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Article: Adobe illustrated. (walk through).(designing its New York training and conference center)(Brief Article)
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- Interior Design
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- January 1, 2003
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The continuing success of Adobe, dominant in desktop publishing since the early 1980s, has depended upon keeping pace with technology. In designing the software developer's New York training and conference center, Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, sought to communicate the company's dynamic, revolutionary character first and foremost. "We developed a design attitude reflective of Adobe's reputation in the print-media landscape," principal Randy Gerner explains.
Many details translate this idea quite literally. Mounted on a nautilus-shape wall of wood and masonry wrapping the reception desk, a computer monitor displaying the company's logo welcomes visitors ...