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Center for Architecture Opens Two Exhibitions on Middle Eastern Architecture

Feb. 21, 2012
City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952-1982, in its U.S. debut, presents built and unbuilt work by 11 architects, including Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown. CHANGE: Architecture and Engineering in the Middle East, 2000-Present surveys 123 contemporary works in 20 countries and territories. Both open this month at The Center for Architecture.Read More » Featured Sponsor:
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Third Public Comment for USGBC’s LEED 2012 Update Opens Next Month
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that the third public comment period for the proposed 2012 update to its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building program will open March 1, 2012. The comment period, which will close on March 20, marks the start of the LEED 2012 program delivery process.

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Dauphin Receives BIFMA Level Certifications for All Brand Seating and Table Products
Dauphin North America, a provider of innovative furnishings for dynamic spaces, recently announced that it has received BIFMA level certification on all of its Dauphin brand products. This includes a variety of offerings such as seating, occasional tables, lounge furnishings, bar tables and stools.

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Bjarke Ingels Group Brings Love to Time Square
On Valentine's Day, NYC’s Times Square was radiating with romance. Denmark-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architects provided a “City Pulse” heart sculpture made of 400 transparent acrylic tubes fitted with LEDs, which pulsate light in the midst of the urban bustle.
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Check out new posts from materials expert Grace Jeffers, the I&S editors, and take the Debbie Designer Green-Gate challenge!

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February 21, 2012
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