterfront Toronto undertook, in early 2007, a Design Competition for the Lower Don Lands to provide a unifying vision for merging the natural and urban fabric into a green, integrated and sustainable community ... In the past nine months, efforts have focused on integrating the results of the vision emerging from the Design Competition into the EA process and to refine the urban fabric of the original alternatives... (Canada Newswire)
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. the Opera House could be changing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lima's Bristol ID Technologies won the International Card Manufacturers Association badge design competition ... Lima's Bristol ID Technologies won the International Card Manufacturers Association badge design competition. (R News)
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced a design competition, in partnership with the Joint Committee on the Library and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, for a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks ... The Rosa Parks Sculpture design competition, to be administered by the NEA, is open to U.S. citizens ... The NEA previously partnered with the Joint Committee on the Library to administer the design competition for the commission of a memorial bust of Dr. Martin... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Call for Artists: Design Competition for Rosa Parks Statue in U.S. Capitol - National Endowment for the Arts - absolutearts ... "Call for Artists: Design Competition for Rosa Parks Statue in U.S. Capitol" 2008-03-24 until 2008-05-30 Washington, DC, USA United States of America ... The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced a design competition, in partnership with the Joint Committee on the Library and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, for a statue of civil rights... (AbsoluteArts.com)
A local artist and architect, Heinz Julen, recently won a design competition to construct a 30-floor Dream Peak pyramid at the top of Klein, or Little, Matterhorn, the highest point in the Alps with cable car access. Plans for the glass-and-steel complex include Europe's highest hotel at 13,120 feet, or 4,000 meters, above sea level, though the project hasn't received final approval yet. (International Herald Tribune)
Well, the winners of the Tech Museum of Innovation's first annual virtual exhibit design competition found something much more useful to do with their time than chasing virtual tail. Silicon Valley's center for recalling and learning about innovation features hands-on exhibits that make the abstract idea of innovation concrete, and fun. (Forbes -- Technology)
His vision was selected after an internal design competition against about 30 others from Mitsubishi's studios in Japan, Germany and California. He admitted that the Concept RA doesn't look environmentally friendly, although the diesel was intended to provide good fuel economy and low emissions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Barbara Vivian marvels Saturday at the details of an entry by Selma High School students in the Mini Landscape Design Competition at the annual Fresno Home and Garden Show at the Fresno Fairgrounds ... The imagination and creativity of students from throughout the central San Joaquin Valley are showcased this weekend at the Fresno Home and Garden Show's first Mini Landscape Design Competition ... While the show has hosted the Central Valley Art of Landscape Design Competition for professional... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Santa Barbara County High School Architectural Design Competition came to a close Saturday, with Santa Ynez High School senior Kole Truman taking home the top prize. Truman had won first place his freshman year, honorable mention as a sophomore and second place as a junior. (Lompoc Record, CA)
the weekly ought to have a design competition or at least hire someone with some sense of design appropriate for the needs. this building is going to look so bland and out of style 10 years within completion. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
New this year is the Mini Landscape Design Competition for schoolchildren. With the help of their teachers, students ages 5 to 18 have designed and planted their own small landscapes. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Alex Mendek, a Lompoc High School senior, works on her sketch during Tuesday's Santa Barbara County High School Architectural Design Competition at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School ... High school students from across Santa Barbara County had their designs on winning the 18th annual Santa Barbara County High School Architectural Design Competition Tuesday in Santa Ynez Valley Union High School's old gym. (Lompoc Record, CA)
2007 Best in American Living National Design Competition -- The Home of the Year Tucker Bayou-WaterSound, FL (featured on the front cover of Professional Builder magazine, Feb. 2008) -- The Regional Award-- South Atlantic Region Tucker Bayou-- WaterSound, FL -- Platinum Award / Best One-of-a-Kind: Tucker Bayou-- WaterSound, FL -- Gold Award / Best Single-Family Detached Home: The Penfield-Artisan Park, Celebration, FL -- Gold Award / Best Rental Development: Gables West Village-- Dallas, TX --... (PR Newswire)
