Sentences with phrase «centuries old design»

Interface Founder Ray Anderson, who funded the Foundation upon his passing in 2011, was famously inspired by radical new approaches to centuries old design and manufacturing techniques, and sought them out when rethinking his $ 1 billion, global carpet tile company's products and processes.

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Moreover, their wares have been designed to emulate the look and feel of century - old heritage brands, like Filson, paired with the modern appeal of good engineering.
And although the law included many provisions designed to make healthcare more efficient, these initiatives have been implemented through Medicare, the half - century - old government health plan for the elderly and disabled.
She brought an age - old method of baby - carrying into the 21st century, by designing a fashionable, comfortable baby carrier with a perfect fit, made of high quality fabric.
The following parks will have design drawings available for review on Tuesday: Brush Hill Park, Campus Greens, Century Farm Park site, Columbia Estates Park, Farmington Park, Hobson West Ponds, Old Plank Park, Old Sawmill Park, Prairie Park, Ranchview Park, Riverwoods Park, Springhill Greenway, Springhill Park, Weigand Riverfront Park, Westglen Park, Wildflower Park and Winding Creek Park.
In remarks given after the inaugural ride was over (but before the countdown to midnight), Cuomo noted that «this isn't your grandfather's subway,» name checking the design — which features expansive, column - free mezzanines and wide platforms — and the public art found throughout, which is indeed much nicer than what you'll find at most of the century - old stations in the system.
In the late 18th and 19th centuries (the Old Testament period of US foreign relations as McDougall terms it), US statesmen crafted strategies designed to secure the fledgling American republic from the intrigues of international politics and the threats of other nations.
Two human mummies housed at the British Museum in London for more than a century boast the world's oldest known — and longest hidden — tattoos of figures and designs, a new investigation finds.
They designed a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment to specifically track thoughts related to memories» contexts, and put a new twist on a centuries - old psychological research technique of having subjects memorize and recall a list of unrelated words.
Woven on the 19th century British looms in the French city of Caudry, this lace attracts in many ways: impeccably woven, it features a charming vibe of more than century - old French weaving traditions and comes in a vast range of luxurious designs.
A century - old mill produces the warp and weft that allows us to create unique, original designs that are vibrant and durable.
The embroidered design works much like a piece of visual art, highlighting the unique interplay of color, shape and line and bringing centuries old style to the home.
This stunning cloth is designed and produced in France by Sophie Hallette, a centuries - old lace manufacturer.
Roddy's cage is an elegantly wrought Victorian number and sits amid a vast expanse of pristine chicness, a tundra of deep - pile carpet and flawlessly designed furniture that would cost a fortune and take a century to portray in old Aardman style.
You can see his throwback mentality from the costume and set designs, which emphasize and old and new aesthetic, full of derby hats, lavish dresses, and interior artwork from magazine exposes of the rich and famous in the early 20th Century.
The average American school is over half a century old, designed at a time where information transfer followed the «sage on the stage» model.
In Deeper Learning for All, participants will rethink old paradigms and consider what it will take to design a new a 21st - century system that promotes deeper, more engaging instruction for all students.
While earning her bachelor's degree, she worked at the Antioch School, a century - old private alternative school where students help design the rules and curriculum.
We offer a diverse portfolio of online courses, on - campus institutes, and blended programs that prepare educators to cultivate critical thinking and learning skills, practice new teaching approaches, and confront centuries - old structures in order to better design and deliver the kind of education and professional development required for today's educators and tomorrow's citizens.
Half, more in cities, have never benefited from this century - old design.
Peoria Public Schools in Illinois is replacing old schools with new community learning centers designed with 21st century learning in mind.
«The Carnegie Unit: A Century - Old Standard in a Changing Education Landscape» describes how the Carnegie Unit's time - based standard of student progress came to define the design and delivery of American education.
The Camaro?s old school exterior design was developed to reflect the 21st century from every angle.
The overall interior design has a more contemporary appearance than before, yet the richness of the wood veneers and leather hides speaks to Bentley's century - old tradition of providing truly coachbuilt products.
Equipped with 21st - century automotive technology, built in a state - of - the - art manufacturing facility and designed with an extremely attentive eye for detail, this luxury car is a reflection of DaimlerChrysler's expertise as the world's oldest and most innovative car maker, reaping the benefits of the technical advances, know - how and unparalleled experience in the global luxury car segment developed over the years by Maybach's sister brand Mercedes - Benz.
Customization reaches a new pinnacle this year with the introduction of the Ermenegildo Zegna interior package, designed exclusively for Maserati by the century - old men's fashion house.
The hotel is an old traditional house dating ashlar eighteenth century, when it is part of the Monastery of Santa Catalina, fully restored, retains its architectural services combined with modernos.l Hotel Posada del Monasterio offers luxury spacious and comfortable Standard rooms and Suites, All rooms are spacious, designed around the needs of guests.
Palm Cove village lingers along a beachside promenade, sensitively designed to incorporate 500 - year - old Melaleuca trees with 21st century architecturally designed infrastructure.
The gardens were carefully designed to enhance the architecture of the building and provide a luxuriant space where you can linger outdoors under centuries - old trees.
Where to stay: 10 am: Wake up at the moder 5 * Caro Hotel whose modern design meets seamlessly with the original stone work of several eras: the old palace of the Marquis of Caro, ruins from the thirteenth - century Arabic defensive wall, gothic arches and nineteenth - century additions.
