Mehrdad Yazdani will present as part of the AIA New York’s Cocktails & Conversations series Friday, June 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Center for Architecture in New York City. The dialogue series pairs an architect with a critic, journalist or architectural historian to discuss current architecture design issues over cocktails. Mehrdad will be joined by Sam Lubell, a staff writer and contributing editor to The Architect’s Newspaper for the conversation. Those interested in attending, can register online.

CannonDesign has again been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. This marks the second time in three years CannonDesign has earned this prestigious distinction. It is powerful recognition of the hard work our people do each day to amplify the power of design.

“A 20-person team at CannonDesign, called Yazdani Studio, acts as an experimental think tank that helps to drive innovation within the firm.”

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University of Utah’s Lassonde Studios has been named a winner in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) inaugural Outcome of Design Awards. Metropolis profiled the winners online and will publish future.
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Signs of the Times published a story about collaborative design that focuses on the Anne Frank exhibit at the Los Angeles-based Museum of Tolerance.
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Mehrdad Yazdani will present as part of Architectural Record’s upcoming webinar on museum design February 21 at 2 p.m. ET. In the presentation, Mehrdad will showcase his team’s work with the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance, a hands-on experiential museum focusing on the dynamics of racism and prejudice through unique interactive exhibits.
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