Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Library service host a varied programme of events throughout the year, some of which we record. These have included a series of literary events, dlr Library Voices, and the annual literary festival Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival run in collaboration with dlr Arts Office from 2009 to 2021. Our books podcast Need To Read is where authors, professionals and avid readers shared their favourite books across their area of interest, expertise or obsession.
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Healthcare design is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. How can we create healing environments that embrace innovation, celebrate human diversity, and serve everyone in our communities? From reimagining cancer care delivery to integrating infection-resistant materials and sustainable product solutions, how can thoughtful design enhance the experience of patients, families, caregivers and clinical staff? With compassion and curiosity, host Cheryl Janis interviews the world's top welln ...
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Creative Brainwaves Spring 2025 Part 1
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1:23:27In May 2025 dlr Libraries, the Global Brain Health Institute and Creative Ireland Creative Health & Wellbeing programme delivered another session of talks and discussion around brain health.Curated by Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, Karen Meenan and Mike Hanrahan, this day-long event focused on dementia care, featuring medical professi…
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Creative Brainwaves Spring 2025 Part 2
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1:52:02In May 2025 dlr Libraries, the Global Brain Health Institute and Creative Ireland Creative Health & Wellbeing programme delivered another session of talks and discussion around brain health. Curated by Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, Karen Meenan and Mike Hanrahan, this day-long event focused on dementia care, featuring medical profess…
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Episode 68: Kelly Guzman, MN, RN, FAAN, President/CEO at Yellow Brick Consulting and Kevin Meek, RN-BSN, BA, MHI, EDAC, LSSBB, CCHM, FACHE, Vice President – Advisory Services at Haskell
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51:25"I wanted to be a dolphin trainer... But here I am." - Kelly Guzman What happens when emergency nurses become healthcare design consultants? In this fascinating episode of Healthcare Interior Design 2.0, host Cheryl Janis sits down with two remarkable guests who made the leap from bedside care to transforming how healthcare spaces are designed. Mee…
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Episode 67, Megan McNally, CHID, CID, IIDA, EDAC, NCIDQ, Director of Interior Design at RYAN Companies and Stephanie Fallon, M.S., CHID, IIDA, Director of Interiors at PhiloWilke Partnership.
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53:32"Certification enhances your credibility and your expertise in healthcare interior design. It distinguishes you from non-certified healthcare interior designers that are practicing in the healthcare design space and illustrates the amount of knowledge to deliver these types of environments." —Megan McNally on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podc…
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Episode 66, Anthony Treu AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Principal and Healthcare Practice Leader at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
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1:07:31"When somebody shows you who they truly are, believe them the first time. From the very beginning, we took Emory at their word when they said they wanted to design and build a cancer center never before seen or imagined." —Anthony Treu on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podcast Step into a world where healthcare spaces nurture healing, empower c…
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Episode 65, Dr. Kati Peditto, PhD, Senior Design Researcher at DLR Group, Design Psychologist | Keynote Speaker | AuDHD | Designing Spaces for Neurodiversity and Mental Health
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48:21"There’s a great saying among the neurodivergent community. If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism." -Kati Peditto on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Meet Dr. Kati Peditto, an environmental psychologist and Senior Design Researcher at DLR Group who's transforming how we think about neurodivergent design. Featured…
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Sinéad Gleeson in conversation with Paula Shields, Dublin Book Festival 1
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54:34dlr Libraries were pleased to partner with Dublin Book Festival and host three events showcasing some of the best writing Ireland has to offer.Join Sinéad Gleeson in conversation with arts journalist Paula Shields.From acclaimed author Sinéad Gleeson comes Hagstone (4th Estate) a haunting and atmospheric fiction debut. Exploring themes of art, land…
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Michael Longley in conversation with Olivia O'Leary, Dublin Book Festival 2024
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50:34dlr Libraries were pleased to partner with Dublin Book Festival and host three events showcasing some of the best writing Ireland has to offer.Join Michael Longley in conversation with journalist and writer Olivia O’Leary.Michael Longley’s Ash Keys: New Selected Poems (Jonathan Cape) looks back on his extraordinary career, showing how his themes, g…
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Mairia Cahill in conversation with Olivia O'Leary, Dublin Book Festival 2
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1:05:39dlr Libraries were pleased to partner with Dublin Book Festival and host three events showcasing some of the best writing Ireland has to offer.Join Máiría Cahill in conversation with journalist and writer Olivia O'Leary.Rough Beast (Apollo) is Máiría Cahill‘s harrowing story, told here for the first time in full detail and with unsparing honesty. I…
