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MIA Seeks Additional Staff for Technical Department

StoneDimensions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Field telephone, email, and website generated inquires from members, non-members, architects, interior designers, engineers, etc regarding stone origin, properties, quarrying, fabrication, handling, installation, maintenance, and restoration. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Houzz.com you're killing me

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. I know this because I designed this display. A stone labeled Crema Bordeaux today looks nothing like the same stone from the same quarry in Brazil five years ago. If you have a difficult room or if youve hit the wall, hire a designer.

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Meet MIA President, Dan Rea

StoneDimensions

The MIA is hoping to partner with several key companies to translate MIA’s Dimension Stone Design Manual into Portuguese. That, coupled with additional donations (totaling over $800,000) from around the world, provided the MIA with the resources to produce three scientific studies.

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10 Reasons You Should Use Sustainable Building Materials

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Look around your community; is there a local manufacturer that produces building materials—maybe a local quarry or local cabinet maker? Buying locally saves money and the environment, such as buying from a local cabinet maker or quarry. Studies show that sustainably certified homes sell for more. 7) Building With Wood.

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Proof that Architects are not Boring | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

When filling out the registration form on my Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition, I asked everyone to share with me certain things – like their name, where they are from, what they are currently doing, etc – these were mandatory fields to fill in. My last design competition involved cake. Cakitecture.

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