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Building Design + Construction
We have the potential to improve design quality for everyone by understanding how individuals with autism view the world. While autism in part gave us modern architecture, making autism spectrum disorder inclusivity a priority in design is a necessary step that could encourage innovation and potentially propel us into a new era of architecture.
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Chain Store Age
Walgreens will unveil the first iteration of its new store format later this spring or in early summer. It will mark the first major overhaul of the core Walgreens format since it finalized its merger with Alliance Boots in December 2014. The updated format will bring together many of the services Walgreens has been perfecting under one roof — including such healthcare offerings as in-store lab services, optical services, and patient care through partnerships.
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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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Metropolis
Copenhagen-based furniture company Muuto kicked off the new year by announcing fresh designs and updated versions of older products. Among the new releases are the Loft Bar Stool by Danish designer Thomas Bentzen, a powder-coated steel and wood veneer design available in 10 different color and material variations, a new upholstered take on the Muuto Fiber Armchair by Danish studio Iskos-Berlin, and a new chaise lounge addition to Muuto’s Outline Sofa family by Norwegian designers Anderssen & Voll.
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Hotel Management
While hotel guestrooms always need the same basic features, lobbies are much more flexible and can vary dramatically from property to property. Ranging from utilitarian to luxurious, designers and hoteliers alike are constantly updating and reinventing these public spaces to suit ever-changing expectations and demands.
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Home Polish
Not all things on two wheels are created equal. The regular greasy-wheeled bike setup wouldn’t do for R&A Cycles, the largest high-end racing bicycle retailer in the United States. As these aren’t your regular roadsters, the space needed to be as highly customized as the bikes themselves. Thankfully, Sean Carlson Perry quickly got up to speed to design the 15,500-square-foot, Brooklyn-based R&A Headquarters, which houses the R&A Black experience.
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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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Omaha World-Herald
Even as office-design experts tout a "green" resurgence in today’s workspaces — in plant life and environmental sustainability — the next trend already is on its way.
The "Cement Everything" trend has been gaining steam since 2016, even as plant and sunlight-friendly "biophilic design" reigns supreme. "No longer relegated to the outdoors, you’ll find cement in homes, restaurants, offices and just about anywhere and everywhere these days."
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Post and Courier
As hospitals around the country increasingly focus on improving patient safety, a group of doctors and architects are teaming up in Charleston to design a better operating room. For three years, the group has been busy dissecting the layout and flow of hospital operating rooms. They identified six variables, including communication failures, interruptions and design flaws that impede optimal efficiency. Then, they set out to fix them.
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Hotel Management
Santa Monica, California-based Hirsch Bedner Associates has completed the second phase of a $26.5 million renovation of Minnesota’s largest hotel, the Hilton Minneapolis. This phase, which started in November 2016, includes the hotel’s main floor lobby, its second and third-floor meeting rooms and adds a new restaurant, Ten 01 Social.
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Building Design + Construction
One of the best ways to save money and lower environmental impacts is to make better use of things you already have. In the case of lighting, that often means harnessing the sun for indoor lighting purposes, a concept called Daylighting. Studies have shown that daylight in the workplace increases productivity and general employee health, with probable impacts in reducing sick time and improving employee retention.
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Chain Store Age
A modern design gives I+care Pharmacy a look all its own — and one that fits right in with its location, the hip Boerum Hill neighborhood of downtown Brooklyn.
The store, which combines a boutique pharmacy with a high-end optical service, represents a new concept for the owners, who run 10 other pharmacies in the New York metro area. It has a streamlined, modern sensibility and a high-end feel that targets the neighborhood’s evolving customer base.
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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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Quartz
May 2018 be the year to break out of creative bubbles. Finding founts of inspiration can be challenging for anyone, and arguably much more for designers who are constantly challenged to come up with the next newest and greatest thing. There’s a long list of worthwhile design conferences around the world, but after a few years of going to the same industry events, things can get old quickly.
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Fast Company Design
Writes Glenn Fleishman: "When I toured the Amazon Spheres with one of the building’s lead architects, its head horticulturist and Amazon’s real-estate chief, they didn’t conceal their delight while showing off botanic and design treasures in the gem-like building. The three interlocked glass-and-steel geodesic domes are filled with a combination of ordinary and exotic plants mixed together in the kind of harmony."
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The Architect's Newspaper
Following the decision to bury the Obama Presidential Center’s controversial parking garage under the center itself, the Obama Foundation has announced major changes to the rest of the campus.
The complex, which will eat up approximately 20 acres of the Olmstead and Vaux-designed Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, has faced scrutiny from preservationists and residents throughout the design process.
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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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Design Milk
To mark Cassina’s 90th anniversary, the company enlisted its art director, architect, and designer Patricia Urquiola, to renovate their historic headquarters in Meda, Italy. The project included restoring the courtyard entrance and creating a new communal area to welcome guests, while breathing new life into these special headquarters.
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Entrepreneur
Expectations continue to change for organizations and the current perspective of American corporations isn't pretty. Employees want to be part of a company that makes a positive impact on society and its employees' lives. They want leaders to make their experience a priority. Is that what you too want for your company? Here are four ways a leader can adopt a "worker-first" mentality.
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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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Inc.
Your customers want to get from A to Z in size, revenue, profitability and well... everything, and they want to do it now. The bad news? Customers aren't always keenly aware of where they stand in their own maturity curve. Never mind that they also have an overly modest budget to go after that sky-high revenue goal. Unfortunately, they are often left frustrated, stutter stepping between strategies because they have unrealistic expectations and/or aren't quite as far along as they thought they were.
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