In this recurring webinar, we share our 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
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Fireside Chat: Balancing Distributed & Office Work at WorkSpace Connect
Join for this in-depth talk with Melissa Marsh of PLASTARC, addressing the need for companies to find the optimal balance between distributed and in-office work.
- Speaking
- Online
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Future Offices Summer
Speakers share new approaches to challenges facing practitioners in real estate, workplace, and design.
- Online
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The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Behavior, Health & Happiness
Author Emily Anthes discusses research featured in her book about the how buildings shape our behavior.
- Attending
- Online
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
In this recurring webinar, New York based workplace consultancy PLASTARC will continue to share their 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
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PLASTARC joins this panel to discuss the impacts of long-term telework and ways that organizations can make the most of both physical and virtual environments.
- Speaking
- Online
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Society for College and University Planning Conference
Leaders in higher education come together to share learning strategies and connect to address the rapid pace of change in their field.
- Online
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Designing for the Unknown : A Closer Look at COVID-19 and Future Change Accelerants
PLASTARC joins an all-star lineup of top industry panelists to discuss the shift from an academic (what if?) to experience-based (what is?) approach to workplace.
- Speaking
- Online
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
In this recurring webinar, New York based workplace consultancy PLASTARC will continue to share their 10-point roadmap to assist organizations as they navigate reentry into the physical workplace.
- Online
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Returning to a New Workplace - Webinar
Experts in graphic, interior and architectural design discuss how offices can respond to COVID-19 by making workplaces more personalized, human and adaptable.
- Speaking
- Online
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This panel provides a 360° look at returning to work from landlord, tenant, architect, engineering and transportation perspectives.
- Speaking
- Online
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Andrew Farah (Density) is joined by Melissa Marsh to talk about how to plan a safe return to work and navigate the challenges in doing so.
- Speaking
- Online
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Venice Biennale
MIT Dean of Architecture and Planning Hashim Sarkis curates the 17th International Architecture Exhibition.
- Venice , Italy
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MIT CIO Summit
Information technology executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT offer interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business.
- Boston , MA
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Navigating Your Future Workplace
PLASTARC shares their experience in serving companies who are planning for office reentry, including a 10 step plan.
- Speaking
- Online
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WorkTech NY
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- New York , NY
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Worktech LA
Professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, design and more discuss the latest in workplace.
- Los Angeles , CA
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TechDay New York
Founders, investors, business leaders and more attend this conference dedicated to startups.
- New York , NY
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Tradeline University Facilities for the Sciences and Advanced Technologies
At this conference geared toward university facilities and the sciences, PLASTARC speaks about the use of social data to implement flexible work environments.
- Speaking
- Scottsdale , AZ
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GCUC Seattle
This four-day (un)conference focuses on on everything coworking, and kicks off with a special session dedicated to women in in the industry.
- Seattle , WA
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Developing Health-Centered Communities
Leading figures from medicine, public health, urban design, and architecture address the greatest challenge—and opportunity—facing urban and suburban planning today: developing health-centered communities.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Wharton People Analytics Conference
The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts who are using data to maximize human performance.
- Attending
- Philadelphia , PA
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Data Science Day
Columbia researchers present their latest work in data science.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Enterprise Connect
PLASTARC speaks to enterprise leaders about how to enable agile working practices.
- Speaking
- Orlando , FL
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Global Design Alliance Symposium
Designers dedicated to transparency, resource-sharing, authenticity and creativity gather for conversations around inclusive leadership
- New York , NY
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WELL Conference
Leaders, visionaries and impassioned doers discuss how better buildings, vibrant communities and stronger organizations can help people thrive.
- Pheonix , AZ
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Speaking Series at Deborah Berke Partners
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh speaks to invited guests about multisensory design, anthropological methods, and social data at scale.
- New York , NY
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BRITE
Columbia University hosts this conference focused on the intersection of brands, innovation, and technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Culture Shaping Spaces
We join this panel to discuss the interaction between workplace culture and spaces
- Montreal , Canada
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DisruptHR
HR professionals, CEOs, technologists, and community leaders discuss ways to reinvent the profession.
- New York , NY
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CoreNet Global Summit APAC
This year's conference focuses on relationships at the intersections of HR, IT and real estate.
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This panel discussed emerging tools that can enable insights at the intersection of work, culture, and physical space.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Women in PropTech Summit
Subject matter experts, thought-leaders and 'rebels' examine how real estate brokerage is being disrupted by technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Coworking Perspectives: Effects of WeWork on the Industry
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh joins fellow coworking experts to discuss factors shaping the development of the industry.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Becoming a Creative Citizen
As part of Bangkok Design Week, PLASTARC Design Analyst Varis Niwatsakul moderates this panel about reclaiming creative confidence in a competitive world.
- Speaking
- Bangkok , Thailand
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Scaling Customization: New Frontiers of Flexibility for Innovative Environments
Panelists discuss design projects that balance cost efficiency with smart production tactics, including how modular and prefabricated approaches are shaping design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Education of the Architect: Pushing the Boundaries
This workshop explores the role of architecture education in teaching human-centric design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AI and Sensemaking: Human-centered design in the age of Abundant Data
Panelists address the role of AI in deciphering human behavior, focusing on how social scientists, architects, designers and data scientists can collaborate.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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DisruptHR NYC
HR professionals, CEOs, technologists, and community leaders discuss ways to reinvent the profession.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIANY Committee Holiday Party
The Diversity and Inclusion, Emerging New York Architects, and Social Science and Architecture Committees co-host at the innovative COOKFOX studio.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT CFO Summit
Speakers from a broad mix of industries, geographies and business stages share strategies for effective decision-making and management with CFO’s of businesses large and small.
