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Despite the systemic obstacles they face, Black designers continue to push forth inspiring contributions to the built environment. Take a few minutes to review the work of these designers. If you’re a business owner or real estate investor, consider hiring one of these talented firms for your next commercial project.

Learn how to set and maintain commercial interior design standards with these best-practices. Discover how using standardized products and materials can streamline the design process, reduce costs, and improve efficiency while ensuring health, performance, safety, and brand identity goals are met.

In honor of women’s history month, we want to highlight some of the women who have had a tremendous impact and influence on the history of architecture. These women have helped to pave the way for future generations of female architects through their perseverance, determination and grit. We honor them by telling their stories, and celebrating their work and influence.

In honor of Black History Month, we want to share some of the Black individuals who helped shape the built environment through their talent, creativity, and determination to perceiver in an industry that has not always been accepting of them.

Finding loopholes in a contract where clients or contractors can circumvent the terms to your detriment is a risk that you can eliminate from the start. Make your contract as airtight and bulletproof as possible so all parties are well-equipped with the knowledge needed to execute the project. Ready to deliver? Arm yourself with these must-have clauses on your interior design contract.

Specs complement the visual core of an ever-evolving interior project. Designers scrutinize beyond the surface level of aesthetics and into the granular details of strength, function, cost and codes to deliver viable interior design spec sheets. From tangible to intangible details, find out how you can elevate human-centric interior spaces—on time and on spec.