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TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album

A quick walk thru of Orgatec 2022.

TWS - Orgatec 2022 Photo/Video Album
Manufacturer, NeoCon 2021
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Hightower wins multiple NeoCon awards including ...

Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.

Hightower wins multiple NeoCon awards including ‘Best Showroom’
Manufacturer, People
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Humanscale Announces Elizabeth Margles as Chief ...

Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.

Humanscale Announces Elizabeth Margles as Chief Marketing Officer
Manufacturer
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Steelcase teams up with Kontrol Technologies to ...

The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.

Steelcase teams up with Kontrol Technologies to provide air quality monitoring and viral detection technology
Manufacturer, People
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Alan Jay Heller dies at 81

For over 50 years, Heller offered leading designers the opportunity to work with new technologies to create innovative products. Those were great partnerships and they resulted in great products.

Alan Jay Heller dies at 81

Architecture

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The Human Element in Workplace Design

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The Human Element in Workplace Design

Fauzia Khanani's work is used as a case study for an AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee seminar, which prompts industry professionals to consider the importance of the social sciences to design.

On Oct. 18, New York creative agency The Bloc hosted an AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee event called "Walk the Talk: An Example of Successful Social Science and Design Integration." The company, which specializes in producing engagement tools specially geared towards the health and wellness industries, knew firsthand of how integrating social sciences when designing a built environment benefits its inhabitants. This is because a year ago it commissioned local designer Fauzia Khanani, Assoc. AIA, and her firm Fōz Design to design their new office space, in collaboration with The Mufson Partnership, who served as the architect of record—a space that served as a case study for the committee's latest seminar.

Via architectmagazine.com >

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Can A Building Engineer Innovation?

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Can A Building Engineer Innovation?

Innovation is a buzzy thing in architecture today. It's nearly impossible to avoid projects that claim to be purpose-built to spark the invention of new ideas, from individual buildings to campuses to entire city districts. But can you actually engineer innovation? Is it something that can be designed, or is this just another clever real estate marketing tactic?

The recently completed Pennovation Center in Philadelphia is the latest to be admitted into the Innovation Architecture Class. A renovation of a former factory, the project anchors the University of Pennsylvania's 23-acre Pennovation Works district, an area of the campus specifically designed to be the site where the next big thing is invented—and turned into a business.

Via fastcodesign.com >

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Designing for Resilience in Boston

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Designing for Resilience in Boston

As the frequency of major weather events increases, from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to Hurricane Sandy in 2012—and now Hurricane Matthew—coastal cities are increasingly exposed to the risk of flooding. The concept of the 100-year storm—a storm that presents severe weather with a 1 percent likelihood of happening each year—is no longer an accurate measure of time when faced with rising coastal tides.

Via interiorarchitects.com >

AN talks to Gabrielle Bullock, director of global diversity at Perkins+Will

AN talks to Gabrielle Bullock, director of global diversity at Perkins+Will

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), started in 1971 by a group of African American architects at that year’s American Institute of Architects conference in Detroit, Michigan, is holding its 44th Annual Conference in Los Angeles this week. The conference aims to bring together a diverse group of professionals with the aim of advancing the standing of minority architects throughout the field. It will run from Wednesday, October 12 to Saturday, October 15, 2016.

In preparing for the conference, The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) interviewed Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA member, and director of global diversity for Perkins+Will, to discuss diversity issues within the architectural profession.

Via archpaper.com >

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ARCHITECTURE MEETS RETAIL IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF POP-UP SHOPS

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ARCHITECTURE MEETS RETAIL IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF POP-UP SHOPS

Megan Berry’s innovative retail pop-up company "by REVEAL" packs a lot into a 6-by-6-foot space: Carefully chosen items from a number of inventive brands. Dressing rooms. Portability. Angled shelves that heighten curiosity and drama from the exterior.

Each boutique — known as "a REVEAL" — even powers itself, is waterproof and lockable and can be set up or taken down in 20 minutes.

This article was published in the October 2016 issue of STORES Magazine.

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The Strange Habits of Top Architects

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The Strange Habits of Top Architects

Well-known architects are easy to admire or dismiss from afar, but up close, oddly humanizing habits often come to light. However, while we all have our quirks, most people's humanizing habits don't give an insight into how they became one of the most notable figures in their field of work. The following habits of several top architects reveal parts of their creative process, how they relax, or simply parts of their identity. Some are inspiring and some are surprising, but all give a small insight into the mental qualities that are required to be reach the peak of the architectural profession—from an exceptional work drive to an embrace of eccentricity (and a few more interesting qualities besides).

Via archdaily.com >

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D.C.’s offices are getting funkier, more modern

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D.C.’s offices are getting funkier, more modern

In the past 10 or so years, offices in Washington, D.C. have been changing their look by opening their spaces, offering more amenities, and going green. The reason why is that technology in the workplace has evolved, and the workplace has had to evolve with it to keep up.

Marty Caverly, chief investment officer for Resource Real Estate, Inc., said, "It used to be when you left the door of the office, you’re off the clock. Now, we’re always on. So, the environment has to be different."

It’s not just tech companies in Silicon Valley that are upping their game when it comes to workplace design. In the D.C. area, offices are using their spaces as a recruiting tool, especially for Millennials.

