Global Shopping Spree, Architect, June 2011 Retail developments are leading the surge in new construction in emerging markets. But shopping malls take very different shapes in China, India, and Brazil. China: It’s the country at the top of everyone’s list when it comes to a robust market for...
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Interiorismo Sostenible Barasona, 2011 Inaugurated after more of 60 years from the first showroom by Herman Miller in Los Angeles, -De Charles Y Ray Eames, 1948-, The New Showroom projected by the studio TVS Design has obtained the certification LEED CI platinum interiors, the highest level of...
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Renaissance Mingjie Hotel - Shanghai Los Angeles Times, Dec 2010 In preparation for this year's World Expo, development has been on the rise in Shanghai. One of the newest entrants is the Renaissance Mingjie Hotel, part of a large complex in teh city's Putuo District. The design by...
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The Colony - Los Angeles, Hospitality Design, Oct 2010 The Hamptons and Hollywood may seem worlds apart—each a distinct A-lister's scene set on opposite coasts. Yet the new SBE-owned and operated club Colony brings a beachy East Coast feel to the heart of Hollywood with its design...
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Lighting Design Alliance Corporate Interiors 10, Sept 2010 In a classic Cinderella-style transformation, Lighting Design Alliance has turned a dark, windowless warehouse in Long Beach, California once used to manufacture automobile wheel rims into a spacious, effective and inspiring lighting educational center for clients, architects and lighting...
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California Home & Design, Sea Worthy, Sept 2010 Although Malibu is known for its beautiful beaches, epic surfing and stunning coastal mansions, few outsiders realize that it's also a quiet beach village where residents can walk to their favorite restaurants and markets. This little-known fact - and,...
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Architectural Lighting Magazine, Aug 2010 Lighting designers and architects are often so busy working on projects for their clients that they don't devote time to designing their own offices. But for two well-known lighting practices - Lighting Design Alliance (LDA) in Long Beach, Calif., and Focus...
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Let There Be Light, High Performing Buildings, Fall 2010 The design began with a dark, windowless warehouse originally used for cosmetics manufacturing. However, employees expressed concerns about their new windowless workplace. LDA's previous building had multiple windows in every office, but employees kept their blinds closed. The...
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Prototypes Roll On LD+A, Jul 2010 For retailers like the Gap, AT&T and Old Navy, a prototype store can be the gift that keeps on giving. Part of the package is a memorable, easily replicated and oftentimes watt-squeezing lighting concept that helps reinforce the brand image across...
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Daylight Savings, LD+A, May 2010 Bad office lighting has become a cliché. For most people, the term is synonymous with the dimly lighted corridors, unshielded, glary sources, and unsightly fluorescent luminaries that plague commercial buildings around the nation. Yet, all that's needed to transform a space from...
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