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As always, we bring you holiday gift ideas to ease your shopping chaos.  This will be a 3-part series with ideas and hints for the season.  Part 1 will focus on non-tech related gifts.  Shocker!  Included are gifts for the architect within you!   First up is a little pricey, but if you love architecture and buildings, then you can’t avoid these – large models of famous buildings including some Lego construction sets.  You could also get these stone coasters of Frank Lloyd Wright textile blocks.  We could shop in the MOMA Store for hours, but these 2 items caught our eye: a really neat blueprint paperweight, and these cool poster hangers.

Stay tuned to Part II and III in upcoming posts from your personal shopper.

We would like to welcome our newest client, Naples CSD.  SEI Design Group is the architect for their Phase II Capital Project which includes site construction, renovations and alterations at the Elementary and Secondary Schools.  A tentative referendum is planned for Spring 2010.

Ever wonder how green some technology companies are?

Apple

Have you purchased an Apple laptop and opened the box to see the computer suspended in “mid air”?  This is part of Apple’s plan to reduce packaging materials and help to save the environment.  Apple has also been promoting that since their products are thinner and lighter, there is less material use.

Google

Google uses photovoltaic cells for some of it’s electric consumption.  They also shuttle people to the Googleplex and reward those who come via self power (bike, walk, etc.).  You can read more here.

The Fresh Home Interior Design site is great.  Their blog has many inspirational photos.  Most things are out of our budget (way out), but we can always dream!

We were just informed that SEI Design Group Blog was selected by as one of the top Architecture Blogs by The Daily Reviewer.  Thanks very much!

Architectural Digest has a great series called Great Design for Under $100.  You might enjoy looking at the current or past entries.  The sparrow hook set looks like a must have since you can get 2 for $20 in assorted colors!

ENR just published the the McGraw Hill first annual Best of the Best Awards and it is worth a look.

Canned Pie got an honorable mention at the Canstruction Awards Dinner on Friday. Eric and Justin display the award. We have been fortunate to have generous sponsors who have  financially supported this charitable activity. Our big piece of lemon meringue pie will be donating over 5,000 cans to Foodlink when deconstructed. The total for the activity will be 36,000+ cans.  We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors: M/E Engineering, Energy Concepts, Engineered Solutions, Day Automation, Appel Osborne, Torchia Structural Engineering, and Christa Construction.

The Life Without Buildings blog has an excellent explanation and photos that give an architectural perspective of Spiderman and the New York TImes Building.  Photoshop sure is amazing.  Enjoy!

You know that SEI is a big-time fan of Foosball and Design, and this gorgeous crystal foosball table by Italian design Teckell is the epitome of both. Hmm…wonder how well the five man scores!