Imaging the Possibilities: Biophilia & Artwork in Commercial Spaces

In the post-pandemic era, it's more important than ever before to create work environments that help maintain and improve the mental wellbeing of employees, as well as enhancing a company's identity and reflecting its mission. During this panel discussion, designers and product experts from Gresham Smith, Aga Artka Interior Design and Inpro will discuss how biophilic design principles can be utilized by design professionals and architects to "speak the message" of a brand.

Exploring a variety of design solutions including large format digital artwork, signage, window shades and wall protection, the panel will present new ideas for the contemporary workspace, and illustrate how art can radically enhance architectural spaces including offices, healthcare facilities, educational institutions and more.

Learning Objectives

In this webinar, you'll learn how artwork can:

• Create connections between people, brands and the wider history of a building.
• Help improve the mood and wellbeing of people within commercial interior spaces.
• Provide visual cues to connect spaces and make key areas easier to remember for those within a building.

About the Panelists

Carolyn Fleetwood Blake, IIDA, LEED AP, EDAC

Having practiced healthcare interior design for 17 years, Carolyn focuses on the patient experience and creating designs that are functional and that exceed client expectations. As a recognized expert in Evidenced-Based Design, she brings each client design solutions that enhance the patient experience and improve staff morale. Carolyn is a passionate advocate for environments that support positive staff, patient and family experiences. Her belief in the fundamental relationship between the built environment and human comfort, well-being and healing have led her to build a portfolio of award-winning projects with satisfied clients.

Additionally, as the Technical Practice Leader for Gresham Smith’s Healthcare market, Carolyn serves as a resource for the group’s more than 200 employees, equipping them with the tools and resources to apply industry research and forward-thinking practices on projects.

Aga Artka, ASID, WRID, EDAC

Aga Artka is a design consultant who collaborates with construction and manufacturing clients. Her agile and visionary thinking, combined with design trends and color forecasting knowledge, allow her to bring value and design expertise to interior projects, product design and development as well as marketing and branding for enterprises and individuals. As a mentor, speaker and a co-author of “The Brand of You. The Ultimate Guide for an Interior Designer’s Career Journey”, a book on personal branding and career development, Aga’s goal is to help others find success in the field of interior design.

Meagan Kelley, NCIDQ, RID, IIDA

A graduate of Virginia Tech, with a BS in Interior Design and a MS in Architecture, Meagan has over 6 years of experience in commercial interior design. With projects ranging from global tech companies and other high end corporate spaces in San Francisco and up and down the west coast, to a ground-up hospital in the Panhandle of Florida, she brings a progressive mindset to her healthcare clients and challenges the status quo of healthcare design. Focusing on details and anticipating challenges, she collaborates with all stake-holders to deliver a quality design.

Dan Roller, LEED

Dan Roller is a Product Manager for Door + Wall Protection for Inpro. Inpro is an industry leader in interior and exterior architectural products. In his 21 years with Inpro, Dan has worked in several product lines and with contractors, architects, designers, and facilities to give a better understanding of signage, door and wall protection, and elevator interiors. He continues to develop standard and custom projects for facilities across many different industries. Dan is a Pragmatic Institute Certified Product Manager and a LEED® Green Associate.

Host: Paul Keskeys

Paul Keskeys is Editor in Chief at Architizer. Paul graduated from UCL and the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with distinction. Paul has spoken about the art of architecture and storytelling at many national industry events, including AIANY, NeoCon, KBIS, the Future NOW Symposium, the Young Architect Conference and NYCxDesign. As well as hundreds of editorial publications on Architizer, Paul has also had features published in Architectural Digest, PIN—UP Magazine, Archinect, Aesthetica Magazine and PUBLIC Journal.

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