By Shashi Caan, Allied ASID Curiosity, imagination and a quest for discovery/improvement are intrinsic components of human nature. Design, connecting both the creative and rational sides of the human brain, embodies all of these while appealing to our need for self -expression and the search for beauty. Does design matter?… Read More →

By Kay Sargent, ASID, IIDA, CID, LEED AP ID+C A new focus is on the rise, the fact that we are human. Although designing sustainable environments, driving down cost and integrating rapidly emerging technologies have been our focus in recent years, ultimately we are still designing for people. And how… Read More →

We would like to extend a sincere thank you for your support of the ASID community outreach Style Your Sole event at NeoCon! In three days, we styled 200 pairs of TOMS shoes and on the last day of the conference, ASID staff members distributed the shoes to a group… Read More →

More and more, the hospitality industry is finding that the cost of sustainability is a good investment. By Jenny Rebholz Schrank, Allied ASID The hospitality market is not so different from other specialties when it comes to embracing LEED® certification and sustainable initiatives. In fact, green is likely here to… Read More →

Psychologist Dr. Judith Heerwagen, well known for her research on environmental aesthetics, applied the term “bio-inspired design” to interiors in a 2003 paper that examined a number of studies of how the forms and sensory attributes of nature affect us instinctively and emotionally: Understanding what it is about nature that… Read More →

Hotels Go Green More and more, the hospitality industry is finding that the cost of sustainability is a good investment. learn more>

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