- Attending
- Newton , MA
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Fulcrum Conference
A broad range of stakeholders gather to design win-win solutions that will benefit workers, employers, our communities, and our economy.
- Attending
- Detroit , MI
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Vote! Process and Place
Civil servants discuss how the design of polling places—often schools, libraries, or other public buildings—impacts election participation.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Join award-winning architect Clive Wilkinson in celebrating the release of his first book, The Theatre of Work. Then tour one of the featured buildings, the new KCRW media center.
- Attending
- Santa Monica , CA
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Tradeline Space Strategies 2019
Learn about new space utilization metrics, technology systems, and more to meet your organization’s goals.
- Speaking
- San Diego , CA
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ABX Boston
The design and construction industry gathers for two days of fresh ideas and inspiration, featuring new products, services, and workshops.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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WorkTech Toronto
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- Toronto , ON
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WORKTECH San Francisco
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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GCUC Canada
Panels and workshops advange the conversation about how the coworking industry is changing the world of work and workplace.
- Spoeaking
- Toronto , ON
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The Workies
This awards program recognizes, rewards and celebrates the achievements of Talent, Culture, Brand and Technology leaders who innovating within the HR industry worldwide.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Dialogues 2019
Industry experts from diverse fields explore research and evaluation of learning environments; past, present, and future.
- Speaking
- Milwaukee , WI
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Cornell Real Estate Council
Engaging one-on-one interviews, exciting keynote speakers, and expert panel discussions provide insight into trends, ongoing disruption and the future of the real estate industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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IFMA World Workplace
Facilities Management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Attending
- Pheonix , AZ
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CREtech
Join thousands of commercial real estate and tech professionals to learn about innovation in the industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Alumni Leadership Conference
MIT celebrates the volunteers who support the alumni community and help create a better world.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Wood @ Work
Invited practitioners gather to discuss cities' use of wood products, the faraway forests that support this growing demand, and the impacts on climate, people, and biodiversity.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Speakers from across academia, industry, government and NGOs share insights on applying modern machine learning and data science methods to social problems.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WorkSpace Connect
At this inaugural event, PLASTARC speaks about tools and techniques that are enabling data to be leveraged in the design of collaborative workspaces.
- Speaking
- Dallas , TX
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Metropolis hosted this in-depth look at the open floor plan office—its history, its problems, and strategies that can make it more comfortable and functional
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Future Offices Summer
Speakers share new approaches to challenges facing the Real Estate, Workplace, and Design sectors.
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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Learning About Schools: Where Do Design and Research Fit In?
Join scholars, practitioners, and educators for a discussion focused on design practices that enable learning.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Platform Strategy Summit
Executives explore the economics and management of platform-centered markets and discuss their implications for managers, industry and governmental policy.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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WORKTECH Munich
PLASTARC speaks to thought leaders gathered to explore the future of work, focusing on people and technology.
- Speaking
- Munich , Germany
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SHRM Las Vegas
The Society for Human Resource Management hosts the largest HR conference in the world.
- Attending
- Las Vegas , NV
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100% Human at Work
Virgin Unite and the BTeam host this candid conversation about building a future of work that upholds dignity, security, and equal opportunity for individuals and communities around the world.
- Speaking
- Hoboken , NJ
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Realcomm
Realcomm is the leading conference focused on technology, innovation and automation for the CRE and Facilities industries.
- Attending
- Nashville , TN
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NeoCon 2019
Now in its 51st edition, this exhibition inspires with the latest products and services for designers, architects, and users.
- Attending
- Chicago , IL
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CoreNet ERS
Join professionals from corporate real estate and related fields for a look at innovations across the CRE landscape.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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MITdesignX Pitch and Demo Night 2019
The MITdesignX 2019 cohort presents their innovations in design, real estate, economic development, health, construction, spatial management and more
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- Cambridge , MA
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PLASTARC is co-organizing this interdisciplinary conference, now celebrating 50 years of dedication to building sustainable urban environments.
- Speaking
- Brooklyn , NY
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MIT CIO Symposium
Information technology executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT offer interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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If you’re an HR professional, a CEO, a technologist, a community leader – and you’ve got something to say about talent, culture or technology – DisruptHR is the place.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH NY
PLASTARC moderates a panel of NYC experts to reflect on 10 years of change in New York City at this forum on the future of work and the workplace.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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Industry leaders share new technologies and construction practices for the creation of living buildings.
- Attending
- Seattle , WA
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Thought leaders in real estate discuss strategies to shape the fabric of tomorrow’s cities.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH LA
WORKTECH19 Los Angeles is an inaugural event! This conference is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Los Angeles , CA
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Human-Focused Spaces for Work-Live-Play
PLASTARC Founder Melissa Marsh and Mitchell Weitz of Bristol-Myers Squibb share their experiences using people analytics and data to design human-focused spaces.
