Commercial Construction & Renovation

MAR-APR 2016

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THE WRIGHT WAY major architectural and interior design frms globally allows us to carry on Wright's core beliefs by giving full presentations of the whole FLW initiative of building and design. What is the connection of this program with the soon-to-be 150th anniversary of FLW's birth? The events, exhibitions and promotions that will be occurring in 2017 to celebrate this milestone will be raising awareness and giving us opportunities to showcase this new program even further. It creates a larger opportunity to recognize the FLW legacy of organic/sustainable architecture and design. Furthermore, the program will enhance Frank Lloyd Wright's impact and infuence that still continues in today's modern designs. This also brings up the importance of the preservation and conser- vation of current Frank Lloyd Wright sites as detailed in the recent report on the Preservation Master Plan of Taliesin West. Our preservation approach maintains the historic structures that Wright and his apprentices built, while allowing us to showcase new building product technologies such as our solar feld, the use of color-matched LED lighting and state-of- the-art lighting controls, etc., that espouse Wright's principles concerning innovation, experimentation (for which Taliesin West was built) and sustainability. Are there specifc product categories to be included in the upcoming FLW Collection? We are currently in discussion or identifying appropriate partners for wood fooring, ce- ramic and porcelain tiles, metal hardware, case goods, architectural millwork, lighting fxtures, exterior cladding, interior fabrics, masonry and the materials that are used in installation of these products. In 1957, Frank Lloyd Wright stated, "The mission of an architect is to help people understand how to make life more beautiful, the world a better one for living in, and to give reason, rhyme and meaning to life." When putting together architectural products for the FLW Brand Licensing Program, we acknowledge the robust importance of the commercial construction sector. These will be premium materials that look good, perform at optimal levels and refect the genius of America's most iconic architect. CCR Some products are entering the market now, but we expect to have a broad assortment across many categories of the building products sector available in 2017. 100 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — MARCH : APRIL 2016

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