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Posts tagged "AEC"

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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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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Pastry Puffing Out Architecture

During a recent screening of the documentary Kings of Pastry at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago’s theater district, I had the pleasure of asking one of its leading characters, Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer from where his design sources come. He tells me he’s a big fan of the work of glass artist Dale Chihuly... Read more »
By Lira,
January 16, 2011 at 3:02 pm
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Greenbuild In The White City

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As people from out-of-state begin to flock to Chicago this week for the “world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, Greenbuild, social media sites from Twitter (hashtage #Greenbuild) to Facebook have people wanting to know must-see things about this city. GreenSource Magazine compiled an eclectic mix of Chicago Recommendations from its notable residents... Read more »
By Lira,
November 15, 2010 at 5:41 pm
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WTF On Day One

WTF On Day One
The Nomkhubulwane (pronounced Nom-koo-bull-wah’-nee) sculpture flanked the entrance of the Merchandise Mart on Day One of NeoCon World’s Trade Fair. Brought to you by InterfaceFlor in partnership with The Human Elephant Foundation. (image by Edmund Dantes) NeoCon WTF is one of the nation’s largest trade show of contract furnishings in North America. The name itself... Read more »
By Lira,
June 14, 2010 at 11:15 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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The Wisdom of Many And The Windy One

English statesman (circa 1700s) Lord John Russell described a proverb as “The wisdom of many and the wit of one.” KA Connect 2010 can be described as “a melting pot of knowledge from the brightest minds in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industries” and the brainchild of “one” San Francisco-based knowledge management firm, Knowledge... Read more »
By Lira,
April 19, 2010 at 11:36 pm
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