Archive for September, 2008

Thornburg Mortgage Announces Further Extension of Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for All Series of Preferred Stock »

SANTA FE, Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE: TMA), announced that it is extending the expiration of its Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation (the “Exchange Offer”) for all outstanding shares of its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”), Series D Adjusting Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”), 7.50% Series […]

Hirco Reports Continuing Robust Residential Sales at Its Chennai and Panvel Townships »

LONDON, Hirco PLC (AIM:HRCO), the investment vehicle for Hiranandani, India’s largest developer of prestigious mixed-use townships, today announced that sales of residential units in Phase 1 of its Hiranandani Palace Gardens township developments in both Chennai and Panvel continue to be robust both in terms of volume of units sold and the level of pricing […]

New Census Bureau Data Provide a Portrait of the Puerto Rico Population »

WASHINGTON, The U.S. Census Bureau today released important new one-year data for Puerto Rico on social, economic, housing and demographic characteristics, as well as for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more. The 2007 data cover topics ranging from language to education, from family size to work commute, the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) […]

Kor Hotel Group and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Partner to Grow Elite Brands Internationally »

LOS ANGELES & ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Los Angeles, California-based Kor Hotel Group and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), a business development and investment company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, announce the formation of a strategic partnership through Mubadala’s acquisition of fifty-percent of Kor Hotel Group. The agreement will focus on aggressive global […]

IHG Unveils New Club InterContinental Tower at the Real InterContinental Hotel & Club Tower Costa Rica »

MIAMI - IHG , the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced the unveiling of the new Club InterContinental Tower at the Real InterContinental Hotel & Club Tower Costa Rica. The […]

Rotterdam Architecture Design, Futuristic Office Building »

Rotterdam architecture: futuristic office building near the central station.
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Pharmacy Building, University of Toronto, Toronto »

The fritted glass on the facades of this building usually gives it a dull gray pallor. I was walking north on University Avenue and, to my surprise, the reflection of the sky on the glass overpowered the gray fritting. It was a pleasant effect.
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Sustainable Architecture, Terrence Donnelly Centre, Toronto »

Thjs is an image of the Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto. The architects for this project were Behnisch Architekten with Architects Alliance. I appreciate how the sustainable design features are integrated into the design of this building. It is a holistic approach to […]

Architecture Design, School, Singapore »

La Salle School Of Design, in Singapore
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Contemporary Architecture Design School »

They renovated an old factory… and built a new building next to it
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