Even the design competition for the project was clouded by controversy, Kudryavtsev says. It was boycotted by St Petersburg architects. (Guardian Unlimited)
1985 - Planning for Terminal 5 begins 1989 - Design competition for Terminal 5 is won by Richard Rogers Partnership 1993 - on 17 February, BAA submits a planning application 1995 - on 16 May, the Terminal 5 Public Inquiry begins 1999 - The Terminal 5 Public Inquiry finishes on 17 March- making it the longest inquiry in UK history 2001 - on 20 November, the secretary of state for Transport grants planning consent for Terminal 5 2002 - Construction begins 2008 - Terminal opens. That is why... (BBC News -- Business)
" Elmasu asked. His Bin is also a docking port for a lightweight vacuum. At heart, it is a high-tech broom and dustpan. Both designers are keen to find developers and manufacturers for their prototypes, which they created on 3-D-imaging printers provided by San Jose State. They could learn a trick or two on how to track potential manufacturers from CCA design graduate Priscilla Barton, who lives in the East Bay and works for computer and camera case manufacturer Lowepro in Sonoma County.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The small Foresight spacecraft designed by engineers in Georgia and California won first place on Tuesday in the Planetary Society's Apophis Mission Design Competition, which challenged contenders to come up with a cost-effective way of launching a watch dog-like probe to Asteroid 99942 Apophis. The asteroid - a space rock between 690 and 1080 feet (210 and 330 meters) wide - is expected to pass by Earth at a distance of about 18,300 miles (29,470 km) on its first pass in 2029, then swing... (Space.com)
Engineering students from the University of Guelph won a national design competition Wednesday after coming up with a single-handed bicycle brake inspired by the needs of a nine-year-old girl with a malformed hand. High-tech equipment maker Nortel Networks said Wednesday it is cutting 2,100 jobs and will transfer 1,000 other jobs to lower-cost countries. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
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The Apophis Mission Design Competition is part of the Planetary Society's yearlong focus on near-Earth asteroids, marking the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event, when an asteroid leveled nearly 800 square miles of forest in Siberia. Full Page. (Wired News)
Winner of an international design competition in 2006, the RiverParc project locates public spaces and recreational areas on the southern, sunny sides of residential streets and provides a wide range of opportunities for people to linger, meet, and interact ... The exhibition, Live Green, View Blue, Paint the Town Red: Finalist designs from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust International Design Competition will be feature the design models of the three finalist development and architectural teams. (AbsoluteArts.com)
The LED lamp, named Gravia, has just won second place in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition as part of the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York City ... About the design competition. (Science Daily)
There will also be the Matsu Cup Wedding Dress Design Competition (BsQyNj), which is intended to stimulate new ways of incorporating the traditional into the modern. Environmentalism is also getting a look in. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The two-part conclusion of the popular design competition will air Feb. 27 and March 5 (10 p.m. ET/PT). "I thought it was amazing," Beckham, clad in an eye-catching orange Donna Karan dress, said after the presentation. (AZCentral -- Style)
The two-part conclusion of the popular design competition will air Feb. 27 and March 5 (10 p.m. ET/PT). BLOG: PHOTOS. (USA Today -- Life)
Lodi High School's SkillsUSA team cleaned up at San Joaquin Delta College's Engineering Day last week, taking several top spots and sweeping the advanced engineering design competition ... Sophomore Jessie Bonilla-Culp came up with a first-place win in the introduction to engineering design competition ... Andy Cheng, a junior foreign exchange student from Taiwan who came to Lodi High with no prior engineering knowledge, nabbed the fifth-place spot in the architectural design competition. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Electronic components distributor Premier Farnell plc said John Noble, a native of New Zealand, has won the $100,000 top prize in its 2007 Live engineering design competition introduced to help design engineers move their products quickly to market. Noble's winning design was for a product that aims to reduce power consumption in ceiling fans by almost 70 percent. (EETimes)
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