http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/regulate-this/Content?oid=1640846 Comments On: Regulate This by Melissa Scott Sinclair en-us Copyright 2013 Style Weekly. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Style Weekly readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Style Weekly. Colby.Rogers@pilotonline.com (Style Weekly Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The common misconception that bad design is harmless is both sad and dangerous.

Twelve lives were lost in Norfolk, four lost in Roanoke County due to fires in 1989.
Posted by Chris Good]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:17:44 -0500 Style Weekly Posted by Chris Gray Hollomon]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:09:11 -0500 Style Weekly Posted by FreeRoy]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:13:25 -0500 Style Weekly
So long as Architecture regulation remains in place, the deregulation of interior design is a selective measure which excludes one active competitor from the marketplace in favor of another.

Any citizen - liberal, conservative, or libertarian by nature - must be concerned when the state actively stifles competition through changes in government.

Deregulating all professional services (which many may see as beneficial) is a far cry from selectively removing individual competitors to the benefit of those who remain.
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The fact is, a piece of government-issued paper does not make you a good designer, nor prevent anyone from blocking (or not blocking) fire exits, nor keep debris out of your new hair braids.
Posted by Rick H.]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:30:43 -0500 Style Weekly Posted by RichmondDesign]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:21:22 -0500 Style Weekly Posted by Kim Schoenadel]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:39:28 -0500 Style Weekly
There are several items not highlighted in the article I hope to stress which have a major impact on this issue.

Regulation not only allows interior designers and architects to operate as partners and competitors in the marketplace, it also protects the welfare of the public by ensuring only qualified individuals make decisions impacting fire and life safety.

A 2009 study identified that interior designers have the greatest impact on these specific issues as they relate to the interior content of a building.
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