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DFC Announces New Commitment: The Portland Promise

Jan 28, 2013

Design Futures Council Announces Changes to the Nantucket Principles with a new Commitment: The Portland Promise Read full »

"America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2012" Available

Nov 2, 2011

A definitive analysis of the best architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and industrial design programs across the United States Read full »

Defining Progress Toward Sustainability

May 12, 2011

New assessment tool has been effectively used in pre-design programming, neighborhood and regional assessments, post-occupancy evaluations of industrial buildings, and comparative analysis of... Read full »

Designing the Design Firm

Apr 27, 2011

New book by NBBJ's Jim Jonassen examines how to create practices that are capable of producing superior design work. Read full »

Driving Success and Innovation in Design and Construction

Jul 7, 2010

New book examines inefficiencies and waste, offering solutions to recreate the building industry. Read full »

Role Models of Sustainable Design

Jun 30, 2010

Results of the 2010 DesignIntelligence Sustainable Design Survey show who the architecture/engineering/construction industry reveres as role models for the their sustainable design efforts. Read full »

Cramer Tells Virginia Tech Graduates to Invent the Future

May 20, 2010

Design Futures Council President James P. Cramer has spent much of May speaking to students and faculty about the future of the design professions. Read full »

Book Provides Leadership Vision for Architecture, Engineering

Apr 15, 2010

"The Language of Leadership: Stories and Studies in Courage, Wisdom, and Sacrifice" by Louis L. Marines Read full »

Hope Amid a Slow Construction Comeback

Jan 11, 2010

25 trends transforming architecture and design indicate there are opportunities amid the sluggish recovery. Read full »

'Change Design' Examines Architecture as Business Tool

Oct 7, 2009

New 2nd edition of NBBJ book is published by Greenway Communications Read full »

Role Models of Sustainability Leadership

Jul 7, 2009

DesignIntelligence survey: Amory Lovins, Barack Obama among admired sustainability leaders Read full »

Using Design to Fight Obesity

Jun 5, 2009

Architects can participate in the cultural fat fight by making simple changes to the design and location of staircases within buildings. Read full »

Public Support Grows for Mass Transit, Infrastructure Spending

Feb 10, 2009

Education and health care also top the list in importance to Americans. Read full »

25 Trends Transforming Architecture and Design

Jan 26, 2009

Look beyond the challenges of the current business landscape and you will find opportunities for success. Read full »

How Deep? How Long? Managing in Turbulent Times

Oct 15, 2008

Since the stock market's all-time high in October 2007, Wall Street has seen $8.4 trillion of equity evaporate. Credit markets are in disarray. Read full »

Global Economy Will Impact All Firms, Some for the Better

Oct 7, 2008

The changing global competitiveness and financial environment is unfolding dramatically, which will add further complexity into the realities of professional practice leadership. Read full »

HOK and Biomimicry Guild Form Alliance

Oct 1, 2008

HOK and the Biomimicry Guild have forged an alliance to encourage linking the natural and built environments. This relationship will support integration of nature’s innovations in the planning... Read full »

New Book Illuminates Design's Potential

Sep 18, 2008

One of the most highly anticipated new books among professional practice firms poses a compelling challenge to designers of every kind. Read full »

Gauging Sustainability Efforts

Aug 22, 2008

A new survey by DesignIntelligence and The Greenway Group quantifies the sustainability efforts of leading U.S. architecture and design firms. Read full »

Greenway Expands Economic Scenario Planning

Jul 3, 2008

Greenway Group Chairman and CEO James P. Cramer announced the expansion of the firm's strategic and foresight consulting services to include custom market economic scenario planning for professional... Read full »

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