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aiarchitect | volume 15 the news of america’s community of architects November 14, 2008
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Stephen A. Kliment, FAIA
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Tracy Ostroff
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Michael Tardif, Assoc. AIA
Tony P. Wrenn, Hon. AIA

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“Architecture Marketing in an Economic Downturn.” In this podcast: Hugh Hochberg of the design management consulting firm The Coxe Group talks to AIArchitect Associate Editor Zach Mortice about how architecture firms can use marketing to communicate the irreplaceable value of architecture services to clients even in economically lean times.
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The Challenge of Information Exchange
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