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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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Steven Burns | Oct 29, 2014

Why you should manage progress rather than people

Telling your employees to become more engaged and productive won’t work. But putting mechanisms in place that encourages their progress will. SPONSORED CONTENT

Oct 27, 2014

Top 10 green building products for 2015

Among the breakthrough products to make BuildingGreen's annual Top-10 Green Building Products list are halogen-free polyiso insulation and a high-flow-rate biofiltration system.

Oct 16, 2014

Must see: Illustrator interprets iconic windows concocted by renowned architects

Graphic designer Federico Babina has made a name for himself when it comes to art inspired by architecture, or more accurately, art inspired by architecture that's inspired by other forms of art. 

Oct 6, 2014

Houston's office construction is soaring

Houston has 19 million square feet of office space under construction, 54% more than a year ago, and its highest level since the booming 1980s, according to local news reports.

Oct 6, 2014

Design activity at architecture firms finally back to pre-recession levels: AIA report

Gross billings at architecture firms have increased by 20% since 2011, according to a new report by the AIA.

Oct 6, 2014

Retelling an old story: Why women are underrepresented in architecture

Women account for more than half of the U.S. population. But even with significant gains over the past 25 years, their numbers and positions among the ranks of practicing architects appear to have stalled.

Sep 22, 2014

NCARB overhauls Intern Development Program, cuts years off licensure process

The newly adopted changes will be implemented in two phases. The first will streamline the program by focusing on the IDP’s core requirements and removing its elective requirements. The second phase will condense the 17 current experience areas into six practice-based categories.

Steven Burns | Sep 13, 2014

5 common questions leaders should never ask

Asking the right questions can help business leaders to anticipate changes, seize opportunities and move their firms in new directions. SPONSORED CONTENT

Steven Burns | Sep 13, 2014

Why CEOs shouldn’t be afraid to ask for outside help

An oven-overlooked factor in assessing the success of a leader, according to organizational development consultant Brook Manville, is his or her ability to go far outside the organization to get help in solving problems. SPONSORED CONTENT

Sep 2, 2014

A smarter way to manage projects

Understanding effective project management helps many big and small organizations to carry out large-scale projects on time, on budget and with lesser commotion.

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