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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 | May 18, 2023

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Clark Nexsen | May 17, 2023

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IA Interior Architects | May 15, 2023

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CannonDesign | May 11, 2023

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NBBJ | May 8, 2023

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HOK | May 5, 2023

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Burns & McDonnell | May 1, 2023

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Perkins Eastman | Apr 27, 2023

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Inspired by the world, curated for the designer