- Speaking
- Princeton Junction , NJ
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The world's largest coworking (un)conference, now in its eighth year, heads to Denver.
- Attending
- Denver , CO
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Turning Points in Architecture, Design, and Research
Featuring faculty-presented tours and research, this two day symposium caps a year-long celebration of 150 years of architecture at MIT.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts who are using data to maximize human performance.
- Attending
- Philadelphia , PA
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DisruptCRE
PLASTARC, a longtime contributor to DisruptCRE, hears from thought leaders in commercial real estate about current and future technology in the industry.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Women in PropTech Global Launch
This group is dedicated to promoting female thought leadership, tackling diversity issues, and connecting the brilliant women working in real estate technology.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Etsy headquarters tour
NYC's Living Building Challenge Collaborative hosts this tour of Etsy's new headquarters, one of the city's only LBC-certified spaces.
- Attending
- Brooklyn , NY
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FutureNOW: Re-imagining Practice Through Data Disruption
Architects and industry leaders discuss new data technology and where it could lead us in the future.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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corenet-global-summit
PLASTARC will speak to global leaders in real estate, sharing strategies and technologies that can support a successful Activity-Based Workplace.
- Speaking
- Hong Kong
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BRITE Conference 2019
Entrepreneurs and marketers discuss how innovation and technology affect the ways organizations build and maintain brands.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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PROOF: Evidence of the Power of Social Research in Design
AIANY showcases projects that have integrated social science into architecture and design practice.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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We travel to India to speak about the future of work to leaders in facilities management, real estate, and design.
- Speaking
- Bengaluru , India
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Bionic Materials: R&D for Tomorrow's Building Blocks
New materials that combine the superpowers of nature and technology are becoming available. Design researchers discuss the materials and the value of an having in-house R&D team.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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C2C Connect: How to build an in-person Community
This roundtable focuses on building community through in-person connections. Creating a successful events program that generates engagement.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Computational Social Science
This session highlights current and recent work in the application of data science to social research.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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This panel of HR professionals discuss ways to cultivate employee wellbeing, improving workplace culture, and avoiding burnout.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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We joined the lululemon team for the debut of their newly-renovated space, designed around flexibility and movement.
- Plastarc News
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Cheers to the New Year! Wishing you a data rich workplace in 2019...
- Plastarc News
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Members Tour: All That is Solid
Artist Pablo Gomez Uribe leads a tour of All That is Solid, an exhibit of recent work that explores the notion of architecture as progress.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Our long-time friends at Verizon opened up their newest coworking facility to great fanfare, hosting this inspiring evening of startup pitches.
- Attending
- Palo Alto , CA
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Remix, Resample, Remaster: Identity and Making Architecture
This panel will focus on the intersection between activism and architecture, emphasizing the role of architects in the development of places worth living.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Manifesto Series: Closed Worlds
Architects, building technologists, and historians challenge the "cradle to cradle" approach to sustainability in response to the new book The Architecture of Closed Worlds.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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designX Pitch Competition
Startups compete for the opportunity to join the 2019 DesignX cohort. Hosted by MIT in Cambridge, MA.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Neurotech 2018
Pioneers in neurotechnology share cutting edge developments in research. Presented by MIT’s McGovern Institute in Cambridge, MA, Nov. 27.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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This panel will focus on the intersection between activism and architecture, emphasizing the role of architects in the development of places worth living.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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MIT Sloan CFO Summit
Speakers from a broad mix of industries, geographies and business stages share strategies for effective decision-making and management with CFO’s of businesses large and small.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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CRE Trendwatch
PLASTARC will join Denver's commercial real estate leaders during this evening of conversations and industry insights.
- Attendi
- Denver , CO
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WORKTECH18 Toronto
Thought leaders share best practices and expertise with senior professionals from real estate, facilities, HR, technology, executive management, architecture, and design.
- Attending
- Toronto , Canada
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Work Design Tech TALK: How Technology Enables the Emerging Workplace
This inaugural half-day event is designed to ignite discussions and inspire information sharing around the technological topics that are most pressing to workplace practitioners!
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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AIA NJ Design Conference
PLASTARC speaks to the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects as part of their 2018 conference.
- Speaking
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WorkTech San Francisco 2018
WORKTECH18 San Francisco is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Moderating
- San Francisco , CA
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Workplace Design: Coworking
Exploring the rapidly evolving coworking industry with this panel of designers, developers, and operators.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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Accelerating Innovation: DesignX @ MIT
Gilad Rosenzweig, Executive Director of designX, will speak about its role in fostering collaboration and nurturing design innovation at MIT.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CoreNet FinSIG Roundtable
Melissa Marsh will guide a conversation on spaces, people, and business in the financial sector.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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CoreNet Boston
Join professionals corporate real estate for professional development seminars and a look at innovations across the CRE landscape.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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WorkTech Barcelona 2018
WORKTECH18 Barcelona is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Barcelona , Spain
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IFMA World Workplace 2018
Facilities Management professionals share groundbreaking discoveries, emerging tools and strategies impacting the industry.
- Speakin
- Charlotte , NC
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CMX Summit 2018
Communities change the world. Over 3 days, CMX Summit seeks to expand discussions, techniques, and tactics applied to community building for businesses and support communities and their builders (you!) at scale. You’ll gain insights from the best in the industry and make lifelong friends.
