News & Announcements 

03/11/10:  California-based Forward Design Office shared with us their design for a Monterey Residence in California. The Monterey Residence reinterprets traditional hacienda architecture to create a contemporary design focused around an inner courtyard. The client’s concern for privacy, desire for an ocean view and performance requirements drive the aesthetic and organization of the residence. Read more...

03/11/10:  The construction of a new, underground wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Heroes’ Square will be one of the largest-scale cultural investments of the coming years. The museum's new Heroes’ Square Visitor and Tourist Centre with a floor space exceeding 8,000 sq m will turn the museum into a visitor-centric modern institution in line with 21st-century expectations. Read more...

03/10/10:  RTKL has been selected to design the Shanghai Changzheng New Pudong Hospital, the largest new hospital built in one phase in China. The 2,200-bed facility will comprise 361,000 sq m with an estimated construction cost of RMB 2.82 billion (EUR 304 million). Read more...

03/09/10:  Without the rapid appreciation in home values seen between 1995 and 2005, design of kitchens and bathrooms has recently been somewhat more modest. Functionality is now preferred to more and larger kitchens and bathrooms within U.S. homes. Read more...

02/05/10:  The City of Santa Monica is offering 2 items to the public from the Historic City Jail at no cost: 1) Metal door knobs and locks from the wooden door in the kitchen on the 2nd floor and 2) Metal door knobs and locks from the officer sleeping quarters bathroom on the 3rd floor.  If you have an interest in obtaining a historic door knob, please contact Margarita Wuellner at PCR Services Corp. by email at m.wuellner@ pcrnet.com.  Read more...