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Operation Oslo: 9to5 Seating Joins Norway’s Flokk

Few words in the business lexicon have more meanings than “acquisition.” Perhaps that’s because reporting about acquisitions seldom gets beyond ...

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Volcanos, Spaceships and Los Angeles: The Places Evil Calls Home

Ever noticed the extraordinary homes and hideouts owned by villains? Their places have it all — enviable locations, fantastic gadgets ...

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The Shape of Seating to Come: Lauren Rottet’s Lyda Lounge

Holding pride of place in the Haworth Collection showroom at NeoCon 2019 was a new sofa designed by Lauren Rottet, ...

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An App for All Reasons: Enabling Mobility in the Built Environment – Part II

In the second of a two-part series this week, officeinsight contributor Stephen Witte continues his exploration of innovators in apps for ...

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An App for All Reasons: Enabling Mobility in the Built Environment – Part I

Everyone remembers the first time. Eagerly or anxiously, cautiously or recklessly, everyone remembers downloading and using that first smartphone app. ...

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Gensler Defines Professional Coworking for MakeOffices

Coworking is a growth business. Estimates from Small Business Labs place coworking memberships at just over 1 million by 2022, ...

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The Importance of Knowing Guilherme Wentz

Guilherme Wentz decided after two years at university that a business degree wasn’t for him. Born the second son of ...

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You Are There: IIDA Student Design Charette 2018

These sixty people were different from the others squeezing into the Merchandise Mart on that Tuesday morning of NeoCon. A ...

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Options Amid Chaos: An Architect’s Story from Post-Maria Puerto Rico – Part II

San Juan’s largest airport, Luis Muñoz Marín International, opened two days after Maria on September 22 using backup power. Controllers ...

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Options Amid Chaos: An Architect’s Story from Post-Maria Puerto Rico

The following interview with architect Gonzalo Ferrer, AIA, happened almost five months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. What he ...

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Unexpected Encounters with Ceramic Tile in 2018

The announcement of Oscar nominations signals a peak in the entertainment industry’s award season. It can also be a heads-up ...

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Denver’s Stop for a Bite of Culture: The Food Hall at Zeppelin Station

Zeppelin Development predicts where Denverites want to live, work and play with uncanny accuracy. How the Zeppelin team reads the ...

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