- Speaking
- Portland , OR
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GCUC UK Conference
We're excited to hear how coworking is changing the world of work and workplace at GCUC's first conference in the UK.
- Attending
- London , UK
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TECH+Workplace
PLASTARC takes the stage with other experts in office design, space planning, and facilities, who will talk about creating physical spaces that that reflect the values of your company.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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ANFA 2018 Conference
Explore the neuroscience behind the human experience of architecture, both exterior and interior. PLASTARC will present amenities research conducted with WeWork.
- Speaking
- La Jolla , CA
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Participants from across academia, industry, government and NGOs share insights on applying modern machine learning and data science methods to social problems.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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FlexOffice 2018
Join us in Austin to explore trends and technologies on the cutting edge of commercial real estate.
- Attending
- Austin , TX
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Living Salk Institute
Join David Chapin and Dr. Zeynep Turan as they screen and discuss their documentary Living Salk Institute.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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CliftonStrengths Summit 2018
Managers, coaches, innovators and leaders from around the world gather to shape the future of human development through strengths.
- Attending
- Omaha , NE
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Technology in the Workplace and the Next Employee Experience
PLASTARC presents ways to harness technology to improve workplace experience and guide change management.
- Speaking
- Nashville , TN
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AIA Conference on Architecture 2018
At A’18, some of the most creative architects, designers, and firms will share how they’re creating their own blueprint and making a difference in cities of every size all over the world.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIA Healthier Building Materials Protocol After-party
These round table workshops explore trends in healthier buildings and promote transparency around sustainable materials. Hosted by ARUP, Perkins + Will, and Delos.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Charting the Future of Workplace
PLASTARC joins industry leaders for collaborative sessions on the next generation of CRE amenities, flexible space, talent, and workplace strategy.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Professor Alan Hedge of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics lab discusses the role of ergonomics in today's flexible workplaces.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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New York Architecture Book Fair
Authors, designers, publishers, critics and readers come together to discuss what constitutes the most fundamental body of publications in architecture and design.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH18 Paris is the forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Speaking
- Paris , France
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EDRA49
Before PLASTARC co-organizes EDRA in Brooklyn next year, join environmental design professionals in OKC to learn about making environments safer, more enjoyable, and more equitable.
- Oklahoma City, Ok
- Oklahoma City , OK
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Culture Camp is a one-day workshop led by cultural anthropologist Grant McCracken.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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designX 2018 Pitch and Demo Night
Test out new ideas and technologies from startups in design, real estate, urban agriculture, health, infrastructure management, aerial data collection and more.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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Preeminent lighting designers will discuss the surprising ways that lighting carries symbolic meaning about the environment.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Furniture design fair/trade show
We're excited to see what's on the horizon at this international design fair, which presents a broad selection of innovative and avant-garde home and commercial furnishings.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Join the discussion amongst the largest real estate owners and their partners to learn about how to transform the urban landscape through building development and re-positioning, including the addition of amenities and other capital projects.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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WORKTECH18 New York will attract some of the biggest and brightest names to debate, discuss, and divulge the latest thinking on the Future of Work.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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The Art of Enterprise
Learn from founders who disrupt the status quo and create breakthrough companies. Panelists include leaders from Convene, Absolut Art and The New Stand.
- Attendin
- New York , NY
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Urbanism: From DC To Baghdad
Mina Marefat of Design Research uses Frank Lloyd Wright’s renderings, sketches and handwritten notes to discuss two of his visionary urban proposals.
- Attending
- Washington D.C.
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Architectural Tour of Joya Studio
The MIT Club of New York and MITArchA hosts this tour of Joya Studio’s flagship retail space, designed by Taylor and Miller.
- Attending
- Brooklyn , NY
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From panels and workshops to space tours, join the conversation about how the coworking industry is changing the world of work and workplace.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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AIA Honors and Awards Luncheon 2018
PLASTARC joins the architecture community to honor excellence in design. Honorees include Claire Weisz, Inga Saffron, and Ai Weiwei. Proceeds from the event benefit AIA New York.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Grading The Ratings: A Look @ LEED V4 & LBC
This discussion of LEED and the Living Building Challenge focuses on the design of interiors. Guided tours of office, both LEED Platinum and WELL Gold certified, are available.
- New York , NY
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This program addressed how big data and little data - traditional methods and anecdotes - are both essential for creating new possibilities and solutions in architecture.
- Moderating
- New York City , NY
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WorkTech Tokyo 2018
WORKTECH18 Tokyo is a one day conference for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace. The event will share cutting edge ideas and explore the latest thinking on the future of work and the workplace from a people, place and technology perspective.
- Attending
- Tokyo , Japan
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Housing the Bay Summit
Industry leaders explore potential solutions to the housing supply and affordability crisis in the Bay Area
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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The Wharton People Analytics Conference brings together industry leaders and academic experts at the forefront of people analytics. Learn how the latest research can improve people-related decision-making for your organization.
- Speaking
- Philadelphia , PA
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CoreNet APAC Singapore
How do you plan for change when you don't know what the change will be? Forecasting is always fraught with peril, but the best leaders are agile and use uncertainty as an agent for change. Today's trailblazers examine emerging megatrends to better understand how they are reshaping the future.
