Rebuilding as a Redefining Moment

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them”. ~Aristotle As an architect, most of my experiences are heavily rooted on learning from direct experience, a philosophy of education I embraced since joining Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin more than sixteen years ago....

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From Metropolis Magazine POV: Social Primer for Practice and Projects

Architect Lira Luis dishes about KINetic, a social media platform designed for architectural project collaborations. Read it today in Metropolis Magazine's "Point of View" Social Primer for Practice and Projects Image by Kingspan and Think ...

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Leave No Stone and Tile Unturned

(View original article at the Coverings Blog) Ceramic tile has been a popular building material for over 4,000 years. It played a prominent role in the history of building construction from the oldest pyramids in Egypt to the tile mosaics of Spain. We have seen century old buildings inlaid with it,...

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architect Lira Luis to speak at Coverings 2013 together with Italian Trade Commission's 2008 Legend Award Laureate Michael P. Johnson

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Architect Lira Luis and Michael P Johnson to Speak at Coverings Conference in Atlanta

Coverings — The Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience — has invited Michael P Johnson, Michael P Johnson Design Studio and Lira Luis, AIA, RIBA, LEED AP BD+C, ALLL to be speakers at its annual conference and exposition coming to Atlanta, Georgia, April 29 - May 2, 2013. Michael and Lira’s session entitled: Demystifying...

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A year in review: Let's talk about Design

Happy new year everyone! The best is yet to come as far as new things happening in our world and in the architecture world at large. We are excited! One of the highlights of the past year was when OREM interviewed Lira Luis to discuss the Value of Design. It has reached nearly 54,000 views worldwide....

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