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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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DLR Group | Nov 6, 2023

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Design Collaborative | Nov 2, 2023

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Vessel Architecture & Design | Oct 30, 2023

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sponsored | Preston Grutzmacher, SALTO Systems | Oct 26, 2023

Unlock New Potential—Can Multifamily Pop-Up Hotel Concepts Transform Lease-Ups?

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CannonDesign | Oct 23, 2023

Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

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Perkins Eastman | Oct 20, 2023

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sponsored | | Oct 18, 2023

Engineered Wood Sprouts Solutions for Supermarket Chain

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NBBJ | Oct 18, 2023

6 ways to integrate nature into the workplace

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Gensler | Oct 16, 2023

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GBBN | Oct 11, 2023

Leveraging land and light to enhance patient care

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Design Collaborative | Oct 9, 2023

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Vessel Architecture & Design | Oct 4, 2023

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Clark Nexsen | Oct 2, 2023

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