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Creative Brainwaves, 8 October 2024 Innovative Arts in Acquired Brain Injury
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1:34:04Creative Brainwaves returned for a three-part series of talks and workshops, exploring how our engagement in various creative arts can benefit our brain health. The sessions included brain health specialists, therapists, people living with and working with those affected by acquired brain injury, and a range of artists, musicians and writers. The s…
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Creative Brainwaves, 3 October 2024 Dance and Creative Writing for Well-being
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1:23:35Creative Brainwaves returned for a three-part series of talks and workshops, exploring how our engagement in various creative arts can benefit our brain health. The sessions included brain health specialists, therapists, people living with and working with those affected by acquired brain injury, and a range of artists, musicians and writers. The s…
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Creative Brainwaves, 1 October 2024
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1:53:39Creative Brainwaves returned for a three-part series of talks and workshops, exploring how our engagement in various creative arts can benefit our brain health. The sessions included brain health specialists, therapists, people living with and working with those affected by acquired brain injury, and a range of artists, musicians and writers. The s…
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Celebrating Eavan Boland: 21 September 2024, Dundrum Library
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1:55:29On Saturday 21 September 2024, to mark what would have been the 80th birthday of renowned Irish poet Eavan Boland, dlr Libraries were delighted to host this event that featured her poetry, readings by her friends and family plus some music.The late poet lived in Dundrum in South County Dublin, worked a lot with writing groups in the area, and was p…
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Celebrating Eavan Boland: 28 September 2024, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire
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1:30:15On Saturday 28 September 2024, to mark what would have been the 80th birthday of renowned Irish poet Eavan Boland, dlr Libraries were delighted to host this event to celebrate the life and work of the much-loved and much-missed poet who died in April 2020. The event featured the poetry of Eavan, readings by her friends and family plus some music. R…
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Jacqueline Wilson in conversation with Aoife Barry
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1:22:03On September 26 2024, dlr LexIcon welcomed legendary and bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson to talk about her first adult book, Think Again, in conversation with Aoife Barry.By dlr Staff
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Episode 64, Donna Deckard, BSN, MPA, EDAC, Barbara Dellinger, MA, FIIDA, CHID, EDAC, and Teri Lura Bennett, BSN, RN, CHID, EDAC
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1:06:06"I decided I should go back to school for interior design because someone should be designing these spaces who knew what it was like to work in them. And I decided it would be me." —Teri Lura-Bennett Step into the world of evidence-based healthcare design with host Cheryl Janis and an all-star lineup of experts: Donna Deckard, Director of the EDAC …
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Episode 63, Cheryl Lauren Spigler, NCIDQ, IIDA, RID, Senior Design Leader at NELSON Worldwide
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49:42"She's actually going to be 100 years old. My father's parents are both Holocaust survivors. She survived. And it was a journey to survive, but her outlook on life has always been one of hope. And that has resonated with me throughout my life.” —Cheryl Lauren Spigler on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podcast Today, we're diving into the world o…
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Episode 62, Debra Levin, Hon. FASID, EDAC, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Health Design
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34:32"The saying is if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together. And together is the way you create change.” –Debra Levin on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 On today’s episode, Cheryl interviews Debra Levin, Hon FASID, EDAC, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Center for Health Design. Lean in and listen to this …
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One Dublin, One Book: The Role of the Sea in Contemporary Irish Literature
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1:21:12Part of the One Dublin, One Book programme of events for 2024, join Louise Nealon in conversation with Sheila Armstrong, Olivia Fitzsimons and Aingeala Flannery as they meet to discuss the role of the sea in their lives, both on and off the page. At the beginning of Sheila Armstrong’s Fallen Animals, a body washes up on the Northwest coast of Irela…
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Reading Eavan: A Tribute to the Poet Eavan Boland
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1:21:12As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2024, we came together to celebrate the life and work of poet Eavan Boland, who died in 2020.A selection of invited writers read their favourite of Eavan's poems, and shared a memory of their connection with her. There was also music, contributing to what was a friendly and inclusive evening to commemorate the beloved …
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Episode 61, Stowe Shoemaker, PhD and Peter C. Yesawhich, PhD; authors of the book, Hospitable Healthcare™Just What the Patient Ordered!
