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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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sponsored | MBCI | Dec 16, 2019

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sponsored | Metl-Span | Dec 4, 2019

Insulated metal panels offer desired economic aesthetics for winery, hospitality center

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sponsored | Elizabeth Cotton | Dec 2, 2019

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Nathan Miller | Nov 26, 2019

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Stantec | Nov 21, 2019

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sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Nov 20, 2019

Demand for advanced, USA-made fire rated glazing “RAISES THE ROOF”

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sponsored | MBCI | Nov 15, 2019

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sponsored | Metl-Span | Nov 13, 2019

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