- Speaking
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BRITE, hosted by Columbia Business School's Center for Global Brand Leadership, promotes interdisciplinary perspectives on the changing landscape of media, technology, and customer experience.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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More than 138 million workers in the U.S. have LinkedIn profiles, giving the company a unique insight into workforce trends around the country. What information has their data crunching found out about the Bay Area, and how does our metro region compare to others? Who is leaving the region and why?
- Attending
- San Francisco , CA
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MIT Venture Capital and Innovation Conference
This conference will showcase the latest cutting edge research and technology in development at MIT, TED-style talks and Fireside Chats (and even some debates) among leaders and pioneers in VC, technology and innovation.
- Attending
- Cambridge , MA
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PLASTARC's turning 5! Celebrating five great years of making workplaces better for people.
- Shout-Out
- New York , NY
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With 30+ speakers, exclusive site-tours, and a workshop day, the Future Offices series has proven to be an industry staple. We are excited to hear from Walmart, Twitter, Verizon, Fannie Mae, Netflix, Time Warner, and TD (to name just a few!) about how the office landscape is being redeveloped.
- Speaking
- New York , NY
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DisruptHR
DISRUPT is an information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower executives, business leaders and people in the HR field. Are you tired of the same old approach to Human Resources? Are you ready to start talking about talent in a whole new way? DisruptHR is for you!
- Attending
- New York , NY
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The first of three events on sustainable design, this evening of presentations and in-depth focus groups used features of the new Delos office to illustrate principles of the WELL Building Standard.
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Bridging Quantitative and Qualitative Data
This program will address how big data and 'little data' (traditional methods and anecdotes) are both essential for creating new possibilities and solutions in researching the relationship between people and space. Our expert panelists—hailing from a quantitative background and a qualitative perspective—will discuss why their particular approach is so crucial to design success.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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In Pursuit of Performance: Financial and Social Metrics of Architectural Success
A companion to last December's event on proving the efficacy of social science research in architecture through a variety of case studies, this program will push the point that exceptional design in architecture is truly advanced by social science. Panelists will bring examples that illustrate success in financial terms when buildings excel at accommodating both people and events.
- Moderating
- New York , NY
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WorkTech17 Hong Kong
WORKTECH17 Hong Kong is a forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
- Attending
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MIT CFO
As businesses embed mobile and digital technology, leading CFOs help their companies connect in new and exciting ways. Attendees explore how the C-suite can think differently to build leading business strategies that advance not only external success, but also internal engagement.
- Attending
- Boston , MA
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Toronto: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
- Speaking
- Toronto , Canada
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Tradeline Space Strategies
The changing landscape of academic, and private-sector and government workplace provides an opportunity to learn from the success of coworking. This session provides research and lessons from coworking's activation of design and community to evolve spatial practices from facility operations to people enablement in diverse organizational and institutional settings.
- Speaking
- St. Petersburg , FL
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Global Workplace Association - The Office Evolution Conference 2017
The Office Evolution will explore a diverse range of topics and trends related to flexible office from the future of corporate coworking, joint venture partnerships and the future of commercial real estate
- Attending
- Brooklyn , NY
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CoreNet North America Summit
In an era of consumer-centric business models and dramatic technology advancements, there is now greater demand and opportunity for real estate to impact business and occupant performance. PLASTARC explores how organizations like Mozilla and Verizon are leveraging their physical environments as a platform for internal innovation and external brand leadership by incorporating forward-thinking, user-centric approaches to workplace design and real estate strategy.
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- Seattle , WA
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Social Science Fall Social
Event date TBD: Social science and architecture professionals catch up on fall happenings and discuss future initiatives over refreshments.
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- New York , NY
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Social Science and Architecture History Primer
If you don't know your past, you can't make sense of your future... or vice versa. Our next program in a series on approaches to architecture in academia, and what has come before now, will be an intro to key topics within the conversation. If you're new to the concept, come catch up with this essential primer!
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- New York , NY
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WORKTECH17 West Coast is a forum for all those involved in the future of work and the workplace as well as real estate, technology and innovation.
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- San Francisco Ca
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The Work Experience Summit
The workplace is rapidly evolving and the workplace is a powerful tool in influencing employee engagement, organizational innovation and the bottom line. The Work Experience Summit brings HR to the head of the real estate conversation.
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- New York , NY
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IFMA World Workplace 2017
By thinking about the multi-sensory experience of the built environment, spatial experiences can reflect the EQ of their occupants and operators. PLASTARC explores how designing a multi-sensory workplace provides an opportunity to express workplace EQ at IFMA's annual gathering of facilities and community managers.
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- Houston , TX
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Atlanta: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
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- Atlanta , GA
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35th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
Members of the real estate community will discuss what the industry can do to prepare for, participate in, and profit from changes in where and how we live, work, shop, and travel.
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- New York , NY
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CoreNet Mid-Atlantic Chapter Global Workplace Conference
Guest speakers from around the world share their perspective on workplace trends at the intersection of real estate and technology.
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- New York , NY
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Archtober Tour / Walk the Talk Site Visit
During this annual celebration of architecture, we focus on the intersection of the profession itself and the lived experience of built environments—think of it as open studios for architecture! Like others before it, this year's Archtober tour will offer an in-situ talk about the design of a uniquely functional—and high-performance—space, followed by a guided tour.