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53:46“As providers pursue the value-based model, they have to be mindful of the fact that it cannot compromise the patient experience, and in fact, should compliment the patient experience to the extent possible, as they continue to drive cost down.” –Peter C. Yesawich on the Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podcast On today’s episode of the podcast, Cher…
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Ireland Reads Day 24 February 2024 - Rick O’Shea in conversation with Elaine Feeney and Paul Murray
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1:01:36Join broadcaster Rick O’Shea in conversation with authors Elaine Feeney and Paul Murray.Nominated for An Post Irish Book Awards – Book of the Year, How to Build a Boat is the beautiful novel about a young boy whose mission transforms the lives of his teachers and brings together a community. Winner of the An Post Irish Book Awards – Book of the Yea…
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Ireland Reads Day 24 Feb 2024 - Miriam Mulcahy in conversation with Vincent Hyland and Maureen McCoy
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1:02:53The benefits of the natural world for our mental and physical wellbeing have long been recognised, but perhaps never more so than in the last few years. Writer, journalist and author of This is My Sea, Miriam Mulcahy, is joined in conversation by two nature experts as they explore how our desire to reconnect with nature has resulted in a surge in p…
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Alice Kinsella and Easkey Britton in conversation with Kerri ní Dochartaigh on climate emergency, care-giving and the sea as the original mother.By dlr Staff
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Tales of the Otherworld – Anne Doyle In Conversation with Deirdre Sullivan
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1:17:29Reincarnated as the mistress of macabre, the grande dame of the dark, Ireland’s beloved newsreader delights in presenting her fabulously frightful anthology of Irish ghost stories, which have excited, unnerved and, for better or worse, stayed with her over the years.By dlr Staff
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Good Friday Agreement Reboot Martin Doyle with Carlo Gébler
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57:43Readers’ Day in The Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon, Saturday 25 NovemberProgrammed by writer Martina Devlin on behalf of dlr Libraries, it features a sparkling range of writers and thinkers.By dlr Staff
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Desert island Books Martina Devlin with Martin Doyle, Emily Hourican and Carlo Gébler
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51:10Readers’ Day in The Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon, Saturday 25 NovemberProgrammed by writer Martina Devlin on behalf of dlr Libraries, it features a sparkling range of writers and thinkers.By dlr Staff
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The Women Science Forgot Prof Luke O'Neill with Anne Cassin
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History Girls Emily Hourican and Hazel Gaynor with Zainab Boladale
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Against the Odds Nuala Moore with Prof Ian Robertson
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49:02Readers’ Day in The Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon, Saturday 25 NovemberProgrammed by writer Martina Devlin on behalf of dlr Libraries, it features a sparkling range of writers and thinkers.By dlr Staff
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.T…
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.T…
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.W…
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Louis de Bernières in conversation with Martina Devlin
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1:05:33Louis de Bernières, internationally acclaimed author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, for an unforgettable evening of book chat, laughter and music.Louis, whose latest novel is Light over Liskeard, will be in conversation with author Martina Devlin. It's a book which takes a penetrating but lighthearted look at what really matters in life.Louis is al…
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.T…
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.T…
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A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.T…
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Episode 60, Part 1, Sarah Tetens NCIDQ, RID, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, Design Director at Baskervill
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31:12On part 1 of today’s episode Cheryl interviews Sarah Tetens NCIDQ, RID, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, Design Director at Baskervill. In part 1 of their conversation, Sarah shares in detail what design life is like in the healthcare space post COVID, what design challenges are still present and why mental health is one of her passions. This and so much more on …
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Episode 60, Part 2, Sarah Tetens NCIDQ, RID, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, Design Director at Baskervill
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31:20In part 2 of today’s episode, Cheryl continues her conversation with Sarah Tetens NCIDQ, RID, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, Design Director at Baskervill. They dig deeper into how empathy and compassion play a role in Sarah’s work, why healthcare is purposeful and how that shows up with the people who choose healthcare as their career. This and so much more ab…
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Episode 59, Part 1, Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
