Salesforce Tower Wins Best Tall Building Worldwide, Eight Inc. Hires New Execs, and More News This Week
The design world is constantly on the move in San Francisco. Between new collection launches and showroom openings, it can be hard to keep track. That’s why AD PRO has got you covered with all the news you need to know for the week.
Salesforce Tower Named Best Tall Building Worldwide
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has revealed the winners of its 2019 awards program, naming the Salesforce Tower Best Tall Building Worldwide. The structure was described as a “building that gives back,” and was recognized for its emphasis on sustainability, occupant health, structural efficiency, and integration with its surroundings.
Eight Inc. Hires Senior Execs Simon Smith and Rob McIntosh
The 30-year-old global creative collective, headquartered in San Francisco, has brought on two senior executives to deliver Eight Inc.’s global business strategy: Rob McIntosh as executive principal in New York, and Simon Smith as managing director of the London studio. With a specialty in designing innovative human experiences for spaces, services, and systems, the company has 11 interdisciplinary studios.
Discussion with Design Book Review Founders
Launched by John Parman and Elizabeth Snowden, Design Book Review has been publishing architecture and design book reviews since 1983. It stood as a forum for advanced thinking in the industry until it shuttered in 2001, with contributors spanning a wide range of design disciplines, as well as artists, historians, and philosophers. To celebrate the digital relaunch of Design Book Review, Los Angeles–based based critic, editor, and curator Mimi Zeiger will join founding publishers and editors Parman and Snowden and contributor Margaret Crawford to discuss the journal as well as delve into the present and future potential of design history, theory, and criticism. The free event will take place at 6 p.m. at YBCA on April 17. Tickets are available at the California College of the Arts portal and the dedicated Eventbrite page.
HASSELL+ Project Shortlisted for 2019 World Landscape Architecture Awards
The Resilient South City project by San Francisco’s HASSELL+ has been shortlisted on the 2019 World Landscape Architecture Awards out of 175 entrants from around the world. The firm proposed a resilient, responsive network of streets and creeks to become linear corridors for both water management and community gathering. The idea is to create a green corridor from Orange Memorial Park to a new public reserve on the shoreline to increase access along South San Francisco’s Colma Creek and reduce impacts of flooding and sea-level rise, restore native growth, and create a new space to enjoy the outdoors. Winners in each category will be selected today.
Design Within Reach Launches Jens Risom Collection
Right on the heels of its Larkspur grand opening, the furniture brand is kicking off the launch of the Block Island Collection by iconic designer Jens Risom at the brand’s San Francisco studio. The outdoor furnishings were created by Risom for his family vacation home on Block Island, Rhode Island. It wasn’t until years later that his children found the designs on a scrap of paper. Now, they are being brought to life at Design Within Reach. As a tribute, the designer's son, Sven Risom, will be on-site April 18 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to discuss his father’s legacy in the design world, with a presentation at 10:30 a.m.
