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GRAND RAPIDS — When architects design buildings, they’re looking to provide clients with the best possible solution for their needs given range requirements and limitations. But how does an architect know when her design actually performed as intended and helped clients meet current and future needs?

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KALAMAZOO — There is an upside to being able to lean across a cubicle wall to ask a colleague a question, rather than make a phone call or stroll down the street.

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GRAND RAPIDS — The more than $22 million renovation project of the old Federal Building isn’t the only part of Ferris State University’s Kendall College of Art and Design that’s being remodeled.

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Detroit – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Michigan and AIA Detroit announced the retirement of Executive Director Rae J. Dumke, Hon. AIA, at the end of 2010.  Barb Sido, CAE, has been named as Dumke’s successor.

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PORTAGE — In architecture, an effective design improves the lives of those who use the building, while minimizing the impact to the environment.
At the WoodsEdge Learning center, a $23 million building designed to meet the needs of students with severe disabilities, form and function unite to create an environment that supports educational goals, is completely handicapped accessible, and minimizes the school’s carbon footprint.

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GRAND RAPIDS — As Bissell Homecare Inc. evolved into more research and development and chemical processes than heavy manufacturing at its Walker Ave. headquarters, the company’s space needs also changed, kicking off the creation of its new Innovation Center.

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Look around at some of the structures in West Michigan and it comes as no shock that the region is home to some amazingly talented architects and designers. Again this year, the Grand Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects honors the best of the best work from local architects, designs that both solve problems for clients and stand above the competition. This year’s annual gala awards were held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 38 Commerce in downtown Grand Rapids.