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26:13On part 1 of today’s episode Cheryl interviews Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture. Cheryl says, “The most fascinating piece of part 1 in today’s interview is learning all the details of how and when the w…
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Episode 59, Part 2, Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
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31:59On part 2 of today’s episode, Cheryl continues her conversation with Erika Hill, IIDA, NCIDQ, Senior Interior Designer, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Minta Ferguson, ACHA, AIA, NCARB, Director of Planning, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture. In part 2 Minta and Erika flush out all the juicy details of their work on their favorite projects …
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Episode 58, Cam Twohey, AIA, WELL AP, NCARB, Associate Principal, Senior Project Architect, Kahler Slater
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33:35“We are seeing that they are greatly reduced in size. People are now able to check-in online. You are able to go into your space when it is your turn. Gone are the days of sitting in that bus station elbow to elbow, waiting room so we are seeing a reduction in size.” –Cam Twohey on The Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 podcast Cheryl’s guest today on …
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WILD WOMEN - A St Brigid’s Day Celebrationdlr LexIcon 31st January 2023Recording of an event held to celebrate St Brigid's day 2023 in dlr LexIcon library.Learn about some of the unconventional and unruly women who followed in Brigid’s footsteps and broke the mould.Meet the women today inspired by them – and her.- Activist Ailbhe Smyth talks about …
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Ulysses 101dlr LexIcon 2nd February 2023In collaboration with www.joycetower.ieRecording of an event which was held by the James Joyce Tower and Museum to celebrate James Joyce birthday and the 101st anniversay of the publication of Ulysses.Professor Sam Slote shared a presentation titled "Ulysses at 101". This was followed by a recital from Morgan…
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Episode 57, Part 1, Bryan Langlands, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED GA, Principal and Edwin Beltran, NCIDQ, IIDA, ASSOC. AIA, Principal, Lead Interior Designer, NBBJ Architecture
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26:37Cheryl’s guests today on the podcast are two very special souls; Bryan Langlands, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED GA Principal NBBJ Architecture and Edwin Beltran NCIDQ, FIIDA, ASSOC. AIA, Partner, Lead Interior Designer, NBBJ Architecture. In part 1 of today’s episode, Bryan shares the concept of “Moments of Generosity in Planning” and how, without compri…
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EPISODE 57, Part 2, Bryan Langlands, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED GA, Principal and Edwin Beltran, NCIDQ, IIDA, ASSOC. AIA, Principal, Lead Interior Designer, NBBJ Architecture
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32:06On Part 2 of today’s episode, Cheryl continues her rich and deep conversation with Bryan Langlands, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC, LEED GA, Principal NBBJ Architecture and Edwin Beltran NCIDQ, FIIDA, ASSOC. AIA, Partner, Lead Interior Designer, NBBJ Architecture. Edwin shares the deeper meaning of Essentialism in Design and what it means to humanity. Bryan sha…
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Episode 56, Karen S. Freeman AIA, ACHA, NCIDQ, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C Practice Leader, Healthcare, HOK
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38:09On today’s episode, Cheryl interviews Karen S. Freeman, AIA, ACHA, NCIDQ, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C Practice Leader, Healthcare, at HOK–a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Karen is also the incoming President for the national organization, Women In Healthcare - a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the professional development of wo…
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What is ADHD and what it isn't, a talk with Ken Kilbride, CEO of ADHD Ireland
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1:21:10This talk for parents of children with ADHD and adults with ADHD alike will explain what is ADHD and will also explode some of the popular myths and misconceptions around this condition, which affects 5% of the population. Think of it as a crash course in the condition!Ken Kilbride is the CEO at ADHD Ireland. Ken has over 25 years experience in sen…
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Episode 55, Part 1; Sandy Goodman, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, President, CRGA Design
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24:08Cheryl’s special guest today on the podcast is Sandy Goodman,IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, and President of CRGA Design. CRGA provides comprehensive architectural, interior design and planning services utilizing an experienced in-house team of architects and interior designers specializing in healthcare design. Sandy shares in detail how the pa…
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Episode 55, Part 2; Sandy Goodman, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, President, CRGA Design
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26:27On Part 2 of today’s episode, Cheryl continues her fascinating conversation with Sandy Goodman, IIDA, CHID, EDAC, LEED AP, LSSBB, and President of CRGA Design. CRGA provides comprehensive architectural, interior design and planning services utilizing an experienced in-house team of architects and interior designers specializing in healthcare design…
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