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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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Gensler | Sep 21, 2015

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Perkins and Will | Sep 21, 2015

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sponsored | Karyn Beebe | Sep 17, 2015

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CannonDesign | Sep 16, 2015

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sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Sep 14, 2015

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sponsored | Cary Barger | Sep 8, 2015

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Whitehorn Financial Group | Aug 28, 2015

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Whitehorn Financial Group | Aug 27, 2015

How to transition leadership within your architecture firm, Part 1

In order for your firm to thrive and preserve your legacy after retirement, it is essential that you create a strategic plan to not only transition ownership of your firm but its leadership as well.

SmithGroup | Aug 26, 2015

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sponsored | Steven Burns | Aug 25, 2015

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sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Aug 25, 2015

Cherokee Casino Ramona reflects oil history in Indian territory

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sponsored | Mark Halverson | Aug 25, 2015

Engineered wood helps meet booming demand for multifamily projects

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sponsored | Sasha Reed | Aug 20, 2015

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