The 2009 International Builders' Show
Green themes and cost-effective credentials might not be new to the spotlight, but they are certainly ubiquitous at the 2009 International Builders’ Show, held this year in Las Vegas. While convention veterans (and the sin city cabbies chauffeuring them) will tell you that attendance is down, the tenuous economic climate has moderated the scale, perhaps, but not the spirit of the world’s largest light construction exhibition, which expects almost 90,000 industry professionals to attend over the three-day event.
Many vendors are targeting both trade and consumer markets, while exploring mutually beneficial business partnerships in order to expand and resonate with a larger commercial reach. When the question is how to survive and thrive in the financial crisis that has significantly crippled commerce across nearly every platform, the answer seems to be acknowledging the pinch, but maintaining the relevancy of and need for quality, value-driven building projects that offer the security of solid craftsmanship in an insecure time.
Stay tuned for more from the floor, as I navigate the million and a half (!) square feet of space to bring you the latest.
Articles
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International Builders' Show
This week Associate Editor Miyoko Ohtake made it through the rain that's drenching the West Coast and to Las Vegas for the 2010 International Builders' Show. Hosted by the National Association of…
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Undivided Intentions
The late architect David Boone was always one to take his work home with him—he just kept it in the home’s office. The new residents of his 1972 house embrace a more fluid approach to…
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Graphic Design: Project Projects
Manhattan-based Project Projects may be a graphic design studio, but it works in all dimensions, on the page and off. Founded by Prem Krishnamurthy and Adam Michaels in 2004, the firm designs…
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Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
An exhaustive history of modern Western urban-planning theory and practice, Cities of Tomorrow tackles everything from major figures and events that shaped 20th-century urban life to fundamental…
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Finds from the LA Modernism Show
The 22nd annual Los Angeles Modernism Show, held May 1–3 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, featured more than 70 exhibitors with mid-century wares trucked in from all over the country…
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A Look at Kitchen Renovations
A collection of some of our favorite kitchen renovations from our archives.
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Reclaimed Design from the LA Times at Dwell on Design 2009
The Los Angeles Times' booth at Dwell on Dedsign—dedicated to reclaimed objects—is an esoteric assemblage of art pieces and re-purposed furniture.
Events
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2012 International Builders' Show
The International Builders' Show (IBS), is the largest residential building industry tradeshow in the world. With the most residential construction pros you'll see in one place, IBS is the building…
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The Good Design Show
Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Good Design bestows international recognition upon the world's most prominent designers and…
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Decorex International
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