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Interior Design
Decades in the making, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 24. Davis Brody Bond principal J. Max Bond received the commission in the late 1990s and helped devise the museum’s Master Facility Planning and Program Study. African materials feature in the seven-story atrium, with accents of Kenya black marble and bronze trim above terrazzo flooring; the marble reappears in the below-grade Contemplative Court, featuring Bendheim architectural glass with a laminated metal mesh core with perforated metal ceiling tiles.
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Forbes India
If you look at the development of ergonomics in the last one-and-a-half decades, we are seeing a significant shift. Ergonomics, 10 years ago, was more about design for static postures – sitting in an office, at a workspace, or at a desk. The whole idea was to develop a product that would make you feel comfortable while you were sitting. But the attitude towards a sedentary lifestyle has changed dramatically. We now know that people should not be sitting in office the whole day and not moving.
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Tech Guru Daily
Modern designers love the prospect of an open plan. Whether in the home or in the office, pulling down the walls and creating these communal, flowing spaces is being adopted everywhere. Admittedly, open plan spaces can look fantastic, with the whitewashed walls reflecting the light flowing through. However, it is the practicality of an area such as this where problems begin to arise. Sound is hardly an issue at home where there are arguably two, three, or even four individuals. But place 20 employees or more into a fairly cramped space and then see what the noise levels are like.
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Healthcare Design
As healthcare continues to move toward being a consumer-based service, focus has appropriately been placed on the experience and satisfaction of patients and families. But what about the staff? Who is caring for the caregivers? There’s much that healthcare can learn from companies like Google, Microsoft, Virgin Atlantic, and Abercrombie & Fitch, many of which have moved away from the traditional office or work cubicle to a more casual work space without walls that promotes collaboration and efficiency. Can healthcare incorporate that same thinking into work rooms and stations?
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Metropolis Magazine
Once upon a time, cutting-edge office spaces consisted of restrictive cubicle walls that hindered communication. Since then, the trends of workplace design have veered from one extreme to another: Designers have been creating open plan workplaces, many with acoustic problems and a debilitating lack of privacy. Design firms and manufacturers are now attempting to scale back, searching for a happy medium that allows for both spirited collaboration and private reflection.
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Sourceable
Stairs are a necessity in buildings; they provide a path from one level to another level under normal conditions and an exit path under emergency conditions. But with advances in passenger lift technology, disability rights movements, and building code refinements, stairs in larger buildings have now generally been relegated to a secondary path or for emergency use only. But in smaller buildings without passenger lifts, and in residences, stairs remain the sole form of movement between levels of a building.
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Utah Business
Instead of expecting employees to adjust to a company's culture, the culture now revolves around what keeps workers productive and creative. Designers should take everything into account when working to design an effective workspace. What's blocking natural light? How dark is the office furniture? How tall are cubicle walls? Are comfortable seating areas available to employees? Are there beautiful plants and art pieces? "It's easy to put offices around the perimeter and work spaces in the middle. Maybe ask if you should rethink that a little," says Tami Shulsen, design director for Midwest Commercial Interiors.
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IIDA
IIDA is now accepting submissions to the IIDA/Contract Magazine Booth Design Awards at NeoCon East 2016. This competition honors originality of design, visual impact, effective use of materials, and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in booths at NeoCon East 2016. The competition is open to exhibitors at NeoCon East 2016, scheduled for Nov. 9-10, 2016, in Philadelphia. The deadline to enter is Friday, Nov. 4. Judging will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9. Enter now
IIDA
IIDA, in cooperation with EDmarket, has created the EDspaces Innovation Awards to recognize manufacturers and designers for excellence in product design for the learning environment. Exhibitors at EDspaces 2016 are eligible to submit product entries. Products not displayed at EDspaces 2016 are not eligible to participate. Products must be designed for the learning environment and offered for sale or use after Nov. 1, 2015. The deadline to enter is Friday, Oct. 14. Enter now
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The award-winning Acrovyn Wall Panel system provides designers the opportunity to reset their standards with extensive new design selections that install in half the time previously required. With new trim and edge options, panel depths and endless finishes, designers can create unique spaces that are protected and easily maintained.
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Fast Company
In 2014, a plaster rosette fell from the 52-foot ceiling of the New York Public Library's grand Rose Main Reading Room. The library was already closed, but the accident prompted the largest renovation of the library's ceiling in its over 100 year history, a renovation that is nearly complete. Two years and $12 million later, the renovation – which included reinforcing all 180 rosettes, removing asbestos dust, and recreating a mural in the adjacent catalog room – is complete.
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QSR Magazine
The fast-casual category has evolved into one of the restaurant industry’s dominant forces. Bridging the gap between traditional fast food and fine dining, it offers bang for the buck, appealing to consumers on a budget while also drawing those who are more culinary adventurous. But it’s not just the quality of the food that appeals to fast-casual fans. The design and aesthetic of fast-casual restaurants also help these brands stand out from the competitive limited-service pack. Several experts in fast-casual design share tips on finding out how fast-casual operators can effectively leverage store design.
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Fast Company
We live in an era of Trump and ISIS. Meanwhile, one of today's most popular colors is called "Serenity." Think of the dusty pinks and faded blues in ads for popular products like the underwear brand Thinx, or the makeup company Glossier. Soft gradients have seeped into trendy web design, and fashion brands like Mansur Gavriel, and COS have made pastels a staple of their aesthetic.
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Upstate Business Journal
Most people visit a doctor's office or see a dentist because they must, not as a desire. This is why for multiple generations, these were sterile, no-frills places that focused entirely on utility. No more. The 21st century have brought a fresh whiff of natural light, interesting materials, and beautiful colors to medical office design. Healthcare spaces are evolving from the generic, sterile environment into a space that makes patients feel comfortable and at home.
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USA Today
While most elevators serve as mundane mechanical boxes that transport passengers from point A to point B, some hotels are turning them into attractions in their own right. From futuristic, rocket-ship pods that look like they belong on a film set to tricked-out, amusement park-worthy rides that bolt up inside an aquarium, USA Today rounded up some of the world’s coolest hotel elevators that make for an entertaining 15 seconds.
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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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Entrepreneur
Effective feedback is a cornerstone of success in any organization. From performance management to talent retention to worker safety, providing appropriate and timely feedback makes the difference between a high-performance organization and a bankrupt one. Here are some rules for providing feedback.
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Forbes
As a business leader, if you are in a position where you are having to disrupt the staff, whether it’s an office move or some other major shift, and it’s a struggle to keep them motivated, here are five suggestions that may help.
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