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Hanley Wood Announces New Magazine, ARCHITECT

Hanley Wood, LLC, the leading business-to-business media company, announced today the launch of a new magazine, ARCHITECT. Scheduled to debut in October 2006, ARCHITECT's focus will be on information critical to practicing architects, delivering information and ideas to inspire their designs, enhance their practice, expand their business and connect with their peers.

"ARCHITECT is the right magazine at the right time," says Peter Goldstone, President, Magazines Division. "This launch -- and others to come -- is Hanley Wood's response to the explosive growth in non-residential construction. Approximately 96 billion square feet of new institutional and commercial space will be designed and built between 2000 and 2030 -- as much as existed in 2000." ARCHITECT magazine will launch with a companion Web site and will be announced officially at the AIA show in June.

Joining Hanley Wood as Editor-in-Chief of ARCHITECT is Ned Cramer. For the past four years, Cramer has served as curator of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Previously, he spent seven years at ARCHITECTURE magazine, holding the title of Executive Editor when he left in 2002. He is a graduate of Rice University's School of Architecture. Cramer will relocate to Washington, D.C.

"I'm looking forward to creating a new publication to address the needs that architects have defined as essential to their practice," says Cramer. "Hanley Wood's research shows that architects clearly want a new kind of magazine -- one is that relevant, practical and inspirational."

ARCHITECT, the new face in architecture, will join the Commercial Group of magazines at Hanley Wood under Group Publisher Patrick J. Carroll. It will publish twice in 2006 and monthly in 2007.

About Hanley Wood

Hanley Wood, LLC is the premier media company serving housing and construction. Through five operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America's leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Magazines (Washington, D.C.), publishes 28 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including BUILDER, REMODELING, CUSTOM HOME, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECT. In 2004, BUILDER was named to B-to-B magazine's Media Power 50. For consumers, Hanley Wood Magazines publishes shelter magazines and home plans titles along with home plans web sites.

Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $240 million company owned by JPMorgan Partners, LLC, a private equity affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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