SDSA Glee Field Trip

Set Decorators Society of America"Day with the Set Decorator" Field Trip Review Whether you love it, hate it, or just can't make up your mind everyone has heard of the phenomenon that has become Glee. What you probably do not know about Glee and all your favorite television shows is that behind the scenes there is a set decorator devoting their life to creating an entire world for the characters to live in with only a few walls and a short period of time making sure that every set is perfect down to the last name plate on Sue Sylvester's trophy. The first stop on our trip was at the Hollywood Studio Gallery. This gallery houses a huge selection...

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The new illumaWALL

Duo-Gard’s new illumaWALL is a revolutionary new product in the lighting design world. The illumaWALL has many practical functions, design applications all while being very green and sustainable, building points with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The wall is also relatively affordable for its application making its over value un-ignorable for almost any building project.Here are some examples of green advantages from illumawall.com:“> Projects daylight more deeply into interior> Minimizes disruptive solar glare and costly heat gain> Enhances occupant comfort and productivity> Increases energy efficiency with...

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Aria Resort & Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada

The Aria Resort & Casino is located at 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Las Vegas, Nevada. The group of structures located at the site are breathtaking with effortless-looking design, often referred to as CityCenter. The overall design challenge was to build an entire city within a fully developed city. Although extremely beautiful, much work was done to make this project as green as possible. Aria has set new standards for "responsible growth" in the city, as the USGBC has awarded it with six distinct LEED Gold certifications to its Resort & Casino’s hotel tower, convention center and showroom, Vdara Hotel & Spa, Mandarin...

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