Almanac of Architecture & Design 2010

Feb. 15, 2010 - PRLog -- "Indispensable," says Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Robert Campbell.

"Definitive," says the American Institute of Architects.

For 10 years the Almanac of Architecture & Design has been the authoritative guide to people, benchmarks, and events in design.

This year, the Almanac makes a major breakthrough with the publication of the 11th annual edition: For the first time, more than 300 top design firms in North America are ranked by gross worldwide revenue. This ranking, the DesignIntelligence 333, is paired with a new, detailed directory of more than 800 leading architecture and design firms. Included in this directory is the DI Brand Recognition Index, which rates firms according to their geographic service coverage and reputation. This is need-to-know information that's never been available before in a single source.

These Almanac features add to the substantive fact book readers have relied on for a decade. Included are statistics about firms, facts about buildings by type, extensive awards listings, compelling profiles of individuals, and other indispensable resources.

Highlights of the Almanac of Architecture & Design 2010:
•   DesignIntelligence 333 ranking of North America's top firms
•   America's Leading Architecture & Design Firms Directory
•   Noteworthy firm statistics and anniversaries
•   Extensive award listings
•   Buildings by type and the architects who designed them
•   Salary and compensation guide from DesignIntelligence
•   Need-to-know resources on green design and historic preservation

It's a resource no one in the architecture, design, or construction industries should be without. It is an excellent reference for students and deserves space in every client and university library.

"No comparable resource exists," notes Library Journal.

MORE PRAISE
"The only sourcebook of its kind, this almanac is the design professional's definitive resource."
  - MSN.com

"A core reference title for personal, professional, and academic reference collections."
   - Midwest Book Review

"The essential and definitive tool for architecture and design facts. Very well done and valuable."
   - William Stout Architectural Books

ABOUT THE ALMANAC
Almanac of Architecture & Design 2010, edited by James P. Cramer and Jane Paradise Wolford
ISBN: 978-0-9840846-2-3
578 pages, $149
Four different covers available: Sears Tower Renovation (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture); National Museum of Marine Corps (Fentress Architects); UCSD Rady School of Management (HMC Architects); Masdar Headquarters, Abu Dhabi (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)
To order: http://www.di.net/store/almanac2010

MEDIA CONTACT
Review copies and interviews are available to the media. Contact Jane Gaboury, jgaboury@greenway.us or (678) 879-0932.

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