Environmental Graphic Design (EGD): What is it exactly? Wikipedia defines EGD as a design profession embracing many design disciplines including graphic design, architecture, industrial design and landscape architecture. Practitioners in this field are concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and brands, information design and shaping a sense of place. There are many […]
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Featured in HealthTechZone.com, December 2014. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations have been an important diagnostic tool since the first commercial MRI became available in 1981. [1],[2] Unlike X-rays and CT scans, which are good at imaging bones and other dense objects in the body, MRIs can create detailed images of soft tissues like the brain, heart, […]
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Featured in Medical Construction & Design, November 2014. Not one of us undergoes a surgical procedure with the hope of walking out the door with an infection along with their medical bill. Unfortunately, incidents of infections from healthcare facilities do occur, and opportunities for increased incidence are growing with surge of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) […]
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The American Institute of Architects’ Pennsylvania chapter included student awards at their annual awards gala at a Barnes Museum November 12, 2014.
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Several changes to the 2014 FGI Guidelines affect the physical space for behavior health spaces in stand-alone centers and in-hospital behavioral health units. Section 2.5–2.2 General Psychiatric Units was altered this year to add the requirement for a sally port in a locked unit at the primary entrance. The FGI guidelines define “sally port” in […]
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Recently I had the opportunity to serve on the National Grading Panel for the Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Spring 2014 Grading Session. The Exam Passing the NCIDQ exam distinguishes its successful candidates as trained interior designers versus those without formal education or interior decorators who call themselves interior designers, since, unlike architecture, many […]
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As I was applying for college a few years ago, I realized I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I was interested in design and I enjoyed doing community service, so I decided to study interior design at Virginia Tech. During my junior year of college, I discovered […]
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After several weeks of deliberations and, consultation with experts from the design and 3D printing world, Array is ready to reveal the winners of the 3D design challenge. This challenge took place across several offices and culminated in a collaborative effort to bring 2D drawings to 3D reality.
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