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Mike DeLinn

Business Development Manager for Interior Product Solutions at Construction Specialties (CS Group), and guest on the Life of an Architect podcast.

Jan 11, 2026

19:21
So where did the need for the Akraven curved door come from?
19:24
Back in about late 2015, we were approached by several players in a project in Charlottesville, Virginia.
19:32
It was the University of Virginia Hospital.
19:35
And they were building a new patient tower.
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It was in early design development.
19:39
And they had a unique design idea.
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There were several challenges in what they were trying to accomplish in over 80 of their patient rooms.
21:56
And so how was the final outcome?

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