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New York's first Muslim mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center, was designed by the Michael McCarthy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Islamic architectural traditions were followed but McCarthy employed modern design materials and methods in constructing the mosque. The main entrance was made of layered green toned glass with a computerized adpatation of Kufic calligraphy. The concrete dome was suspended on a horizontal band of glass illuminated at night. Kufic calligraphy in gold leaf border the dome while a circle of light from tiny lamps illuminate the open prayer space.
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Architecture for Health, Science and Commerce (AHSC) was responsible for the transformation of an abandoned 10,000-sq.-ft. supermarket in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area into a walk-in family healthcare center serving the neighborhood. The design firm, which was commissioned by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, created a durable but warm environment for the healthcare unit, known as Sister Thea Bowman Family Health Center, that would impart a sense of dignity, respect and professional concern for inner-city patients.
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Design firm Daroff Designs Inc (DDI) has initiated the use of data management systems integrated with a business philosophy revolving around selling smart, contracting smart, efficient budgeting and management strategies based on available statistical data. DDI introduces the service by preparing a situation report and a project schedule. The company also makes use of staffing worksheets, sales forecast, fee proposals checklists and other forms intended to systematize the process of selling its design services efficiently.
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