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The Real Deal
With an eye on ditching assigned work stations, businesses are upping office square footage dedicated to each employee through shared work spaces. According to a new report by architecture and design firm Ted Moudis Associates, many companies are adding alternative spaces for employees to get work done, like kitchen areas and "quiet zones," the Wall Street Journal reported. The report is based on 2.4 million square feet of the firm's office work.
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Interior Design
Capital One, the financial services institution increasingly self identified as a technology entity, is well steeped in workplace studies from an internal stance. It typically does one annually as well as holds focus groups. This year the company opted to dive deeper. It commissioned an outside consultancy, Wakefield Research, to evaluate workplace priorities from those outside the design community. Overall, results affirmed our mantra in a big way. Design matters. No surprise there. But the breakdown, presented to us in Capital One's San Francisco office, held plenty of them.
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Work Design Magazine
As environmental branding continues to trend, businesses are experiencing benefits beyond adding a splash of color to the office. From wall décor and office graphics to decorative privacy film for conference room windows, interior graphics don't just fill space. Projects challenge marketers to understand the implications for a company brand. They present graphic designers a unique canvas to share a company story. In many cases, installations foster team-building as ideas are crowdsourced from different departments.
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GlobeSt.com
Competition for patients has become more heated across the medical office sector, but as Justin Brasell, VP of healthcare advisory services at Transwestern, sees it, one factor that could separate the successful practices from the pack is often overworked: office design.
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If you could design a wall pattern, what would it look like? Enter your pattern into the Acrovyn by Design® Patterns Contest for a chance to win $5,000 and be added to the Acrovyn by Design Pattern Collection. For contest rules and information, click here.
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International Airport Review
Within the travel industry, airports strive to create a memorable (and positive) passenger experience to generate higher revenue and stronger customer loyalty. Some have found more success than others (though usually in small increments), but until airports start taking a fundamentally different — and holistic — approach to consumer experience, driving real bottom line change will remain elusive.
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Architizer
To decorate or not to decorate? When it comes to acoustic wall and ceiling panels for commercial typologies, architects must ask whether or not they want a bold statement-making solution or one that seamlessly blends into the walls of a contemporary work-space. Both can be ideal solutions depending on context, but one thing is certain: This specifying decision is a crucial one due to the significant aesthetic impact of these products.
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Dwell
Logically named the ContainHotel after its structural components, this small, mobile, and environmentally-conscious hotel offers an alternative escape for modern travelers looking to push the boundaries of traditional accommodations.
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IIDA
Join IIDA in Chicago for the IIDA Advocacy Symposium beginning September 22, 2017, for three days of sessions, speakers, and panels focused on the advocacy topics that matter most to commercial interior designers. Learn critical skills, including how to build relationships with decision-makers, work with other stakeholder groups, and promote grassroots involvement. Connect with passionate, dedicated, and persistent commercial interior design advocates from across the country. Space is limited. Register now.
IIDA
IIDA, in collaboration with EDmarket, announces the opening of the 5th annual EDspaces Innovation Awards. The EDspaces Innovation Awards recognize manufacturers and designers for excellence in product design for the learning environment. The competition is open to exhibitors at EDspaces 2017, scheduled for Oct. 25-27, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. The deadline for submitting products is Friday, September 22. For more information and to submit, visit the website.
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If sitting at a desk all day has got you down, the Kick™ Balance Board from Mayline®-Safco® can help you kick the habit of the sedentary workday. This sleek balance board helps promote more movement and features an anti-fatigue mat surface for additional comfort.
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Huffington Post
Anyone who knows Mark Hirons will agree that there is no individual more deserving of the title "Workplace Designer of the Year." In addition to being a talented designer and amazing mentor, he is one of the most humble, genuine guys you will ever meet. Inspired by this recent accolade, I sat down with him to get his thoughts and perspectives on the ever-evolving world of contract interiors.
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Smart Company
We've all been in shops that are so overflowing with stock that it's impossible to find what you're looking for, and others that are so sparse that you're not entirely sure what they sell. But both have one thing in common — neither create a positive customer experience. It's a simple fact — great design plays a big part in the success of your small business.
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Altro
Altro Orchestra resilient flooring has been engineered to create the ideal environment to heal, learn and live. For demanding areas with constant foot traffic, this vinyl sheet provides comfort underfoot and sound reduction. And with a grand palette of 40 colors, designers can create the right atmosphere to suit their spaces.
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Building Design + Construction
A new seven-story luxury apartment complex for students has recently been completed on the University of Texas Austin's West Campus. The building, dubbed The Ruckus Lofts, offers 46 units and 165 beds and comprises a game room, cyber café, student conference rooms, study cubbies, coffee bar, and Sky Gym.
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Quartz
Even though most people think about themselves as primarily visual beings, neuroscience reveals a complex "connectome" of brain cells that connects all of our senses. Try writing a report in a noisy, uncomfortable place with the smells of the office microwave wafting over to your desk, and the importance of other senses becomes clear.
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Forbes
If you want to step into your professional power, you need to know your value. You can't take it for granted that employers will pay you fairly, and you can't assume that recruiters who contact you will see your value either. You have to know what you are worth on the marketplace — and why. Unfortunately, plenty of employers and their recruiters will try to low-ball job-seekers.
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Inc.
As a professor of leadership and management and author of a bestselling leadership book, I get asked a lot, "What's the difference between leadership and management?" Everyone gets that each is important. Most people get that they overlap a lot. Not many people can clarify the difference or why it matters. Hence people find themselves leading when managing would get the results they want and vice versa.
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