{"194621":{"#nid":"194621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lorenc+Yoo Honored With Top Chinese Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn January 9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2013 Lorenc+Yoo Design was honored to receive the \u201cMost Creative Award\u201d at Vanke\u2019s 2012 Design Partners Appreciation Gala in Guangzhou, China. Jan Lorenc joined clients to receive the award for Lorenc+Yoo\u2019s work on Vanke\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lorencyoodesign.com\/featured\/vanke-opalus\/\u0022\u003EOpalus\u003C\/a\u003E, Vanke\u2019s hottest-selling residential development in Guangzhou to date. The firm\u0027s principals are Jan Lorenc (M.Arch\u0027 94) and Chung Yoo (BS ID \u002787 and MS Arch \u002798).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELorenc+Yoo designed a comprehensive environment for Opalus, developing a fairy tale-inspired storyline that told a fictional story of the site. Littered with art deco touches, unique graphics, dramatic lighting, and sculptures of beautiful fairies clutching rounded opals, Opalus\u2019s residents and visitors experience a mystical and magical space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpalus went onto the market on December 2, 2012, and within two weeks, reached an impressive sales milestone: $200 million (1,300 million RMB).\u0026nbsp; This broke the single month sales record of Guangzhou Vanke, launching Opalus to become a bright star in the local housing market.\u0026nbsp;Vanke\u2019s worldwide sales totaled $20 billion in 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELorenc+Yoo is now continuing its collaboration with Vanke in China, beginning new projects this winter that will continue its record of uniquely creative and functional place-making designs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECollege alumni received \u201cMost Creative Award\u201d at Vanke\u2019s 2012 Design Partners Appreciation Gala in Guangzhou, China.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27202","created_gmt":"2013-02-22 15:23:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:40","author":"David Morton","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-02-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-02-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"194611":{"id":"194611","type":"image","title":"Jan Lorenc and Chung Yoo","body":null,"created":"1449179891","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:11","changed":"1475894846","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:26","alt":"Jan Lorenc and Chung Yoo","file":{"fid":"196387","name":"lorenc_yoo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lorenc_yoo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lorenc_yoo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9433,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lorenc_yoo_0.jpg?itok=ZWEmPKc3"}}},"media_ids":["194611"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"823","name":"design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["david.morton@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}