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The “New” Work, Part II

The “New” Work, Part II

By | December 1, 2011 at 1:15 am | 2 comments

Desso is a major carpet manufacturer, selling primarily to corporate and commercial customers in more than 100 countries. In this 2-part series, Andrew Sibley from Desso looks at how the workplace is changing. Read Part I: The "New" Work, Part I   The new office...

Posted in: dec 2011, Ideas

Behind the Curtain: NRG Energy

Behind the Curtain: NRG Energy

By | October 1, 2011 at 6:00 am | No comments

Designing for Blended Teams NRG Energy is headquartered in the Houston Pavilions mixed-use complex in downtown Houston. Kirksey designed the 11 floors of this 262,000-sf project to ease the organizational transition of two merging companies, increase collaboration among...

Posted in: oct 2011, Projects

Managing Conflict with Color

Managing Conflict with Color

By | October 1, 2011 at 5:40 am | One comment

Conflict management is a fundamental part of our professional environments and color affects our psyche tremendously. Clash in a work environment is bound to happen – different people, backgrounds, and ideas on how to do things. Disagreements impact work production...

Posted in: Ideas, oct 2011

What if There Was No Color?

What if There Was No Color?

By | December 1, 2010 at 12:08 pm | One comment

Our industry seemed obsessed with avocado green and hypnotic orange in the 1970s, then deep tones of bourbon red, depressed blue, and hunter green in the 1980s. The 1990s ushered in a glut of bold and multicolored patterns, which were anything but sparse. The current...

Posted in: dec 2010, Ideas, Projects

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