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title: Newsletter February 2013
description: Transformit Sculptural Tension Fabric Structures
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### BSA Honors Best Projects

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Each year, the [Boston Society of Architects](http://www.architects.org/) honors the best designs of the past year. To keep the awards relevant to local practitioners without becoming...   [learn more](https://www.transformit.com/newsletter-february-2013/bsa-gala-2013/)

### Rico Eastman, 1952-2012

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Following up from [last month](http://transformit.com/newsletter-december-2012/rico-eastman/), I want to share the event of Rico's memorial service. It was a great day to celebrate Rico's life. Yares Art Projects in Santa Fe was his gallery. They held the service...   [learn more](https://www.transformit.com/newsletter-february-2013/rico-/)*  
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# Love REALLY Counts

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Few nonprofits have a mission as immediate as that of the [Center for Grieving Children](http://www.cgcmaine.org/): "To provide loving support that encourages the safe expression of grief and loss and... [learn more](https://www.transformit.com/newsletter-january-2013/grieving-children/)

# Mfg Software Sales Meeting

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The Annual Sales Kick-off Conference for a major global manufacturing software company brought together 350 members of the global sales team to a hotel ballroom... [learn more](https://www.transformit.com/newsletter-february-2013/black-cat/)

### Voices of Design at PMA

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For 25 years, Maine people interested in architecture and design have enjoyed [Architalx](http://www.architalx.org/), a provocative lecture series by world-class designers, held at the...   [learn more](https://www.transformit.com/newsletter-january-2013/architalx/)

### Daylight: Microsoft Dublin Office

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Modern glass "curtain walls" come at a price: workers can be blinded by direct sunlight. This installation solves the problem. But notice the irony: a series of light-blocking ... [more](http://transformit.com/newsletter-february-2013/microsoft/)

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