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Stacy Nicole, Interior Designer
Posted on July 24, 2010 | No Commentsby Gwen Williams Having experience as a therapist, is an appropriate prerequisite for becoming an interior designer. It can be concluded that Stacy Nicole clearly thought through the process before making a decision about her career options. She is also a master at multi-tasking, juggling a combined family with 5 children. But, Stacy cheerfully takes it [...] -
BDNN speaks on the Proposal to Terminate Southern University’s School of Architecture
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 1 CommentUPDATE: School Closure is Discontinued – Read letter from Southern University’s Provost, Dr. Mwalumu Shujaa. Reconsideration of School of Architecture Closure From: Dr. Sudhir K. Trivedi, President of the Faculty Senate To: atim oton <atim@blackdesignnews.com> Architecture is off the list of programs targeted for termination. TRIVEDI Dear Colleagues and Followers of Black Design News Network/BDNN: Disaster in the Diaspora does not just apply to New [...] -
Chakaras Johnson, RIP, Graphic Designer Extraordinaire
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 4 Commentsby Atim Annette Oton On Monday evening, I received an email from a fellow designer to announce very sad news. I was stunned. Charakas Johnson had left us. Designer Chakaras Johnson was simply one of the best people that I have met in the design industry. He was charming, funny, and serious. Most of all, Chakaras [...] -
ALERT: Proposal to Terminate Southern University’s School of Architecture
Posted on July 21, 2010 | 1 Commentby Atim Annette Oton This week, Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, FAIA, Professor of Architecture, University of Washington and Distinguished Professor, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture wrote a sober plea (SUSATermination) to stop the proposal to terminate Southern University’s School of Architecture. The vote to shut the School of Architecture at Southern is this Friday. According to Sutton, “The immediate [...] -
Call for Projects – HOLCIM Awards for Sustainable Construction
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsSourced from Architect Joe Addo in Ghana Recognition of forward-looking projects The Holcim Awards is an international competition that recognizes innovative projects and future-oriented concepts on regional and global levels. A total of USD 2 million dollars in prize money is awarded in each three-year cycle. The competition seeks projects that demonstrate an ability to stretch conventional notions [...] -
Kay e Sante nan Ayiti: An International Design Competition – launches July 12
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsARCHIVE invites you to the launch of Kay e Sante nan Ayiti: An International Design Competition The Kay e Sante nan Ayiti (Health and Housing in Haiti) project is an open-innovation design competition to solicit ideas and strategies from architects, designers, medical health specialists and the general public. The project focuses on the use of housing design as a key [...]
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FCAA 5th Congress & GMA at PUCPR Ponce, Puerto Rico in October
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The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) today announced $1 million in new grants
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Julian Kiganda, African Designer Tapped to Spearhead National Urban League’s Centennial Exhibit
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KEYS OF LIGHT – a solo exhibition by MANUEL ACEVEDO
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COMING BACK: NEW ORLEANS RESURGENT opens Thursday, July 8.
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The Haiti Culture Code: An International Call for Papers
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Haitian Government Announces Housing Design Competition and Trade Show
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Immediate Jobs and Opportunities in Haiti plus other jobs in the US
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Disaster SOS: Haiti – Framing 13 Questions
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Disaster SOS: Haiti, a BDNN panel discussion at NEOCON in Chicago, June 15
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The Haiti Softhouse launches in New York
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Are You Ready? Prepping for Your Kitchen Renovation Project
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