Latest press releases in Architecture

KTGY’s Karen Dry Earns Two Prestigious Building Industry Designations
Karen Dry, Marketing/Business Development Director for KTGY’s Santa Monica studios, has earned two of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) top designations – Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing (CAASH) and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS). Additionally, she will soon complete two additional designations – Certified Green Building Professional (CGP) and the prestigious Certified Graduate Associate (CGA) – by October 2008.

Access Discounts Offers Economical Lighting Solutions for Home Improvement Projects
Residential and commercial lighting provider offers significant savings for indoor and outdoor lighting

New Landmark For Monaco
Monaco is building a new island to house museums, schools and apartment buildings in the European tax haven. And with it could come a landmark to rival those of London's Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Real Estate Developers in India are Pessimistic about Future
RBI is making its move toward raising the interest rates. Due to this the real estate developers foresee the demand and the price revision to decelerate more. The launch of the new projects is getting delayed because the developers are stuck between the low demand and growing cost of resources and constructions.

CostSeg Advisor, LLC. Offers No Risk Free Analysis & Estimate for Cost Segregation Study to Commercial Property Owners Looking for Tax Benefits
The specialists in accelerating depreciation for commercial property owners from CostSeg Advisor, LLC offer a minimum15-20:1 return on investment with their cost segregation service. They offer a free assessment of the property, an outline of expected benefits and a flat bid fee for a cost segregation study.

Broten Garage Door And Gate Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award
Award reflects Broten Garage Door and Gate’s consistently high level of customer satisfaction.

NH Architect Jeremy Bonin Discusses Long-Term Benefits to Building a Green Home
Timber Homes Illustrated magazine interviews NH Architect Jeremy Bonin for insight on building a green home, elements of energy efficient home design, and the cost versus benefits of building green.

KTGY's Stan Braden & Jirair Garabedian Invited to Speak on Mixed-Use & Design of Horizontal and Vertical Solutions at CLE Mixed-Use Development Conference
KTGY's Stan Braden, AIA, Chairman and Principal, and Jirair Garabedian, AIA, LEED AP, Studio Director have been invited to speak at the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Mixed-Use Development Conference, 'From Breaking Ground to Cutting Ribbon,' held August 21-22, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, CA. Braden and Garabedian will be the speakers at the session, 'Residential and Retail Mixed-Use and the Design of Horizontal and Vertical Solutions From Concept to Construction,' on August 22 at 1:15 pm.

Stamp Duty on Delhi NCR Properties Reduced
Mayawati has announced reduction of stamp duty on properties, thus following the other Congress-led states after she withdrew her support from the Congress–led UPA coalition government at New Delhi.

Real Estate in India is Expected to Show Further Decline
As per the experts a slowdown will take place within one and half year while the market undergoes through price corrections. The prospective buyers should take the opinion of an impartial market analyst before buying a property. At present, the market is in a state of fluctuation due to the liquidity crisis and muted responses.

Hodgdon Miank Construction Completes Construction on $6.8 Million Heritage Crossing Shopping Center in Fontana, Calif.
Hodgdon Miank Construction completed construction on Heritage Crossing, a $6.8 million shopping center at the southwest corner of Baseline Avenue and Cherry Avenue in Fontana, Calif. The 4.86-acre project includes a multi-tenant retail building, state-of-the-art Jump Start Express Car Wash and a Miguel’s Jr. Mexican Food restaurant with a drive-thru. Miguel’s is now open for business.

Marinita Development to Commence Construction on New $24.3 Million Shopping Center in La Quinta, Calif. with Fresh & Easy and CVS/pharmacy to Anchor Jefferson Square
Marinita Development plans to commence construction on August 1, 2008 on Jefferson Square, a new $24.3 million, 90,440 sq. ft. supermarket/drug anchored shopping center in La Quinta, CA. Phase one, which will consist of a Fresh & Easy Market and CVS/pharmacy, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009. KTGY is the project architect.

KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA to Participate as a Speaker at Southeast Building Conference (SEBC)/Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) GreenTrends Event
KTGY’s Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA has been invited to speak at the Southeast Building Conference on August 1 on "Multifamily Design: Latest, Greatest, Most Efficient." Gonzalez will discuss the trends in design components and the advanced technologies making their way into the multifamily market.

Ansal API Launches Megapolis in Greater Noida
Ansal API just launched one of its premium project called Megapolis. It is strategically located next to fast growing business centers of Noida and Greater Noida and is easily accessible from the Capital of India. Ansal API Megapolis is expected to boost the rocky property market in Delhi NCR.

KTGY Earns Pasadena Beautiful Foundation’s Redevelopment Award For Design of New Whole Foods Market
KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, received the Pasadena Beautiful Foundation’s Redevelopment Award for the design of Whole Foods Market honoring the firm’s significant development incorporating a historic building. Located on the site of an 80-year-old historic building, the design features a two-story, 76,770 sq. ft. Whole Foods Market on a 1.2-acre parcel, and is supported by three levels of subterranean parking including Vermaports (a system for transporting shopping carts similar to escalators).