Clare Mackey with Mackey Design Group Licensed Interior Design Inc. for Wildflower Sales Centre
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President’s Message
Feature article: Biophilia
VODA Award Winner
CIDQ Annual Meeting Highlights
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Dear Members of the Interior Designers of Alberta,
December 2022 is upon us and although it is typically a very busy month for us all, we would like to encourage you to take the time to consider the past year. Reflecting
helps you to develop your skills and review their effectiveness, rather than just carrying on doing things as you have always done them. It is about questioning, in a positive way, what you do and why you do it, and then deciding whether there is a better,
or more efficient, way of doing it in the future. The IDA is also pondering the past 12 months. We are contemplating what we did well and want to continue to do, what we can do better and improve on, and what new initiatives we might want to contemplate.
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Biophilia: Bringing Nature into Interior Design
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Written by Eric Baldwin
September 01, 2020
Excerpt from ArchDaily:
“Over time, our connections to the natural world diverged in parallel with technological developments. Advances in the 19th and 20th centuries fundamentally changed how people interact with nature. Sheltered from
the elements, we spent more and more time indoors. Today, the majority of people spend almost 80-90% of their time indoors, moving between their homes and workplaces. As interior designers embrace biophilia, they make spaces that better reduce stress while
improving cognitive function and creativity. Utilizing biophilic approaches in interiors, they can use botanical shapes and forms, as well as create distinct visual relationships to nature. In doing so, we understand that biophilia consists of different natural
layers that echo interior design.”
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"As interior designers embrace biophilia, they make spaces that better reduce stress while improving cognitive function and creativity."
Read the full article
here 3.5 minute read
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Value of Design Awards (VODA) -
Interior Designers of Canada
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Congratulations to IDA member Clare Mackey on winning IDC’s VODA Award of Excellence!
Clare’s firm, Mackey Design Group Licensed Interior Design Inc. won for their project, The Newly Institute, in the Innovation in Healthcare Design category. This was
one of four projects selected for the coveted VODA Award.
Be sure to watch this interview with Clare to hear about their inspiration in creating a healing environment,
here. This is a great example of using biophilic design elements for patient well-being.
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CIDQ Annual Meeting Highlights
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IDA’s CIDQ Representative Angelique de Pennart shares an overview of the CIDQ Annual Meeting.
Not only did I have the privilege to represent IDA at the 2022 CIDQ Annual Meeting in sunny and hot Los Angeles, California, but I listened to and met professionals
and associations expressing their exquisite dedication and optimistic goals for Interior Design in North America. View my IDA AGM notes
here.
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Ask Ida Q&A
Question - How do I get a free digital copy of the current Alberta building code?
– Asking for a friend
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Reminder 2023 Membership Renewal
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Your IDA member renewal reminders were emailed last week.
2023 Membership dues are payable by December 31, 2022.
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more information
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Imagine an opportunity to have a student intern, subsidized for $7500, and working for a set number of hours in your office. They could assist with various computer-related
or basic tasks. Imagine your staff having an opportunity to build their leadership skills supervising and mentoring this intern. Imagine the positive rewards for everyone.
To hear an video interview about the program click
Here
To visit the Careers website and learn more click
Here
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Congratulations Clare Mackey of Mackey Design Group Licensed Interior Design Inc. for winning a masi Gold award in special projects; Specifically their
work on the Wildflower Sales Centre.
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Using Biophilic Design to Heal Body, Mind, and Soul
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Award-winning architect Amanda Sturgeon doesn’t just create beautiful buildings, she strives to design sustainable spaces that connect people with nature. Watch Amanda’s
TEDMED Talk to learn how her designs are helping people to reconnect with the world around them by breaking down the walls between inside and out. One of her images is of the Mosaic Centre in Edmonton!
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A marketplace to search and sample materials.
One site, hundreds of brands, samples shipped overnight - includes Canada!
Free for design industry professionals who register.
Learn more
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Reminder - Public Review of the National Building Code
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The first public review of proposed changes to the 2020 National Model Codes is open until Dec. 23, 2022.
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Architectural Innovation In A Post Pandemic World
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Expert from Article from Work Design Magazine:
“A major change we are seeing in post-pandemic office design is an increase in the use of exterior areas like balconies, rooftops and courtyards, either through the modification of existing space or the creation of new ones.” read more
here (4.4 minute read)
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Click read more to see the full list of Interior Design job opportunities.
Program Planner
Company: City of Calgary
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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