As the commercial furnishings industry has matured, so have those traditional methods of obtaining product information.
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The future of our design disciplines and service philosophies should bring a demand for increased ingenuity in design, flexibility, durability, and longevity in our buildings.
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Architects and "Design through Dialogue: A Guide for Clients and Architects" authors Teresa von Sommaruga Howard and Karen Franck share some of their practical A&D business advice.
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If there ever was “business as usual” in the interior design industry, it is no more.
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IIDA roundtable discussion focuses on the shifts in business practice among design firms, with the underlying theme of “change.”
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New technology introductions, and collaboration with Contract magazine, aim to enhance NeoCon® 2010 attendee experience
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How can you navigate coding and permit snafus?
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The annual industry expo is poised to be the most comprehensive yet. What can attendees expect?
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Design specialists are uniquely positioned to help navigate the process of change in the workplace
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Current AIA president George Miller shares his views on the Great Recession, the economic potential of green job creation, and how architects and firms can get involved.
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The interior designer today is concerned not only with determining furniture, furnishings, colors, materials, and finishes, but also with organizing and predicting basic concepts of work organization and traffic flow for large corporate or institutional entities.
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Author of the recently released The Profitable Architect speaks about the ways in which architects can promote their own style and optimize profit.
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From June 1990: Architects and interior designers would have much more to gain by
educating society about the true value of design in our lives.
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Research has become a hot topic lately in interior design especially in the arenas of sustainability,
healthcare, and workplace environments.
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Sustainable building practices come with the related burden of myriad legal issues for architects, interior designers, and their clients to consider.
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As the economy recovers, the good news is that demand for sustainable
design and products in the interiors markets will accelerate even more.
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As alliances and collaborations combine with more frequency, and technological possibilities accelerate, how designers work and what the profession will look like will change profoundly.
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From smartphones to Google, technology is changing the way designers approach the very practice of design.
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After a devastating year of layoffs, furloughs, and closures, businesses
are repositioning for the post-great recession economy. What will this
new economic landscape look like?
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More happiness, less stuff. It’s the conclusion I’ve been drawing lately on the speaking circuit, as I describe my reworking of a famous equation by Paul and Anne Ehrlich from their book The Population Bomb—the environmental impact equation.
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This article addresses itself to a dilemma facing the contract and interior design field and particularly as it affects the final client—the business firm or corporation. The dilemma is not of anyone’s particular making but it causes serious enough headache to warrant attention and, it is hoped, clarification.
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At this fateful juncture in our social and economic history, when everything from personal values to business processes is up for reevaluation, there is renewed talk of the potential for design thinking to chart a more enlightened future for corporate America and beyond.
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Contract magazine presents a look at the evolution of design over the last half decade in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
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Designers may be split on their journalistic preferences but are in agreement that online mediums must now play a daily role in their search for real-time information and news.
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Why aren't A&E firms using patents to protect their work?
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In our 50th year of publication, Contract proudly presents the winners of the 31st Annual Interiors Awards Competition.
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Increasingly more corporate clients are seeking workplaces that are not only
pretty and functional but are true branded environments
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What makes design firms team up?
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The commercial real estate (CRE) services industry recently has transformed
itself, adapting to the competitive needs of corporate clients that are
globalizing and consolidating while implementing dramatic cost containment
measures.
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