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Fast Company
Step into most modern offices and you'll find some sort of variation on a theme: rooms with doors around the perimeter and an open space with desks in the middle. Throw in a kitchen area and some movable grey fabric "walls," and call it a workspace.
Though ubiquitous, it's not an environment designed for everyone — certainly not if you're an introvert, or if your job requires privacy and concentration. Yet design experts believe that the only way to improve performance among knowledge workers is to keep colleagues in close proximity.
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By Michael J. Berens
 As more and more women ascend to professional and leadership positions, businesses, and organizations have striven to create cultures and provide environments that accommodate both sexes without favoritism. What often is lacking in these efforts is a clear vision of what constitutes gender equality or neutrality, especially in the design of the physical environment. Some recent studies offer guidance on factors that can affect perceptions of gender neutrality.
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HospitalityNet
Gone are the days when offering Wi-Fi at a hotel was enough; travelers are booking hotels, finding travel information, and controlling every detail of their trips from their smartphones and tablets. In cities with burgeoning tech markets, such as Chicago, Austin, and Miami, hotels are on the forefront of adopting technology aimed at helping business travelers orchestrate their visits and make their stays more convenient and comfortable.
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IIDA
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IIDA
The IIDA/Contract Magazine Booth Design Competition honors originality of design, visual impact, effective use of materials and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in booths at NeoCon East 2015. Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015.
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Acrovyn by Design® provides unlimited visual freedom to incorporate digitally printed photography, branding and more behind legendary, PVC-free Acrovyn. The 4’x8’ or 4’x10’ .040” thick rigid sheet is perfect for protecting imagery and walls in high traffic areas. Let your imagination run wild!
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Interior Design
The 13th annual London Design Festival kicked off recently with a presentation at Somerset House, the latest venue to be added to its already bulging program of around 400 events. The festival's organizers invited 10 influential design studios to create bespoke environments within the West Wing of the iconic arts venue, while projects including Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's Serif TV for Samsung and the winners of this year's London Design Medals were exhibited elsewhere in the building.
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Modern color match: NODE+chroma Inspire
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Building Design+Construction
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a common definition for a zero energy building: "An energy-efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on-site renewable exported energy." The recently published "A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings" provides clarity across the industry and provides important guidelines for measurement and implementation on building projects.
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Sourceable
In the contemporary hospitality market, we are spoiled for choice, and it's as much about trends as it is about taste.
The same goes for designing and constructing hospitality spaces. They are one of the most unrelenting and highly critiqued markets — if you thought the tax department had it tough, think again. The minute a customer walks into a restaurant or cafe, you may as well slap a cravat on them — because they'll be judging you on price, quality, atmosphere, service, location ... oh, and taste.
So how do you design and construct a space that will impress the master chefs, the hotplates, and the restaurant rulers?
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Make a dramatic statement with the LumiSource Hover Collection. This original LumiSource design gives the impression of suspension, highlighting the elegant blend of fabulous materials. Tempered glass, brushed stainless steel, and wood blend seamlessly together adding intrigue and sophistication to any contemporary room.
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By Lloyd Princeton
 There's no denying that today having a presence on social media is a must for any designer who wants to remain competitive and grow his/her business. Consumers are spending more and more time on social media, and many prefer to browse and shop through social media rather than through a Web search or going directly to a provider's website. More importantly, as social media has become more image-based, it has become more design-friendly.
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Enhance any environment with flexible and contemporary modular Doozie lounge pieces. Configure Doozie pieces to be used in an individual or group setting whether it be for universities, corporate environments, hospitality, children centers or informal collaborative spaces. The Doozie lounge collection includes nine unique shapes and sizes.
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Design Week
The DBA's John Scarrott says the pitch process could be the worst possible time to start conversations with potential clients and suggests alternative routes.
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