2024-12-22T07:43:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/blog/article/43314279/design-elevates-blog-introduction Scott Sivan 2012-03-31T04:09:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <p> The purpose of this Blog is to present and discuss the many ways investment in <strong>DESIGN</strong>, financial or professional, <strong>ELEVATES</strong> the goals it serves whether making a more sustainable environment or profitable commercial enterprise.&nbsp; The primary focus of this Blog will be <strong>architecture, but the other related fields: graphic design, fashion design, interior design, and product design</strong>, will be considered as references, especially since we are living in a multi-disciplinary hybridized world.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</p> <p> We start with the premise that despite the lack of definitive statistical evidence, Design, that is<strong> GOOD DESIGN</strong>, always enhances, and in some cases makes the difference, in the success of an object &ndash; the success being defined by its reception in the marketplace, both short and long term, and its sustainable commercial, functional, and aesthetic value in the world.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</p> <p> We as architectural designers, who share the belief in our craft, its impact, and its value, recognize through our education and e...</p>