Via dc.curbed.com >

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Architecture on Film: “Workplace” Uncovers the Reality of a Manhattan Renovation by Foster + Partners

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Architecture on Film: “Workplace” Uncovers the Reality of a Manhattan Renovation by Foster + Partners

“Workplace,” the latest documentary from director Gary Hustwit, had a run of screenings at the Architecture & Design Film Festival last week. As the most recent entry in Hustwit’s series of design-focused films — preceded by the popular “Helvetica” as well as “Objectified” and “Urbanized” — it presents another opportunity to watch the director and his team dive into a discipline in a way that is both highly esoteric and highly accessible. Premiered at the Venice Biennale earlier this year, the film will be released by the director online later this fall.

Via architizer.com >

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U.S. Architecture Firms See a Near-Complete Recovery Since Great Recession

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U.S. Architecture Firms See a Near-Complete Recovery Since Great Recession

The American Institute of Architects’ latest survey reports that building design revenue topped to nearly $28 billion in 2015. According to the Institute, this surge has brought U.S. firms back to a near-complete recovery from the Great Recession, and is now allowing its leaders to reinvest profits back into their businesses.

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This Stunning House Was Made Entirely From The Remains Of A Demolished Office Building

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This Stunning House Was Made Entirely From The Remains Of A Demolished Office Building

Ah, the Netherlands. A land of wealth and good taste where even a demolished office building can get a second life as a sunny bungalow worthy of an eight-page spread in a shelter magazine. In the Dutch city of Utrecht, architect Rolf Bruddink has built himself a gorgeous new home in a 19th-century coach house—using only material salvaged from the destroyed office next door.

Bruddink, who runs Studio Rolf (and is responsible for this fantastic M.C. Escher-esque renovation) bought the land with the coach house and the office building in 2011. The original coach house was built in 1895 in the back of an aristocrat's home on the historic Maliebaan avenue in Utrecht. In 1955, a wooden one-story outbuilding was built, but was abandoned and not in use by the time Bruddink acquired the land. While demolishing it, the architect had the idea to use the recovered material as the sole construction material for the coach house he planned to refurbish for himself and his girlfriend.

Via fastcodesign.com >

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Outcome-based design: The future of high-performance buildings

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Outcome-based design: The future of high-performance buildings

Architects pride themselves on their ability to design buildings that operate at a high level of occupant satisfaction. Yet the complex interplay of variables, which can’t always be predicted or managed, may create the perception that these buildings are not performing as advertised. The building owner might not service a high-performance building's heating and cooling systems regularly; tenants may set thermostats too low or high, or leave the doors and windows open at inopportune times; or an unexpectedly cold winter could diminish a building's advertised efficiency.

Via new.aia.org >

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DELOS™ AND HOK PARTNER TO ACCELERATE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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DELOS™ AND HOK PARTNER TO ACCELERATE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

New York, New York - Delos™, a wellness real estate and technology firm, has announced a partnership with HOK, a global design, architecture and engineering firm, to accelerate the organization’s mission to integrate health and wellness into the built environment. The new partnership will leverage HOK’s worldwide network of designers and clients to further expand the global reach of the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™).

As part of this partnership, HOK is undertaking a major initiative to educate and professionally accredit its design teams through the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP™) program, a credential signifying advanced knowledge of health and well-being in the built environment and specialization in WELL. HOK also will collaborate with the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) to provide research and insight from subject matter experts that will strengthen the foundation of WELL.

2016 American Architecture Award Winners Announced

2016 American Architecture Award Winners Announced

75 buildings have been announced as the winners of the 2016 American Architecture Awards by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Now in its 22nd year, the American Architecture Awards recognize “the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.” 

Via archdaily.com >

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Architects primed to meet owner demand for healthy buildings

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Architects primed to meet owner demand for healthy buildings

Architects may underestimate the importance of healthy buildings to owners, but they are focusing on it in their own design work. According to the new report, “The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings 2016” by Dodge Data & Analytics, 74 percent of architects consider building impacts influential in their design decisions. Furthermore, they align with owners in their other influence factors: costs, aesthetics, and performance.

via new.aia.org >

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City’s Largest Tech Space Launched Near GCT

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City’s Largest Tech Space Launched Near GCT

NEW YORK CITY–Grand Central Tech, along with Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and the NYC Economic Development Corp., have launched the Hub @ GCT, New York’s largest urban tech space.

Adjacent to Grand Central Terminal, the 50,000-square-foot Midtown property will host growth-stage companies in the urban tech sector. The Hub recently received funding from the city’s Urban Tech NYC initiative, which offers space, equipment, pilot opportunities and shared resources to companies working to address the city’s urban challenges.

Via globest.com >

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IA Founder David Mourning Honored by IIDA Northern California Chapter

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IA Founder David Mourning Honored by IIDA Northern California Chapter

On September 21, 2016, IIDA’s Northern California Chapter honored IA Founder and CEO David Mourning, AIA, FIIDA with its Leadership of Excellence Award. The award recognizes an IIDA member for exemplary leadership within the profession of Interior Design and was presented at the chapter’s annual Leaders Breakfast at the San Francisco Four Season’s Hotel. Previous winners include Stanford Hughes, Laura Guido-Clark, and M. Arthur Gensler.

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AIA Study Finds Health Impacts Becoming A Design Priority for Architects & Owners

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AIA Study Finds Health Impacts Becoming A Design Priority for Architects & Owners

A recent study conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has found that architects and building owners are beginning to place higher priority of the impacts of design decisions on human health. Nearly 75% of architects and 67% of owners responded that health considerations now play a role in how their buildings are designed, indicating that healthy environments have become an important tool in marketing to tenants and consumers.

Via archdaily.com >

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