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First iQuilt Wayfinding Signs Installed
Eight wayfinding signs have been installed at the intersection of Trumbull St. and Asylum St. The signs are there to promote walking in Downtown Hartford by letting pedestrians know where and how far away many civic and cultural landmarks are located. The signs are mounted on the backs of the “walk/don’t walk” signals (also known…
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iQuilt on NBC Connecticut
NBC Connecticut sent television cameras to the latest public presentation of the iQuilt Plan for downtown Hartford, and reported to its viewers that “may make a big difference without the big price tag.” NBC Connecticut
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The Courant’s Rick Green on the iQuilt
“Bite-size, affordable pieces that add up to a changed city” is at the heart of the iQuilt and Rick Green’s latest article on courant.com entitled “Hartford’s iQuilt – A Big Idea Where Somebody Needs To Step Up.”
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Hartford Business Journal on iQuilt
The Hartford Business Journal says that the iQuilt Plan is moving from planning towards implementation: iQuilt Moves Beyond Planningsdf
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NEA awards 150k to the iQuilt Plan
The National endowment for the Arts awards the iQuilt Plan with $150,000 to support the third phase of the iQuilt project, an arts-based economic development plan designed to capitalize on Hartford’s unique heritage and cultural assets. Phase Three includes the design of Bushnell Park North and the inauguration of the Hartford Innovations Festival, an event…
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Doug Suisman joins Mayor Segarra on "Face The State"
Doug Suisman joined Mayor Pedro Segarra, City Councilman Bob Painter, and Mike Zaleski from the Business Improvement District on Dennis House’s “Face the State” on Channel to discuss the iQuilt Plan. http://dennishouse.wordpress.com/tag/doug-suisman/
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Suisman presents Arc at foreign ministry in Paris
Doug Suisman presented the Arc to a joint Franco-Palestinian conference held at the Quai d’Orsay, the riverfront home of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference on the Arc was arranged by Valerie Hoffenberg, special envoy to the Middle East for President Nicolas Sarkozy. The Palestinian Ambassador to France was in attendance, along with…
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Arc wins 2010 "Future Project of the Year" at World Architecture Festival
The Arc was awarded best master plan and Future Project of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. Barcelona, November 5, 2010–The 2010 <ahref=”http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/winners.cfm”>World Architecture Festival has given its coveted “Future Project of the Year” prize to the ”The Arc”, a visionary master plan for a Palestinian state. The Arc, designed by Suisman…
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Suisman wins two of three 2010 Honor Awards for Urban Design given by AIACC
The iQuilt project in Hartford and the Arc project in Palestine, both designed by Suisman Urban Design, receive Honor Awards by the AIACC. Los Angeles, 2010 – The American Institute of Architects California Council (AIACC) has awarded two of three coveted 2010 Honor Awards in Urban Design to Suisman Urban Design for its iQuilt project,…
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Palestinian Ministry of Transport and RAND take next steps for the Arc project
Minister of Transport and Doug Suisman representing RAND Corporation sign a joint Memorandum of Understanding. Ramallah, West Bank, 2010–The Palestinian Minister of Transport and Communications Saadi al-Krunz and Doug Suisman representing RAND Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a cooperation between both parties to prepare a vision plan based on the proposed Arc project,…
