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Fast Company
It takes extraordinary effort to make theme parks believable. To be believable, they must be immersive. To be immersive, they must be technologically sophisticated. But make them too sophisticated, and they're no longer believable. The best theme parks use technology as a means to an end, freeing visitors to become joyously lost in the moment. They feel simple, intuitive, and magical. Understanding how theme parks enchant visitors could help us redesign some of our most important social institutions — like hospitals, schools, and other environments — that have become mind-numbingly tedious.
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The Next Web
Joel Towers, executive dean at The New School's Parsons School of Design, shares insight on how designers are looking more globally at the major issues that impact us as people, communities, and consumers, and how design can help us not only understand these issues better, but give us the opportunity to bring about real change and solutions through the use of human-centered design.
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REMI Network
Hot-desking. Hoteling. Flexible workspaces. These are a few buzzwords that have entered office design vocabulary, yet it may still be unclear exactly what they entail. Simply, hoteling is the sharing of one physical workstation between multiple employees performing different work tasks. While hoteling has become more popular as technology has increased remote connectivity, hoteling can also have implications for an organization's ergonomics program.
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Business Insider
The world of private jets has always been known for over-the-top designs.
Because it's one of the leading builders of high-end private jets, we figured Gulfstream Aerospace would be the perfect place to find out what the hottest new trend in the industry is.
According to Tray Crow, Gulfstream's director of interior design, the answer to that question is... stone.
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Metropolis Magazine
Technology has compelled many libraries to refashion their spaces and redefine their roles. Dusty volumes now seem like fossils buried under smartphones and tablets — especially to a generation of digital natives.
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Acrovyn by Design® provides unlimited visual freedom to incorporate digitally printed photography, branding and more behind legendary, PVC-free Acrovyn. The 4’x8’ or 4’x10’ .040” thick rigid sheet is perfect for protecting imagery and walls in high traffic areas. Let your imagination run wild!
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Landscape Architects Network
It could easily be argued that the word "sustainability" was the most talked about buzzword in the design world in 2015, and with good reason. Across the world there is an ongoing movement to create communities that are more eco-friendly, pedestrian-friendly and less reliant on nonrenewable resources; or sustainable. But there may be a new buzzword on the horizon for 2016 and ZGF Architects can take credit for creating it. That word would be EcoDistrict.
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IIDA
IIDA, in collaboration with Designworks, a BMW Group Company, announced nA Nakayama Architects co., Ltd., as the sixth annual Global Excellence Awards Best of Competition winner for its project, HIGO. nA Nakayama Architects co., Ltd., was celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at an awards ceremony at Maison&Objet Paris alongside 18 additional winning projects in 14 different categories.
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IIDA
The 19th IIDA Industry Roundtable, held Jan. 8-10, tackled the topic of diversity and inclusion in the Interior Design industry. IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, moderated a lively, engaging, and useful discussion that culminated with the 29 designers and manufacturer representatives who participated in the event forming the Interior Design industry's first Diversity Council.
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The London Economic
Office design trends are primarily directed by business usage patterns, customer interactions, and organizational purpose. Culture is also a key driver in office design, and increasingly at Peldon Rose, they are seeing requests for office spaces that reflect a more holistic way of working. Many designs now include flexible desking, bicycle racks, "green" interior spaces and other elements targeted at creating the right atmosphere for productive, creative work.
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Any environment you design that integrates a Corian® solid surface can get a boost from Corian® Charging Surface. In an airport, a high-rise, office spaces, hospitals, hotels or more, you can now offer customers a solid surface that charges smart devices wirelessly. Learn more about specifying Corian® Charging Surface.
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Building Design & Construction
Who could have guessed that the local appeal of food trucks and streamlined aspect of flat-screen TVs would have such an impact on hospitality design and business? Toss into this mix more seismic factors — a surfeit of brands, the influx of foreign investors, and the growing importance of food and beverage offerings — and you have a hospitality sector that's constantly searching for the next hot format, cool design flourish, or quirky amenity that will click with patrons, especially younger customers.
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MLive
When the Grand Hotel reopens in the spring, there will be some changes and upgrades.
Construction crews are busy this winter redoing the iconic front porch of Mackinac Island's famed hotel, building a sixth restaurant, updating guest bathrooms, and restoring furniture.
The biggest project is the front porch, which will take two winters to complete. This winter, crews are redoing half of the 660-foot porch that is original to the hotel, built in 1887 — although the current cover was added 80 years ago.
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The Rapport Island was designed to address the needs of busy, multi-use communal spaces. These seated or standing-height, informal benches are ideal for spaces such as libraries, cafes, student unions and atriums. Reinforced with steel beams, the Rapport Island is available in 32” and 42” depths and uninterrupted spans from 60” to 120”.
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Lodging Magazine
Every day, hotels become "smarter" as the industry plunges headfirst into an era of text message-powered front desks and robotic room service. While guests certainly crave connection in tech-savvy hotels, hoteliers are beginning to realize that a love of technology does not outweigh the enjoyment derived from simple pleasures, such as a selection of old school, paper-based reading material. By creating a place that encourages relaxation and comfort, hotels are able to keep guests indoors in a way that appeals both to millennials' desire to be among others and the older sets' want for quiet, dedicated reflection time. And, notably, the more time spent on property means more dollars spent on the perfect reading companion, from coffee and tea to a glass of wine.
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Entrepreneur
Mental toughness has been described as the "ability to work hard and respond resiliently to failure and adversity — the inner quality that enables individuals to work hard and stick to their long-term passions and goals." If you're a leader and want to become more effective, know this: Mental toughness is a fundamental skill set, and the magnitude of your success depends on it.
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