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- New York , NY
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Bloomberg Data for Good Exchange
Inter-disciplinary data enthusiasts join the annual D4GX to explore how data science can be applied to solve public interest challenges, including evaluating and improving the performance of our collective built world. PLASTARC's paper presented at Bloomberg D4GX 2016 on advocating for health and wellbeing in the workplace through occupant-centric measures builds on the importance of social data advocacy in the building supply chain.
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- New York , NY
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CMX Summit 2017
Leaders in building community in physical and digital spaces explore the learnings from people-centric approach to business initiatives. Attendees from a diversity of industries discuss how community practices can shape internal and external engagement, including transferrable learnings for shaping community in the built environment.
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- Los Angeles , CA
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Work Design Magazine Talks - Chicago: The Changing Nature of Work and Workplace
Work Design Magazine, with partners WeWork and Swingspace explore how the landscape of workplace is changing in this inaugural global series.
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- Chicago , IL
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Future Offices Seattle 2017
With increasing demands on the workplace to accommodate a variety of people and business needs, each square foot must perform like never before. PLASTARC joins the stage with Comfy to explore how the built environment - design, technology, and management - can support the changing world of work
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- Seattle , WA
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Women of Valor Awards Tea
Join Melissa Marsh and other leading women in real estate to support the St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters and contribute to helping New York's in-need.
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- New York , NY
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This event will include a preview of the innovative programming Alley powered by (our client) Verizon will be implementing moving forward, one of Verizon’s signature Pitch Nights for entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to see the space before it opens and meet Verizon business leaders and investors in the Boston area.
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- Cambridge , MA
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Hindsight is 20/20: The Power of Post-Occupancy
Hosted by the Social Science Research and Architecture Committee at the AIANY, this session examines the importance of collecting and analyzing social data and human performance measures through post-occupancy evaluations. By assessing the performance of architecture through more people-centric measures, designers can understand how their designs impact the 'user experience' of occupants, and advance their solutions to be more responsive to human needs.
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- New York , NY
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Neocon 2017
PLASTARC joins client West Elm Workspace to showcase new products and concepts informed by people-driven research at Neocon, the leading commercial design event.
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- New York , NY
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12th Annual WANY Education Conference
More and more corporations are learning from serviced office and coworking providers, incorporating these insights into their own spatial strategies. The PLASTARC team will explore this growing trend through case studies that illustrate how the these worlds are intersecting, changing the way we think about workplace, and what organizations are looking for in service providers.
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- New York , NY
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MIT Architecture Alumni - Innovation + Technology: a Talk by Marcel Botha
Marcel Botha, SMArchS '06 speaks to local alumni about his company, 10xBeta, which works in the technology and product development space.
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- New York , NY
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FitCity serves as a platform for exchanging ideas, informing strategies, and advancing a community of practice to promote health through the design of the built environment.
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- New York , NY
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The Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference
PLASTARC explores tech & cultural forces underpinning design research and how to accommodate shifting occupant demands.
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- Madison , WI
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Rebirth of the Office: Reimagining Corporate Real Estate
Less bound by physical space, organizations are starting to rethink their spatial strategies - many adopting activity-based working, while others like Verizon are building their own internal coworking spaces. When the future is in flux, what are the right questions to ask when planning a corporate space strategy in a post-office age?
PLASTARC explore what a cubicle-free future of work looks like, and whether workplaces will even be a part of it.
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- New York , NY
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DesignX Pitch and Demo Night
The teams from the inaugural DesignX cohort present their pitches and product demonstrations. PLASTARC's Melissa Marsh is a mentor.
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- Cambridge , MA
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GCUC (short for the Global Coworking Unconference Conference) takes on NYC and explores how coworking shapes the future of work, from real estate to technology to community.
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- New York , NY
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The global series 'Worktech' brings together NYC's forefront thinkers in workplace experience. Presenters and attendees discuss new strategies for advancing how and where organizations work.
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- New York , NY
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Urban planners, technologists, community organization leaders, city officials and investors alike participated in the Smart Cities NYC conference in order to collectively discuss how technology can help cities become more livable, equitable and sustainable places to live and work.
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- New York , NY
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Hesitation and Constraints: Barriers to Social Research in Practice
As the Social Science and Architecture Committee enters its second year, the theme of understanding how, where and why Social Science research is taking place has been an overarching theme. It is also critical to understand how, where and why it is not taking place, and in this panel discussion we will explore those areas, along with what the barriers are to using research.
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- New York , NY
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LMHQ, Ella Tay and Mo Mullen from (our client) West Elm, discuss three creative campaigns, exploring the who, what, when where, and why of building great brand collaborations.
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- New York , NY
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IFMA Facilities Fusion 2017
PLASTARC explores how facility managers can leverage the increasingly ubiquitous digital layer of the built environment to build a strong case for their work as a force for both occupant and organizational satisfaction. With greater demand on the workspace as tool for enabling employee experience across digital and physical platforms, we discuss how building systems and location-based social tools enable facility managers to be the digital strategy experts of the built environment.
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- Las Vegas , NV
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Leaders in the emerging field of people analytics share research on and applications for using social data to advance organizational decision making on topics of people, talent, and business.
