Carrie Meadows

2 weeks ago | iands.design | Carrie Meadows

Introducing the June 10 keynote during NeoCon 2025, ASID national board of directors chair David Euscher urged the architectural and design community to continue to expand their understanding of how intentional design enriches lives, and—with forward thinking prioritized—improves our global future. Referencing ASID’s most recent trends outlook, Euscher flagged a growing erosion of trust in institutions, he said.

3 weeks ago | iands.design | Lauren Brant |Carrie Meadows

The New SustainabilityAcross the architecture & design community, i+s has heard a number of sentiments regarding “sustainability,” from positive declarations like enforcing firm-level specification requirements for manufacturer partners, to wariness in terms of what constitutes “greenwashing” versus measurable progress toward more eco-friendly systems and materials. As a product concept, we don’t think the “S” word has lost all meaning yet! Allow us to elaborate.

3 weeks ago | iands.design | Carrie Meadows

Tech entrepreneur and executive Annie Jean-Baptiste will kick off Monday, June 9, delivering a combination of passion and practicality to the idea of merging inclusive and innovative design to the benefit of all in “Designing for Innovation,” presented by IIDA.

1 month ago | iands.design | Carrie Meadows

“Different does not mean deficient!”I remember clearly how those words, spoken by my high-school Spanish teacher Señor Binaghi, struck me as pivotal wisdom. One of the few gems he would reiterate time and again in English, that phrase has turned over in my mind—and come out of my mouth—across many scenarios. For our adolescent brains, this phrase meant “press pause” on our human tendency to reject or make fun of that which does not meet the societal or cultural norms that we are used to.

1 month ago | iands.design | Carrie Meadows

Since early April, when U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration first announced reciprocal tariffs on a variety of goods around the global trade economy, business analysts and professional associations have attempted to make stable and sustainable recommendations on the way forward.