Nowadays, buildings are built with modern materials and advanced technology, which make them more expensive than secondary housing (block building from brick or brick-monolithic). Beside materials and technology, numerous factors determine the value of residential real estate market in the state of Florida and major cities in the Russian Federation like Moscow and St. … [Read more...] about A Comparative Analysis of Real Estate Markets in Florida and Major Cities of the Russian Federation
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A Day in the Life…Lighting
Lighting, lighting everywhere…I feel like I am swimming in fixtures this week! Since I have been buried in lighting design for a large project, I thought it was only fitting that to give the subject another chat, seeing as it has been a while since our last conversation on the matter (June 2016)! Thomas Edison came up with the concept from which all modern lighting has been … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life…Lighting
A Day in the Life…Culture
“Culture - enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training; acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills” – Merriam Webster Dictionary. Culture, by its’ very definition, is diversity, history, excellence, creativity…that when combined becomes a … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life…Culture
A Day in the Life…Dance of the Designer
This week seems like a good time to Tango (the dance that is)! It’s the middle of summer, or the endless summer as many Floridians put it, and since it’s a hot, beautiful, and passionate dance, it seems like the perfect time to talk about it. Now that I have you engaged, but also probably thoroughly confused, please allow me to elaborate! Much of what we do as designers is … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life…Dance of the Designer
A Day in the Life…Paneling
Just when you thought we were out of the woods (pun intended) regarding wood paneling, it goes and “rears its ugly head”! Yes, it seems as though the 60’s/70’s era wood paneling is making a return into design, much to the chagrin of myself and I’m sure, also, with many of you. This was verified by a visit to a model home earlier this week and was further confirmed by an article … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life…Paneling