Bendheim is introducing a new one-hour Continuing Education program titled, Specialty Architectural Glass: Enhancing Sustainable Interiors (#BEND02). The AIA-registered program provides a sweeping overview of the manufacturing processes, physical characteristics and inherent green design benefits of decorative architectural glass and qualifies for one AIA Sustainable Design / Health, Safety, and Welfare learning unit (1 SD [...]
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Gran Kriegel Associates Honored
The Boston Society of Architects, in conjunction with the AIA NY, have recognized Gran Kriegel Associates as part of the 2009 K-12 Educational Facilities Design Awards Program. Gran Kriegel was presented with an Award for Design Excellence for a project to convert a former court house located at 283 Adams Street in downtown Brooklyn into [...]
Says Who: Metropolis Talks Education with IDEO
Metropolis magazine talks to IDEO’s Sandy Speicher, head of design for learning. Here is her list of 10 tips to modernize the classroom for the 21st century. 1. Pull, don’t push. 2. Create from relevance. 3. Stop calling them “soft” skills. 4. Allow for variation. 5. No more sage onstage. 6. Teachers are designers. 7. [...]
InDesign for Designers
What: MedioBistro’s InDesign for Designers, a class in New York City for Mac-based designers ready to make the switch to Adobe’s page-layout flagship. When: February 21-22, 10am-4pm Where: Midtown West Wince: $425 Why: Art director and graphic designer Patricia Ryan will guide you through InDesign’s myriad features and capabilities to get you up and running [...]