The style of this modern-day home was derived from the International Style of architecture, which began in the 1920s. Its large floor-to-ceiling windows take full advantage of the mountain and valley views afforded by its location. The white walls against the backdrop of blue and green create a dramatic setting.

The Arts and Crafts Zone located in the Central Hall of Modhesh Fun City hones children’s creativity. Offering activities such as drawing and colouring the Zone invites kids of all ages to spend quality time. Children can be seen involved in creative crafts using colourful strips of paper and cloth to make mats. It’s an engrossing activity and very rewarding too as at the end of the exercise a colourful mat emerges.

A very interesting addition to this Zone is the area called Under Construction where visitors get to make wooden furniture using the materials provided. Soft wood panels and boards are provided to the participants along with some tools like hammers and screwdrivers. Well, at home you may not want to hand over the carpenter’s tools to the little ones but here you can freely do so as there is an attendant on hand and you can also supervise and join in with your kids for this DIY or Do It Yourself session of furniture making. Children enjoy the activity especially when they are joined by their parents who in crafting the furniture items. Most of the participants prefer to make small stools and coffee tables in various shapes and sizes. Read more…

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c61009) has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Outdoor Furniture to their offering.

China’s demand for outdoor furniture has developed at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.

With the reform and open-up, China’s high economic growth and booming construction industry have created the rapid rising demand on consumption of outdoor furniture.
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A large-scale furniture fair will be held at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre here in September to promote the ability and products of furniture manufacturers in the state.

“We want the people to know that we, too, are able to make high quality furniture,” Johor Baru Furniture Industry Council (JBFIC) president Tan Kian Lee said.

He said some 30,000 visitors would be expected at the four-day Johor Furniture Fair, beginning Sept 10. Read more…

The Furniture Wholesale Center is renowned for offering a wide variety of high quality products at wholesale prices. The center is situated in Al-Mgablein area opposite to Al-Sultan Wholesale Center.

The Wholesale Center is one of the largest and most resourceful centers found in Jordan designed to cater to the needs of the Kingdom’s citizens. “The aim of the Furniture Wholesale Center is to present the same concept of an outlet factory where diverse models of furniture are sold individually at 25% lower than retail prices” said General Manager of Furniture Wholesale Center Bashar Karabash. Read more…

Yalick Farms, being developed on 56 acres that once produced crops sold at a stand on the other side of Memorial Highway, is the first project of its kind in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mostly residential, the “luxury condominium village,” as one partner described it, will include a clubhouse, an Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts and small shops.

Lead developer J. Naparlo said Yalick Farms would not be considered unusual in the Williamsburg, Va. area, where the Plymouth native now lives.

“There are projects like this down here,” he said recently; developments that include small shops with housing above or nearby.

Partner Perry Dunford, who also is the general contractor, said the first of a planned 112 townhouses will be ready for sale within weeks. A sales office will be set up in the clubhouse and initially they will be marketed directly by the developers.

Both Naparlo and Dunford tout the building quality and amenities at Yalick Farms. Read more…

Timaru’s new $9.5 million courthouse complex will incorporate parts of the original 110-year-old courthouse.

The concept plans now out for consultation involve the retention and refurbishment of the existing 1877 portions of the building combined with a modern contemporary addition.

Offices at the North Street entrance to the complex will eventually be removed, revealing the exterior of the original court building.

Minister for Courts Rick Barker said the new courthouse complex will address issues of security, while providing areas for the public and support services. It will incorporate the latest technology and has been designed to allow for future growth.

Mr Barker said the plans follow international principles of best practice design for courthouse buildings.
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Horsfords furniture and appliances showrooms, the premier furniture and appliances store in the Federation, recently launched its annual mid-year promotion with the free groceries and furniture campaign.

The free groceries promotion allows hire purchase customers of the furniture and appliance showrooms to receive coupons for free groceries.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in early June completed America’s first PATH Concept Home in Omaha, Neb., featuring more than 60 efficient, sustainable and flexible products and systems all in one affordable home.

“With the PATH Concept Home, HUD has created a blueprint for the future of the American Dream by using innovative housing technologies that support our goals of sustainability, efficiency and flexibility in an affordable home,” HUD Assistant Secretary Darlene F. Williams told the gathering of more than 100 visitors at the ribbon-cutting event and open house held here. “June is National Homeownership Month, and we are excited to showcase a home that is affordable to purchase, maintain and renovate as families and their needs change over time.”
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A rooftop with colorful vegetation is one of several features of the U.S. Social Security Administration Southeast Payment Processing Center that will make it environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

When completed in January 2008, the eight-story building under construction in Birmingham’s Civil Rights District will have a silver certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, which is recognized nationally as a standard for buildings that are constructed to address environmental issues and reduce energy costs.