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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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SmithGroup | Mar 27, 2019

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VIATechnik | Mar 26, 2019

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sponsored | MBCI | Mar 25, 2019

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Proving Ground | Mar 24, 2019

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sponsored | Metl-Span | Mar 21, 2019

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sponsored | Star Building Systems | Mar 20, 2019

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sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Mar 19, 2019

Green innovation in the construction industry

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Skender | Mar 11, 2019

Podcast: Sterling Bay’s Andy Gloor discusses Chicago’s grandiose Lincoln Yards Plan

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Paladino | Mar 7, 2019

Building for resilience - All about RELi

Sustainable design strategies create more resilient buildings. However, only truly focused purposeful resilient design strategies will create the adaptation needed.

HMC Architects | Mar 6, 2019

What is the role of the architect in healthcare data security?

Safeguarding sensitive data is top of mind for healthcare administrators across the country, and, due to the malicious intents of hackers, their security efforts are never-ending.

CannonDesign | Mar 6, 2019

How to leverage design and culture’s two-way relationship for better workplaces

The relationship between workplace design and company culture isn’t all that different from a tango.

sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Mar 4, 2019

A best practice savings strategy when specifying 45 minute fire protective glass

New technology allows designers the freedom of large expanses of glazing at less than the cost of standard wall construction.

LS3P | Mar 4, 2019

The artistry of high performance design

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sponsored | Richard Scott-AIA, NCARB, LEED AP of Liberty Building Forensics Group | Mar 1, 2019

How to protect yourself from hidden mold problems during a purchase of a hotel

Don’t let inexperience and the absence of viewing the building as a whole unit fail to protect you during the buying process. Protect every step of your purchase transaction with tried and true building expertise.