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Framework for Design Excellence Design for Change

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Adaptability, resilience, and reuse are essential to good design, which seeks to enhance usability, functionality, and value over time.

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Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colo. by Westlake Reed Leskosky and The Beck Group is a 2010 COTE® Top Ten recipient.

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