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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses

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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses 0 qpurcell Fri, 02/09/2024 - 11:30 Higher Education To help people with disabilities feel part of the campus community, higher education institutions and architects must strive to create settings that not only adhere to but also exceed ADA guidelines.

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Best Value Facilities Repair, Renovation Work Order Delivery

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News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner. Collaborative design for constructibility. Best value facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build benefits.

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10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

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What Is Architecture? The techniques and art of making the layout of buildings and constructing the building are architecture. Designing and decorating, selection of furnishings, having supervision for construction, and renovating or remodeling a building. Architecture is an art. Architecture is just not only art.

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Tips To Transform Your Interior Office Renovation

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Because it’s where your employees spend the majority of their working hours, the way it’s designed has a substantial impact on both their general health and productivity. It might be time for an office renovation if your workspace […]

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LEDs accentuate the architecture at a renovated public library

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In renovating and expanding the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, Ill., design architect Product Architecture + Design drew influences from the hospitality industry to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

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How to Preserve Character When Renovating Historic Homes

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How to Preserve Character When Renovating Historic Homes. These tips from Housing Design Matters ensure that historic alterations don’t turn into architectural aberrations. Oh yes, this week is going to be a design critique blog! One of our recent renovations in downtown Charleston had obviously been altered over time.

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Smith College’s newly renovated Neilson Library honors its past as it moves into the future

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campus of Smith College, reopened to students after a four-year, $120 million renovation and expansion that reimagine the library’s 200,000 sf, in the conception of its architectural designer Maya Lin, as an intellectual commons. On March 29, Neilson Library, on the Northampton, Mass.,