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As architectural practice continues to expand in scope, the Master in Architectural Management and D esignprogram at IE School of Architecture and Designhas set out to incorporate the seldom addressed business aspects of the AEC professions into their curriculum. This program looks to bridge the gap between advanced design and management skills, challenging the obsolete notion…
The frustrations of turning on a traditional ceiling fan may include (but are not limited to) the fo llowing scenario: Tug the light. The light comes on. Oh, you tugged the wrong string. Tug the other string. Nothing happens. Tug it again twice and the speed is too low. Tug it again once and the speed…
How do you become the world’s largest provider of real estate services? Not by merely brokering tran sactions, according to Georgia Collins. “At our best, we’re like city planners,” the CBRE senior managing director says of her work heading the western US division of CBRE’s Workplace Strategy practice. “Our focus is on helping clients make better…
Is the optimal workplace open plan or cubicle? The jury’s still out. That’s why flexible workspaces that toe the line between the two are now a large part of the task furniture market. And if it turns out those aren’t what you’re looking for, a new, more sustainable range gives you the option of trial…
Allsteel, a manufacturer of cutting-edge workplace environments, crafts products that were unheard o f just a decade ago. A few examples: Hedge, an angled partition wall with built-in shelf specifically designed for leaning on; Rise, a modular lounge made of tiered, rectangular seats; and Mind-Share, seating with a super-high backrest that doubles as a screen. All…
Architizer continues to explore how architects experience the emotional realm during the process of creation, presenting the points of view of some of the profession’s most actualized practitioners. Today, Saxon Henry, author of Four Florida Moderns, interviews Bob Borson, AIA, LEED, AP — principal of Malone Maxwell Borson Architects — who experiences architecture with an…
As a respite from all the in-your-face robotics and high-tech fanfare going on at the Consumer Elect ronics Show, Architizer found one moment of Zen playing around with the ambient lighting options of Philips Hue Tap. The puck-like remote control syncs to Philips’ smart, color-changing Hue lights via ZigBee, a lower-energy, appliance-specific alternative to wi-fi that…
Although ubiquitous email is only two decades old and the iPhone launched a mere seven years ago, mo bile working has already rewritten the playbook of office design. In fact, the transformation is so complete that its signatures—unassigned seating, bench tables, floor plans favoring chance interactions—already seem like old hat. Do the 21st-century offices that dazzle…
The ability to 3D-print objects in exceptionally strong materials like Kevlar, fiberglass, and for t he first time, carbon fiber, means one thing: “No more Yoda heads,” according to MarkForged creative director Jeff Klein. MarkForged (stylized as MARKFORG3D) is the Boston-area startup behind the Mark One, a 3D printer that launched in its current form in…