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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.



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HDR | Jan 19, 2016

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Gensler | Jan 19, 2016

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Perkins and Will | Jan 12, 2016

Dear Architecture: It's time to create a level field for female designers

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Gensler | Jan 11, 2016

Spec for tech: Designing for the creative class

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CannonDesign | Jan 7, 2016

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Perkins and Will | Jan 6, 2016

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David Barista | Jan 5, 2016

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Sasaki | Jan 4, 2016

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Paladino | Dec 23, 2015

Hospitality sustainability measurement tool will be an industry game-changer

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