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Trimble Technology Lab for Architecture and Construction Opens at Virginia Tech

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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WESTMINSTER, Colo. and BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With a shared focus on educating the workforce of tomorrow, Virginia Tech and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) opened yesterday a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus. The multidisciplinary lab will bring industry-leading technology to Virginia Tech's students in architecture, building construction and construction engineering. The lab is jointly sponsored by the university's School of Architecture and Myers-Lawson School of Construction. 

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  • The multidisciplinary lab will bring industry-leading technology to Virginia Tech's students in architecture, building construction and construction engineering.
  • The lab is jointly sponsored by the university's School of Architecture and Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
  • Located in Burchard Hall, the new lab comes after years of collaboration between Virginia Tech and Trimble in various areas of research.
  • "Virginia Tech faculty have been conducting innovative research for several years using Trimble technologies so this is an excellent university for our newest Trimble Technology Lab," said Amy Northcutt, director of education and outreach at Trimble.

NBBJ Welcomes Commercial Market Leader Doug Hocking, AIA

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NBBJ, a global architecture and design firm, announced today that Doug Hocking, AIA, has joined the firm as a Commercial Market Leader and Principal, based in New York.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NBBJ, a global architecture and design firm, announced today that Doug Hocking, AIA, has joined the firm as a Commercial Market Leader and Principal, based in New York.
  • As commercial development pivots in light of an evolving market, future demand will focus on healthy, carbon efficient buildings that create convenience and comfort for a new generation of occupants.
  • "Doug's groundbreaking approach to repositioning is uniquely valuable given today's urban context," said Robert Mankin, AIA, Managing Partner of NBBJ.
  • "As our cities begin to confront an aging building stock that doesn't meet the current needs of our clients, design creativity, paired with advances in technology, will allow us to adapt these buildings to meet the needs of the next generation," said Doug Hocking, AIA, Commercial Market Leader and Principal.

Caring Hands Animal Hospital Joins Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP)

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Veterinary Practice Partners (“VPP”), a community of over 125 animal hospitals across the United States, announced a partnership with Caring Hands Animal Hospital, a network of eight veterinary hospitals in Maryland and Virginia.

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  • Veterinary Practice Partners (“VPP”), a community of over 125 animal hospitals across the United States, announced a partnership with Caring Hands Animal Hospital, a network of eight veterinary hospitals in Maryland and Virginia.
  • Through this partnership, VPP and Caring Hands are elevating 21 associate doctors to become equity partners, of whom 17 are women.
  • The Caring Hands brand has grown under the leadership of Dr. Michelle Vitulli, founder and co-owner of Caring Hands Animal Hospital.
  • The 21 doctors who are equity partners will enhance the leadership team of six current partners in this next chapter for the Caring Hands brand.

Olympus Wins 2022 GOOD DESIGN Award

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Olympus POWERSEAL™  5mm Curved Jaw Sealer/Divider, Double-Action won the 2022 GOOD DESIGN® Award within the Medical Category. Olympus is a global technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures. 

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  • WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Olympus POWERSEAL™ 5mm Curved Jaw Sealer/Divider, Double-Action won the 2022 GOOD DESIGN® Award within the Medical Category.
  • Approximately 4,000 shortlisted entries were judged by independent and international jurors with the awards given to the designs with the highest design quality, innovation degree, and superior design.
  • "We are thrilled to see that the thoughtful design of the POWERSEAL has been recognized with a Good Design Award," said Phil Roy, Global Vice President for Surgical Devices at Olympus Corporation.
  • GOOD DESIGN is the first, oldest and longest running design prize in the world that honors all design achievements in all its disciplines.

CTA Construction Project Wins Award for Somerville's West Branch Library

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Somerville West Branch Library, constructed by CTA Construction Managers and designed by designLAB architects, was recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The project won the combined organizations' 2022 American Architecture Award. The annual jointly hosted award highlights excellence in design for new buildings, landscape architecture, and urban planning globally. The award was presented on December 2nd. G2 Collaborative Landscape Architecture was the project's landscape architect.

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  • The Somerville West Branch Library, constructed by CTA Construction Managers, recently won the 2022 American Architecture Award.
  • SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Somerville West Branch Library , constructed by CTA Construction Managers and designed by designLAB architects , was recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
  • The project won the combined organizations' 2022 American Architecture Award.
  • "This international award is a great honor," said Patrick Tompkins, Principal, CTA Construction Managers .

Hestan Secures Two GOOD DESIGN® Awards

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220118006196/en/
    Hestan secures two GOOD DESIGN Awards for indoor products.
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    Presented by the Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the GOOD DESIGN Awards honor the leading and best contemporary designs manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America.
  • Hestan also received seven TWICE VIP awards for the Pro Style Bottom Mount Refrigerator , 48-Inch Dual Fuel Range, 24-Inch Wine Cellar , 30-Inch Dual Fuel Range , 72-Inch Ensemble Refrigeration Suite , Hestan 18-Inch Freezer Column, and Hestan 48-Inch All Gas Range.
  • We are very proud to receive this recognition from the GOOD DESIGN Awards, said Eric Deng, president and co-founder of Hestan Commercial Corporation.

VICTOR F. “TREY” TRAHAN, III, FAIA, SELECTED AS THE 2021 LAUREATE OF THE AMERICAN PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE BY BOTH THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM: MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AND THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE ART DESIGN AND URBAN STUDIES

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The Chicago Athenaeum additionally recognized two Trahan Architects projects for American Architecture Awardsthe Ochsner Center for Innovation and the New England Mixed-Use Development.

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  • The Chicago Athenaeum additionally recognized two Trahan Architects projects for American Architecture Awardsthe Ochsner Center for Innovation and the New England Mixed-Use Development.
  • Kindness and compassion are exactly what best exemplify the works of Victor F. Trey Trahan, III, FAIA, stated Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architecture critic and museum president/CEO of The Chicago Athenaeum.
  • Trahan Architects was founded by Trahan on the belief that the mindful design of everyday spaces can elevate the human experience.
  • Trahan Architects has received over a hundred national, regional and local awards, as well as several international design competitions, including five National AIA Awards.

Point Loma Nazarene University Chapel Awarded International Architecture Award® for 2021

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Monday, September 13, 2021
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, a leading 44 year old Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning firm in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest is honored to receive a 2021 International Architecture Award for the Point Loma Nazarene University Lyle and Grace Prescott Memorial Prayer Chapel in the Religious Buildings Award Category, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, a leading 44 year old Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning firm in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest is honored to receive a 2021 International Architecture Award for the Point Loma Nazarene University Lyle and Grace Prescott Memorial Prayer Chapel in the Religious Buildings Award Category, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
  • This annual program, organized by both our institutions, also promotes international architecture and design to our public audience globally.
  • An international jury composed of distinguished architects, designers, critics, and educators worked remotely selecting Award Winners from a deep shortlist of over 450 projects.
  • On Friday, September 10th, 2021, the official Awards Gala Reception / Dinner took place at a venue next to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.The Point Loma Nazarene University Chapel was also featured in a special exhibition "The City and the World" at The Contemporary Space Athens, and published in a special issue of Global Design + Urbanism XXI "New International Architecture 2021."