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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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John Caulfield | Nov 29, 2015

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sponsored | Sasha Reed | Nov 25, 2015

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sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Nov 24, 2015

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sponsored | Mark Halverson | Nov 20, 2015

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sponsored | Steven Burns | Nov 17, 2015

The benefits of selling your firm to employees

One business advisor recommends professional services businesses to develop a group of employees who are willing and able to buy the business

sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Nov 16, 2015

Expanding the Color Palette With Custom Colors

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Stantec | Nov 13, 2015

15 ways 'soft brand' hotel chains can distinguish themselves

Hospitality’s biggest names are creating new, evolved brands to appeal to today’s traveler and compete against boutique hotels and Airbnb, writes VOA's Mark Pratt.

Skanska | Nov 13, 2015

It’s time to make MLB stadiums safer

Major League Baseball doesn't have official stadium design guidelines. Skanska's Tom Tingle has three ways the league can make the game safer for fans while still preserving its integrity.

sponsored | Sasha Reed | Nov 12, 2015

Is the PDF revolution advancing BIM workflows?

Many project teams who struggle to get everyone up to speed with BIM, find PDFs a useful tool to bridge the gap between the BIM world and the paper world

SmithGroup | Nov 11, 2015

No eyes on the road: The impact of driverless vehicles

The idea that space can be repurposed by breaking dependence on the purchase, maintenance, and storage of a big machine is a great boon for the sustainable future of cities, writes SmithGroupJJR's David Varner.

sponsored | Cary Barger | Nov 5, 2015

Metal building maintenance is essential

Inspect, repair damages, and clean the building

LPA | Nov 5, 2015

How active design is reshaping higher education campuses

Active design, a dynamic approach to design with a primary focus on people, assists students in learning to make healthy choices, writes LPA's Glenn Carels.

Stantec | Nov 3, 2015

Emotional intelligence and design

In a world in which technology and its skills are constantly changing, good people skills are becoming more important, writes VOA's Angie Lee.

Gensler | Nov 3, 2015

How virtual and augmented reality can shape architecture and design

Gensler's Alan Robles examines a few ways VR and AR could create value for architecture and design professionals.