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Best of #ModernMonday: Design and Education

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts on Twitter to weigh in on trending topics in design.

We were joined by Cynthia Kracauer of @CenterforArch and Anne Burdick of @artcenteredu to discuss design education today.

Brothers’s workspace uses skylights to let in sun. The lack of windows helps him focus on his craft.
Brothers’s workspace uses skylights to let in sun. The lack of windows helps him focus on his craft.
Onstage, architect Jesse Bornstein and Rob Fissmer, the head of Vitsoe North America, discussed designing for growing families. Fissmer advised purchasing products from companies with solid customer service. "If they don't have the support you need, it's this whole loop of waste," he says.
Onstage, architect Jesse Bornstein and Rob Fissmer, the head of Vitsoe North America, discussed designing for growing families. Fissmer advised purchasing products from companies with solid customer service. "If they don't have the support you need, it's this whole loop of waste," he says.
Adjacent to the High Line, the museum seeks to become a cultural anchor in downtown Manhattan.
Adjacent to the High Line, the museum seeks to become a cultural anchor in downtown Manhattan.
In 2005, in coastal Ireland, the result was a multi-part tribute in stone and steel to the mythical Children of Lir, who were turned into swans for 900 years.
In 2005, in coastal Ireland, the result was a multi-part tribute in stone and steel to the mythical Children of Lir, who were turned into swans for 900 years.
In realizing their dream to build a country retreat in upstate New York, Sandy Chilewich and Joe Sultan—proprietors of the textiles firm Chilewich|Sultan—eschewed a mountainous view for an understated wooded plot. At 800 square feet, the flat-roofed home is a modest structure for the expansive 10-acre property.
In realizing their dream to build a country retreat in upstate New York, Sandy Chilewich and Joe Sultan—proprietors of the textiles firm Chilewich|Sultan—eschewed a mountainous view for an understated wooded plot. At 800 square feet, the flat-roofed home is a modest structure for the expansive 10-acre property.