As chief systems architect for the company, Kenoyer knew he could combine some clever software with the latest digital signal processor chips to make the same system at a fraction of the cost.

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Essentially, demand for cloud jobs maps closely to IT overall, led by such positions as software engineer, Java developer, systems engineer and enterprise architect.

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To cope, Barbara Imhof, a space architect at LIQUIFER Systems Group (LSG) in Vienna, says we will have to build furniture that is even more transformable and multi-functional than today.

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Nanosys, Inc. is an advanced material architect, harnessing the fundamental properties of inorganic materials into process ready systems that can integrate into existing manufacturing to produce vastly superior products in lighting, electronic displays, solar power and energy storage.

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"This could easily degenerate into chaos, " concedes Paul Heitman, a senior program architect at Comverge, which hopes to extend its metering expertise for air-conditioning systems to plug-in cars.

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Retractable screen systems and evolving heating techniques have also helped make courtyards more than a seasonal space, says Clem Schaub, an architect in Vero Beach, Fla.

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