- Startup Competition Finalist
- Philadelphia , PA
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The 2017 CoreNet Global Summit, hosted in Shanghai, focused on topics relating to coworking and the shared office industry that fit the conference’s overarching theme of "Transcending Boundaries." Conference discussions made it evident that corporate real estate professionals are looking toward coworking operators to learn from their approach to workplaces.
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- Shanghai , China
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Exceptional Workplace User Experience (UX) Through Community Management
Melissa Marsh, in partnership with IFMA's Workplace Evolutionaries, explores how community management, drawing from co-working, hospitality, and learning environments, has exciting applications for enabling occupant experience in corporate real estate.
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- Webinar
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BRITE Conference
BRITE, hosted by Columbia Business School's Center for Global Brand Leadership, promotes interdisciplinary perspectives on the changing landscape of media, technology, and customer experience.
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- New York , NY
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Leesman presents their latest findings on Activity Based Working, addressing components vital to its successful implementation and possible reasons for low adoption rates.
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- New York , NY
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Myth Busters: How Social Research Serves Different Typologies
The AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee converses on why clients of different building typologies approach the value of design and research differently. This myth-busting roundtable explores the powers and practices that fund, facilitate and flummox social researchers and designers.
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- New York , NY
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The MIT Club of New York and MITArchA (the MIT Architecture Alumni Affinity Group) that brings together recent graduates and seasoned alums to connect and learn about the work that MIT architecture graduates are doing to advance the discipline and contribute to the built environment in NYC and beyond. (Please note, this event is intended for MIT graduates.)
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- New York , NY
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DisruptHR NYC 2017
DisruptHR NYC brings together leaders at the intersection of employee experience interested in pushing the boundaries of the HR discipline. PLASTARC spoke at the December 2016 DisruptHR event on the power of the workplace to advance HR initiatives. This event further addresses topics of how HR can accelerate business and enable organizational success.
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- New York , NY
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RGCS Symposium: Work and workplace transformations. #coworker #maker #hacker #futureofwork
- Attending
- Paris , France
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CMX NYC Ultimate Holiday Party
Join Community Managers of physical and digital spaces to explore new approaches to building community (and Holiday cheer!), hosted by our friends at CMX NYC.
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- New York , NY
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PLASTARC discusses how workplace design can enable healthier and happier employees and customers with NYC's HR Disruptors
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- New York , NY
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Design X Series
PLASTARC supports MIT's DesignX program in the selection of project finalists whose work will foster entrepreneurship in the built environment industry.
- Speaking
- Boston , MA
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WORKTECH16 is a forum for all those invested in the future of work, the work environment, real estate, technology, and innovation.
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- Paris , France
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Discussing examples of the successful integration of social science into the built environment and the business of architecture, including WeWork, Intersection, and FXFowle.
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- New York , NY
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More data about personal environmental exposures is available now than ever before. How can we use it to design better workplaces?
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- Washington, D.C.
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With the growing employee demand for higher levels of cognitive stimulation, collaboration and cultural alignment with their organizations comes the increased need for evidence-based approaches to workplace design. PLASTARC, with Stok) and Biomimicry 3.8, joins brand and business leaders to discuss how personalized, multi-stakeholder engagements can help organizations design for and meet these expectations.
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- Boston , MA
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NeoCon East 2016 - The Multi-sensory Environment: Future Of Workplace UX
PLASTARC gathers with the East Coast design community to discuss why touch, sound, smell, taste and other sensory factors are critical to workplace performance, communication and collaboration
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- Philadelphia , PA
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WORKTECH16 Toronto - Why Your Building Needs a CTO
The future of workplace experience relies on a tech infrastructure advancing the social, economic, and environmental performance of real estate. Melissa Marsh joins fellow thought leaders to discuss a future in which every building invests as much in digital strategy as furniture, fixtures, and facade.
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- Toronto , Canada
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WORKTECH’s West Coast conference gathers industry experts to discuss the future of work and the workplace as it relates to design, technology and people. Melissa Marsh moderates the day’s roster of panels and presentations, which cover topics from work practice simulation to lessons learned from autonomous vehicles and spacecraft living studies.
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- San Francisco , CA
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Multisensory Design: A Human Approach to the Workplace
Join us on Wednesday October 19th @ 2pm EST, to participate in a webinar led by Melissa Marsh. Occupants, as consumers, are demanding that their work environments be accommodating and delightful spaces to occupy. This consumerization of the workplace has been accelerated by the coworking and flexible office industry. Evolving occupant demands call for a need to think about the design of workplace environments with a focus on the multisensory experience so that we are truly creating spaces for people and not machines.
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- New York , NY
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Archtober 2016: Successful Social Science and Design Integration
In 2015, The Bloc, a healthwellness creative agency, relocated to new headquarters in the Financial District designed by Fauzia Khanani of Foz Design. This special event includes a tour of this award winning workspace and a discussion with experts in social science for design, exploring ways to create exceptional spaces through research and engagement.
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- New York , NY
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Smart buildings are social buildings. PLASTARC joins a panel to discuss how to leverage social data to understand and enhance the tenant experience.
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- Boston , MA
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34th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
Change is coming fast and furiously to the commercial real estate market. Melissa Marsh and fellow industry disruptors discuss how innovations across the real estate landscape are addressing this flux.
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- New York , NY
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The PLASTARC team shares insights about the community manager role in coworking environments, and how it is changing expectations of facilities managers followed by a discussion of how cloud based, open source, and crowd sourced models are influencing the business of facilities management.
