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What is innovation to you? The simplest definition as described by Webster's dictionary is "a creation resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind; the acto fo starting something for the first time; introducting something new". For an architectural firm, innovation is a primary concern and practice. Each client deserves to be provided with an innovative solution unique to the client's circumstances and the problems the client is facing when creating a new space.

REES Oklahoma City team members participated in the IIDA Bowl-A-Rama to help support the Oklahoma Interior Deisgn Coalition on Thursday, June 23rd. During the event, there were team and individual contests of high score, low score, best costume and best team costume. REES team members included Michael Cromaz, Kate Warren, Libby Rankin, Melody Stinson and Jason Wint. The team's costume theme was a baby shower for 16 and pregnant following in the footsteps of MTV. Although the team did not win any prizes, we think their costumes were straight out of a reality show!

According to research conducted by the website www.BIMmanager.com, in 2010, fifty percent of responding firms reported that they produced more than 60% of their projects in BIM, which is an increase of 30% over the previous year. Only 25% of respondents showed that they were working less than 20% of their projects in BIM.

Do you believe BIM is right for your upcoming project? Wuld you like to understand the benefits? Contact me at kdd@rees.com or 405-942-7337 and I can provide you with information on how BIM could help you reduce costs on your next project!

The OSU Henry Bellmon Research Center, designed by REES and Cannon Design, on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater was recently featured in OKC's Journal Record. Click the link below to find the article. The project is not only technical in nature but quite a site on the campus. Check out the video accompanying the article.

One of the REES clients has made the news again due to their fabulous new facility. The Armstrong Auditorium was featured in OKC's Journal Record last week. The article emphasizes the exceptional acoustical ability. To see the article, please click the link below.

Also much fo the credit is due to our team member, Pelton Mash Kinsella, our acoustical engineers on the project. They never disappoint in their fantastic abilities and efforts on our projects.

The Western Conference Finals may have had two of the REES offices pitted against each other (during the Mavericks v. Thunder theory you could often here chants in the background via conference call or video conference), but in the championship game the offices joined together to support a local team to one of our offices the Dallas Mavericks. Although it was difficult for the OKC Thunder fans to turn their attention to the Mavericks, the team played well and won the championship! In celebration, there was a parade yesterday through Dallas that just happened to pass by our Dallas office.

REES is taking their creativity outside of the office at Lake Hefner in OKC in fact.

REES is proud to announce our new blog entitled “Results in Progress”. The blog will feature a little about REES, our clients, our people and current designs and results we are working on throughout the world. I hope you find it interesting and continue to follow the blog while also providing candid feedback. I look forward to communicating with each of you.

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