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Posts in category "Technology"

AEC and Design get social in Social Media

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Event Statistics Industry: AEC, Architecture & Design Speaker: Lira Luis, AIA, RIBA, CeMA, LEED AP BD+C Main Sponsors: CWA, AIA Chicago, Porcelanosa Co-Sponsors: Allsteel, Herman Miller Target Turnout: 50 Actual Turnout: 75 (including staff) Location: Porcelanosa showroom, Merchandise Mart Takeaway: “We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how... Read more »
By Lira,
April 7, 2012 at 11:49 am
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Chicago architect teams up with Cave Creek architecture-designer, to present in Orlando

(read original article here) Coverings — The Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience — has invited Michael P Johnson, Michael P Johnson Design Studio and Lira Luis, AIA, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C, ALLL to be speakers at its annual conference and exposition coming to Orlando, Florida, April 17-20, 2012. Michael and Lira’s session entitled Tile: From... Read more »
By Lira,
March 28, 2012 at 2:54 pm
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Can Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc. be used to find funding for a project, or project leads?

Can architects/ designers/ interior designers use Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc. to find work or new project opportunities? What about funding for projects, or even winning an online contest? How is social technology increasingly paving the way for co-working? I’ve shared some of this information with you once during the 2011 AIA National Convention in New... Read more »
By Lira,
February 27, 2012 at 12:40 pm
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Chicago Artists Month show architects doing other things

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Chicago architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture.” Out of this art are several offsprings of artistic expression that richly contribute to the vibrancy of communities. Architecture, along with its allied arts, feed off of each other’s creativity. The Chicago Women In Architecture (CWA) will showcase this multi-faceted artistry of its... Read more »
By Lira,
September 18, 2011 at 3:21 pm
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Chicago Greenbuilding Action

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This week Chicago saw a surge of nearly 30,000 people at the McCormick Place West for Greenbuild — setting a new record as the largest Greenbuild since the show started in Austin, TX in 2002. Now that the activities surrounding this event have drawn to a close, let’s look at some of great examples of... Read more »
By Lira,
November 20, 2010 at 11:45 am
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Greenbuild Leads "Generation Green"

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At the kick-off of the industry’s largest gathering of representatives from all sectors of the green building movement, we saw the events drew crowds by the thousands, from the International Forum, to the Green Jobs Summit, to the opening of the international expo. At the Opening Plenary of Greenbuild on Wednesday, a new generation was... Read more »
By Lira,
November 17, 2010 at 10:48 pm
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Work Outside The Cube

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Office spaces have seen an evolution over the years. With the changing tide of the economy coupled with a new generation entering the workforce exposed to technology far more advanced than what existed in generations prior, attitudes toward work are quickly evolving. Wired magazine featured an article about the changing attitudes toward work and how... Read more »
By Lira,
August 8, 2010 at 9:10 pm
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These Walls Could Talk

IDNY convenes in some of the hippest design show rooms every month. (Pictured: Duravit showroom, Image from Designer Pages) It is one in a series of lively and elegant evenings where architects, interior designers, and design enthusiasts gather for heady conversations about art, architecture, and aesthetics. Music mixed with drinks set the tone for introducing... Read more »
By Lira,
May 1, 2010 at 12:13 pm
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