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Hotel Management
As guests demand fresher food that has been sourced locally (not to mention organically), hotels across the country are creating gardens and small farms to grow herbs and vegetables, and to even keep bees for honey. Best of all, even urban hotels are putting their rooftops to use and growing some basics for the kitchens below.
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Building Design + Construction
The office vacancy rate in the U.S., which stood at 12.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, is expected to decline to around 12 percent over the next two years. But there are still areas of the country where vacancy rates continue to rise, leaving brokers and property managers with office spaces that, for a variety of reasons, just don't inspire renters.
Enter spec suites: ready-to-move-in offices that a growing number of owners are building out and brokers are marketing.
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Caesarstone
Each year Caesarstone, the pioneer of premier quartz surfaces, partners with a renowned designer to reimagine quartz application and inspire new artistic interpretation at Milan Design Week. This year, Caesarstone is proud to work with Snarkitecture, known for blending art and architecture in spaces such as Kith Brooklyn and Odin in NYC, for a unique display exploring the fluidity of water in the context of the kitchen island. Learn more about the installation and Caesarstone:
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Chain Store Age
Dunkin' Donuts has debuted its next-generation store concept and among the changes are a shorter name. In addition to the shortened name, the Quincy Dunkin' is piloting new design elements and technologies designed for mobile-savvy customers, including a drive-thru lane exclusively for mobile ordering. The updated interior features lighter colored materials, an open layout and more natural light to create an inviting and energetic environment.
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Interior Design
Checking into the new global headquarters for the first time, this hotel giant's employees got the shock of the new. For starters, they're now all together. Not only the hometown staff but also their colleagues from the 700 properties worldwide converge in one 260,000-square-foot location instead of several dispersed across the city.
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Building Design + Construction
The Spark, Washington State University's new 83,295 square foot high-performance digital classroom building, provides the campus with a network of flexible, technology-enabled learning environments. The ZGF Architects-designed facility includes a variety of classroom types including formal, informal, large group, small group, individual, active, problem-based, and maker spaces.
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No matter what market or environment you are designing for, Acrovyn by Design can reproduce virtually any image, message or color onto your walls without the concern of damage. Forge a new aesthetic with a selection of ready-to-print patterns, or customize with stunning graphics. Create something beautiful and protect it for years to come.
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New Atlas
Amazon's high-tech, cashier-free convenience store has just opened to the public and predictably resulted in torrents of "store of the future" headlines. Unveiled a year later than initially announced, and reportedly at least five years in the making, it is clear this is an impressive state-of-the-art, tech-heavy retail experience, but is it really the future of shopping? Or is it just a very expensive publicity stunt?
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Sourceable
"What do you want your building to sound like?"
It's not the question one might expect. To many, what their building looks like might seem more important than any sound it gives off.
In acoustic design, however, sound is everything. With more offices moving toward open plan layouts and growing numbers of residents living in multi-units close to noisy roads and entertainment venues, the importance of noise control should not be underestimated.
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Building Design + Construction
The United Nations estimates that by 2050 nearly 10 billion people will inhabit the planet, including 6.5 billion living in cities. That indictment comes from Matt Barnard, CEO of Plenty, an agriculture tech firm that is among a handful of companies operating "vertical farms." These indoor facilities rely on artificial light and aeroponic technology in a controlled environment in place of fresh air, soil, and pesticides to grow leafy greens.
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IIDA
The ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards honor international excellence in library interior design. Award winners demonstrate excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function. Any interior designer, interior architect, or architect, based in the U.S. or internationally, may submit design project(s). Any library interior design project completed after Oct. 1, 2015 is eligible for this competition. Projects previously published are acceptable.
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IIDA
IIDA is now accepting nominations and applications for IIDA Member, Educator and Student of the Year Awards. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 30.
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Work Design Magazine
When Ottobock decided to move its U.S. headquarters from Minneapolis to Austin, it tapped Page to transform 37,000 square feet of raw space into an inspiring workplace that would galvanize its employees to make the move.
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Len-Tex Wallcoverings is excited to introduce our FOUR NEW Clean Vinyl™ Wallcovering designs: Adobe, Artesia, Freya, and Stixx! These classic designs combine rich textures, deep embosses, and rich color pallets. The result? Items that move effortlessly from organic to industrial and everywhere in between. View them now!
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Restobiz
We've all been to a themed restaurant; perhaps you've salivated over smoked beef brisket served by a gentleman resembling John Wayne, or you've tucked into moussaka beside a mural depicting Santorini on the Aegean Sea. There's certainly a place for these kinds of restaurants but as a modern hospitality designer, I tend to shy away. Good restaurant design, in my opinion, doesn't try to replicate the Wild West or a picturesque Greek island town — instead it evokes an emotional connection to the menu's origin.
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Hospitality Net
When it comes to businesses, there aren't many that rely as heavily on first impressions as hotels do. The Wow Effect that your hotel can have on a first-time guest is something that can last a while and can certainly play a huge role when the said guest is deciding whether to return to your hotel or not.
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 An inspired collaboration with the ultimate artist, Mother Nature, this palette shines with creativity and renewal. Natural hues and warm resin tones bring color and texture to life, embracing a resourceful spirit and greener style in any room. Explore the full SurfaceSet® 2018 Collection at Formica.com/lookbook
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Interiors + Sources
Being an industry that prides itself on taking in a variety of accounts and world views, the design profession may not be openly hostile to minority designers but that doesn't mean macroaggressions don't exist within our bubble. As IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl Durst stated in the diversity panel report, "We all know what it's like to be the 'only' in the room: designer, female, black, disabled, etc. Part of diversity is telling our stories, sharing our full selves."
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Harvard Business Review
It is tempting to regard artificial intelligence as a threat to human leadership. After all, the very purpose of AI is to augment, improve, and ultimately replace human intelligence, which is still widely regarded, at least by us humans, as our key competitive advantage. There is no reason to believe that leadership will be spared the impact of AI.
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Muraflex™ is where elegance meets functionality. With a European touch, our design-savvy demountable glass partitions create a distinguished work environment
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Forbes
The "immature" millennials actually want to be in charge.
According to a survey conducted by Virtuali and Work Place Trends, 91 percent of respondents expressed a desire to lead. Nearly 50 percent of them also said that they believed leadership is the empowerment of others.
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