See the 17th - century Delfshaven, the port form where the Dutch Pilgrim Fathers sailed, and admire the stunning modern architecture, visit top museums like the Kunsthal (modern art, design by Rem Koolhaas) and Boysmans van Beuningen (Old Masters to contemporary), indulge in a spot of shopping or just enjoy Rotterdam's great restaurants, including its funky Markthal market.
The monument, a landmark of 20th - century Spanish architecture, was designed by Pedro Muguruza and Diego Méndez on a scale to equal, according to Franco, «the grandeur of the monuments of old, which defy time and memory.»
Built between 1974 and 1976, the new basilica was designed by Pedro Ramirez Vasquez (who also designed the National Museum of Anthropology), constructed on the site of a 16th Century church, the «old basilica.»
Launceston's history is second to none, home to beautifully preserved early cityscapes in Australia with its well - designed Colonial and Victorian architecture and century - old parks.
The old town walls were demolished in the latter part of the 19th century, and a new, elegant town was designed and built.
Playing off Bellevue's tech - forward neighbours and centuries - old traditions, the design of the hotel embraces the region's juxtaposed affinity for both its natural surroundings and ground - breaking innovation.
I would have love to see him really turn back time and see completely different centuries - old enemies appear as a result, especially since the enemy designs tie into the «time» theme, but only the «time» spell punk has any time - related powers.
We also offer individual courses and Certificates for professionals in Typeface Design, a centuries - old art form that now also employs cutting - edge technology and in Digital Fabrication.
During the summer alone, Christie's watched as four executives bid their farewells: global managing director of post-war and contemporary art Lori Hotz, senior vice president and director of trusts, estates & appraisals Paul R. Provost, international head of Old Master paintings and 19th - century art Nicholas Hall, and head of 20th - and 21st - century design Cathy Elkies.
The publication is rounded out by Daniel Birnbaum's essay on contemporary time - based art and Kaye Geipel's text exploring the history and architecture of the century - old industrial building that was completely gutted and custom designed to house the collection.
Last Friday, October 3, the Armand Hammer Collection reopened in galleries newly designed to show off the museum's impressive array of old master and 19th Century paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
This display of 120 small pictures in four rooms, newly decorated for the exhibition with faux - antique handpainted wallpaper and an eighteenth - century floor pattern copied from an old Dublin design, surveys nearly twenty years of the artists» career.
Most of the works will be contemporary, but there will be a first - century Roman marble and several old master paintings as well as examples of 19th - century European art and 20th - century design.
The artist also designed the set, transforming a centuries - old Ming Dynasty temple into an altar, palace, crematory, and heaven.
Deprived of a centuries - old architectural history to rebel against, the Ant Farmers integrated architecture with art, design, and video, all with a singular wittiness.
TEFAF New York, New York Founded by art dealers in 1988 and run as a non-profit foundation, TEFAF has a proud history of showcasing masterpieces in every category of art and design — from antiques, Old Masters, and Haute Joaillerie to contemporary painting, works on paper, and 20th century design.
Mr. Newsome, 31, a multimedia artist whose work blends contemporary hip - hop culture with the rules and designs of centuries - old heraldry, created a series of music videos — his contemporary coats of arms come to life.
Forrest Meggers & Lucia Allais, «Reinforced Concrete is 100 Years Old» Lucia Allais is a historian and theorist of architecture whose first book, Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century, will be published by the University of Chicago Press in 2018.
· Dallas: Passion for Art: 100 Treasures 100 Years is an exhibition designed to dramatize defining moments in the development of the century - old Dallas Museum of Art.
Curated by Michael Rooks «Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks; Recent Developments in Painting» Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark «HyperSurface», OVADA, Oxford, UK «Schil / Ders», De Constant Rebecqueplein (DCR), The Hague, Netherlands «HyperSurface», Rod Barton Invites, London «Parallax», Fieldgate Gallery, London 2007 «Existencias», Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Castilla Y Leon, Leon, Spain «Design for Living», Initial Access, Wolverhampton, England «Raumwelten», Kunsthalle Arnstadt, Arnstadt, Germany «Odd Spaces», Galerie Møller Witt, Aarhus, Denmark Artist Intervention, Commissioned by Vienna Art Week and the City of Vienna, Austria 2006 Recent Acquisitions, Hamburger Banhof, Berlin, Germany «The City is Not a Tree» Alon Segev Gallery, Tel - Aviv, Israel «Slider» Cell Projects, London 2005 «Ian Monroe and Emma Stibbon: Utopian Architecture», Upstairs Berlin, Germany «Infrastructure» Studio Voltaire, London «Winterzauber» Upstairs Berlin, Germany 2004 «Edge of the Real», The Whitechapel, London «Selected Sculpture» MW Projects, London «Cinderella» Trailer Projects, London «Contra Pop» Vamiali's Gallery, Athens, Greece 2003 «Bag Lady» Cell Projects, London «Reduced» Century Gallery, London «Debris» Martinez Gallery, Brooklyn «Godzilla» Trailer Projects, London Saatchi Gallery, County Hall, London «The Queen Mum Show» One in the Other Gallery, London «Chockerfuckinblocked» Jeffery Charles Gallery, London «RSVP» 5 Cork Street, London 2002 «Present» Hammer Sidi Gallery, London «The Way to Happiness» VTO Gallery, London «Trailer Presents» Trailer Projects, London «Lend us # 100m» 21 Dingley Road, London
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