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- San Diego , CA
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Bringing together designers and architects to discuss the inspiring nature of collaboration. An exploration of opportunities for better integration of people sciences into architectural practice.
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- Saratoga Springs , NY
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The Global Workspace Association celebrated its' 30th birthday this year at the annual conference focused on emerging global trends in shared workspaces
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- Las Vegas , NV
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Data scientists and enthusiasts gathered at the Bloomberg HQ in Midtown East to participate in this year’s Data For Good Exchange, a conference centered around the theme of data as a tool for social benefit. At the event, our team was pleased to present our work on transforming building industry and health outcomes through social data-supported design.
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- New York , NY
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ANFA 2016: Connections - Bridgesynapses
Exploring the range of human experiences and interactions with architecture. A discussion of the social, cognitive, and emotional benefits of transparency in the workplace.
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- La Jolla , CA
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IFMA NYC Sustainability Committee focuses on workplace health.
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- New York , NY
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Designing for People Using Evidence: Measuring Social Wellbeing
A roundtable discussion of the methods and tools to measure well-being with respect to architectural environments.
- Organizing
- New York , NY
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The 2016 Agile Workplace Conference set out to help organizations in both the public and private sectors learn about innovative workplace strategies and best practices from expert researchers and seasoned practitioners.
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- Saratoga Springs , NY
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An exploration of how data, research, and design thinking can inform design solutions aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. Professionals including Suzanne Neinaber and James Brewer discuss Fitwel and other platforms that bring fitness and wellbeing to the public.
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- New York , NY
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A conference exploring best practices for successful workplace environments. The PLASTARC team shares insights on the future of facilities management, and how it will be influenced by occupant expectations.
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- Portland , OR
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International Association People-Environment Studies Conference
PLASTARC discusses how coworking sheds light on the role of human factors in the workplace, at this conference focused on the ties between the social, built and natural environments.
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- Lund , Sweden
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Think - In: A Reconceptualization of Architectural Practice
At this panel discussion, PLASTARC represents one of the many facets of the future of the architectural and design practice.
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- Tampa , FL
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Durst Conference 2016: New Typologies of Real Estate Development
A discussion of real estate development projects that are demonstrating programs, designs, and processes that are well aligned with the new demands of the physical environment.
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- New York , NY
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Workspace Association of New York
BC@50 Serviced Workspace Industry Golden Anniversary Educational Conference & Celebration. PLASTARC will discuss the power of coworking to influence spatial design and shape the real estate market.
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- New York , NY
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Neocon 2016
A collaboration between PLASTARC and west elm’s design team. We developed messaging and talking points grounded in academic research on workplace and environmental psychology.
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- Chicago , IL
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The Education of The Architect: Incorporating Social Science
The second installment in a three-part series on the collaboration between architecture and social science
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- New York , NY
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Current Workplace Strategies: What Works and What Solutions Are Need
An evening of idea exchange: - Managing Workplace Utilization – new tools, processes and metrics - Managing Workplace Utilization – new tools, processes and metrics - How to prepare for and execute Change Management - Occupant UX: Digital, Design, and Community - Enabling the successful occupant user experience (UX) through the integration of digital, design and community in the workplace
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- New York , NY
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Next Generation of Coworking Masterclass
Coworking is shaping the real estate market itself, not just the physical spaces of start-up organizations. Occupants now have the power to change what landlords and developers are asking for and providing.
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- New York , NY
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Coworking’s Secret Sauce: Aesthetics, Experience, and Community in Work Environments
Co-working designers have intentionally leveraged the power of visual clues to deliver a desirable workplace experience, one that seeks to rebuild where institutional environments have failed.
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- Raleigh , NC
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Alternative Workplaces: Who, Where, Why, How, and What Performs
Recent moves toward the digitalization of work product and process have enabled alternative places of work to be feasible and productive for communities, organizations, and workers.
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- Raleigh , NC
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Space Strategies: Leveraging location-based social media for space efficiency and productivity
Real-time occupancy data and user feedback is a game changer for organizations looking to identify workspace utilization patterns, improve efficiency and flexibility, and lower occupancy cost.
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- Boston , MA
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The 2016 GCUCALL Conference inaugurated the partnership of GCUC and the Alliance Business Centers Network. Our team presented research about current workplace design trends driven by the consumerization of workplace environments.
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- Los Angeles , CA
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Exploring the Past, Defining the Future: The History of Social Science and Architecture
A panel addresses the evolution of the two disciplines over time - prehistory, early architectural history, modern architecture, and contemporary theory - in order to inform and inspire the future.
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- New York , NY
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Wharton People Analytics Conference
This event brings together thought leaders who are passionate about creating, cultivating, and communicating company culture to address a range of critical questions.
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- Philadelphia , PA
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Data Science Day: Data on a Mission
Demos and lightning talks by Columbia researchers presenting their latest work in data science. Designed to foster collaboration between innovators in academia and industry
- Attending
- New York , NY
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Creating a Culture Driven Workplace
This event brings together thought leaders who are passionate about creating, cultivating, and communicating company culture.
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- New York , NY
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Data in the Built Environment
Leaders in data science and visualization for architecture discussed the possibilities of measuring and using data to improve the built environment.
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- New York , NY
