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Over 650 people attended the IIDA Phoenix City Center's 3rd Annual Couture 2010, a sold out event, at the Phoenix Art Museum on February 11, 2010. Photo Credit: Ben Quillinan.
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Continuing Education Forms for 2010
Learners - Updated Individual Approval Reporting Form and Instructions may be found under the Compliance section of the IIDA Website. Learn how to use these forms to apply for credit towards IIDA Compliance.
Presenters - Teaching a course that needs approval? The latest IDCEC accreditation information and IDCEC Presenter's Guides are now posted online.
Additional questions can be addressed to ceu@iida.org.
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Call for Entries: Hospitality Product Design Competition
The 14th Annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition is a collaboration between IIDA and Hospitality Design magazine. This competition honors designers and manufacturers for excellence and innovation in product design for the hospitality industry. The deadline to request an entry kit is Friday, April 16. View the 2010 Call for Entries and contact Monica DeAngelis for more information.
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2010 Student Mentoring Week Thank You
Thank you to the professionals who served as mentors during the 2010 Student Mentoring Week.
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Can Green Interiors Help Power the Recovery? by Sascha Wagner, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, and Robin Bass, LEED AP
This article discusses how the demand for sustainability and long-term value are shifting attitudes in the world of commercial interiors, creating an environment ripe for design professionals with incentives for both landlords and tenants to move the sustainability agenda forward. Read this article.
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DesignMatters blog: Getting Back on Your Feet
The departure of one of our IIDA interns, Sarah Bingham, Associate IIDA, who recently left us to pursue a career with DIRTT, has got me thinking about job searches. How we do them and ultimately, what makes one more “successful” than another. Read this blog.
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I heart I.D. blog: 2009 Contractor Awards
A hilarious compilation of project photos for which the contractor should really have won an award. Read this blog.
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Congratulations to Dr. Cherif Amor, Associate IIDA and Texas/Oklahoma Chapter Director of Education, on the opening of the Islamic Student Center in Lubbock, Texas, a project he has overseen since inception on behalf of the Muslim community and the Muslim Student Association at Texas Tech University. The Center is a celebration of diversity within the region, and will serve as a platform for Interfaith dialogue, community activities, and the instruction of the Arabic language and Islamic studies for non-Muslims.
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Nancy E. Hackett, IIDA, IDEC, a professor of Interior Design since 1992 and affiliated with the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk since 2001, has been awarded tenure from Suffolk University in Boston, MA as of March 1, 2010. Professor Hackett is the Co-Director of the Interior Design program at Suffolk University with 200 students enrolled in the BFA and MA programs in Interiors. She maintains her practice, Hackett Interior Architectural Consulting, in Beverly, MA and collaborates with her husband as Director of Interiors for MTD Architects as well.
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Barbara Zieve, IIDA has joined IA Interior Architects as Design Director. In her new role, she will lead IA’s legal services group and will be based out of the firm’s New York office. As Associate Partner and Interior Design Director with Butler Rogers Baskett Architects in New York for eight years, Zieve oversaw the design of many of the firm’s projects. She is a GSA Peer for the Design Excellence Program, past Executive Editorial Advisory Board Member for Contract Magazine (2007 – 2009), and Past President of the IIDA New York Chapter.
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Julia Klein, CEO of C.H. Briggs Company, one of the largest independently owned distributors of interior and specialty building products in the United States, was one of 70 business owners from across the country invited to the White House February 17th for President Obama and Vice President Biden’s remarks on the importance of the Stimulus program on our economy. This meeting marked the first anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read the full press release.
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Inscape Purchases Falconer Manufacturing Facility
Inscape Corporation, leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative workplace solutions, announced the purchase of a manufacturing facility in Falconer, New York. Inscape had been leasing the facility for its architectural products division since 2001. Read the full press release.
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Kimball(R) Office is excited to introduce the newest member of its team, Donna Dapice as Region Manager. Dapice will cover the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia areas, with a base in Kimball Office’s New York City showroom. As region manager, Dapice will work with the sales team to increase awareness of Kimball Office solutions and the company’s dedication to manufacturing sustainable, quality products.
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Recently, we spent time with Carmen Preston, IIDA, President of the Alabama Chapter, to learn more about what's going on in her Chapter.
DesignMatters: How do you ensure working well together as a Board?
Carmen Preston: We understand that to work well as a board, the board must be a cohesive unit. I believe the biggest strength of our board is its collaborative character. Some of our most successful events started out as a small idea at a board meeting. By listening to each other’s ideas, we were able to build on these small ideas, and make them a reality. Attentive listening to each board member, and working collaboratively on various ideas is how the Alabama chapter ensures the board works well together.
Read more...
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Architectural Digest Home Design Show
A world of design inspiration awaits at the 9th annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show from March 18-21 at Pier 94 in New York City. IIDA is pleased to present a provocative dialogue between Swantje Roessenr, BMW, and John Bricker, Gensler, about the true and expanding nature of design, creativity, innovation, experience and the art and science of "thinking spaces." Roessner and Brinker, both accomplished and forward-thinking designers, with diverse expertise, will explore the nature of branded environments, design as strategy and the explosion in (and demand for) experienced-focused design.
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NeoCon is Online in March
Due to debut this March 2010, the completely redesigned Neocon.com extends the show experience beyond its three-day run. Prepare for NeoCon by scoping out exhibitors and their wares in advance and creating a NeoCon Guide to maximize your time. Use the share function to coordinate your show plans with those of friends and colleagues. Whether you're a NeoCon newbie or a grizzled veteran, the new NeoCon.com will help you get more out of the show.
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METROCON 10 Expo & Conference Call For Presenters
The 40+ CEU, 200+ exhibitor, 350+ booth, 3000+ attendee METROCON tradeshow will take place August 12-13, 2010, at Dallas Market Hall. If you are interested in submitting a continuing education course for consideration, please review the Submission Guidelines and submit no later than March 1, 2010. Questions? Contact Patti Redd (214.212.5659), of the IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter.
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IIDA Alabama Chapter
80's Skating Party, August 2009
Sneak Peak is a section of DesignMatters featuring photos from IIDA Chapter events nationwide. If you're interested in having your photo included in the next DesignMatters, please submit it to dm-news@iida.org.
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