After nearly 4 years, SmartDesign Group is excited about the recently announced 2010 opening of Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The 50,000 seat stadium is the new home of Ireland’s national rugby and football teams and has been an important project for the design firm. (more…)
June 29, 2009
June 23, 2009
SmartDesign Group designs ‘World’s Best Airport’, Incheon wins Honour for Airport Design
(Vancouver, BC) SmartDesign Group client, Incheon International Airport in Seoul Korea recently picked up top honours at the 2009 Skytrax World’s Best Airport awards. The award is based on passenger survey results from travellers in airports around the world and is the most sought-after in the industry. The awards reflect a number of categories related to quality including airport design, retail offerings, amenities, passenger processing and customer service. (more…)
June 19, 2009
Airport design and environmental graphics can get along.
After working on so many airport design projects, it’s great to see airports around the world embracing the development of what we refer to in the industry as sense of place. This example of award-winning environmental graphics at Dublin Airport by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a great example of how a well-thought out program can enhance the airport design and ultimately, the overall passenger experience. Visit http://www.segd.org/design-awards/5126/5128.html to read more.
June 10, 2009
SmartDesign Group puts design experience to work for BC Ferries
This spring, the last of BC Ferries’ new smartly redesigned ships arrived in BC’s coastal waters just in time for the start of vacation season. This occasion also marks a 10-year long relationship between the corporation and SmartDesign Group. Over that time the SmartDesign Group team has applied its design experience to make riding BC ferries more comfortable than ever before. (more…)
June 9, 2009
SmartDesign Group: The Real World
Since launching our new website last year, we’ve received a lot of really positive feedback. The truth is we had a number of great ideas throughout the development process. Some made the cut. Some didn’t. For those of you who know Nick Baker and Jon Sunderland and the rest of the team, we thought you might enjoy a peek at what didn’t quite make the cut.
