7.1.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | CIDA, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation Board of Directors, adopted new quality standards for interior design higher education programs that prepare graduates for entry into the profession. Professional Standards 2009 elevate the concepts, such as critical thinking, global context for design, collaboration and creativity, and professional values deemed most significant for successful entry-level interior designers. Visit CIDA's  website a http://www.accredit-id.org/profstandards.php for more information about the recently adopted Professional Standards 2009. 

6.27.08 | Washington, DC | Significant Interiors, a publication authored by the AIA Interior Architecture Knowledge Community, features 24 significant projects from this group of award winners, as selected by members of the Interior Architecture Knowledge Community (KC). AIA members will receive a 25% discount off of the retail price when they order through the bookstore.

6.26.08 | Chicago, IL | Jennifer L. Barnes, Vice President and Director of Interiors in RTKL's Baltimore office, was named Facility Planning and Design Forum Advisor for the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). She will begin her two-year term in July 2008. She previously served as President of the Baltimore Chapter and was instrumental in its merger with the Washington Metro Chapter, thereby creating a new Mid-Atlantic Chapter.