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CHICAGO.COOPERATORNEWS.COM COOPERATORNEWS CHICAGOLAND — SUMMER 2021 5 Luxer Room No initial cost Low monthly service fee Video surveillance & access logs for accountability Accessible 24/7 > > > > Luxer Lockers Scan for More Info Scan for More Info 100% Package acceptance > > Efficient use of small space Scalable for high volume occasions 99.9% uptime guaranteed > > > Indoor and outdoor units Luxer frees your staff from dealing with packages Luxer popular controlled access package room solution Serving the Chicago Area Over 30 years ISS Chicago Sound & Communications inc. 773-528-4070 We Control Doors TABLE OF CONTENTS Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Senior Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Peter Chase Director of Sales CooperatorNews Chicagoland is published quarterly by Yale Robbins Infomedia, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016, (212) 683-5700. President: Yale Robbins, Executive Vice President: Henry Robbins. Subscriptions are available free by request to co-op and condo board members and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CooperatorNews Chicagoland, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. ©Yale Robbins Infomedia 2021. All rights reserved. Application to mail Periodicals postage rates is pending at New York NY. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: Chicago.cooperatornews.com/subscribe Chicagoland’s Biggest & Best VIRTUAL..... 1 Over the past year, you may have been one of the many people who tuned in to Cooperator Events’ popular webinar series—but did you know that Cooperator Events also produces Cooperator Events Expos, a series of must-attend annual and biannual trade shows in markets from Chicagoland to South Florida to Las Vegas? Thousands of board members, managers, condo owners, and co-op shareholders attend Cooperator Events trade shows every year, making personal connections, learning about new prod- ucts and services, and gathering invaluable information and insight from the best and brightest professionals in the industry—all at no cost to them. Universal Design & the ADA ...... . 1 The idea that ‘form follows function’ is one of the basic concepts underlying nearly every design discipline—but function for whom? For many people living with disabilities, it often seems that ‘function’ covers a very narrow range of ability—rendering many forms clumsy at best, and completely useless at worst. While a cascading stairway might pro- vide drama to a public space, for example, it may present an insurmountable obstacle to anyone making use of a wheelchair or other mobility aid. Interior Design Responds to COVID.... 1 As the biggest global health crisis of modern times continues to impact the world, it leaves a wake of changes to the way we live, eat, work, play, learn, plan, and even how we dream. Humans — a species well-known for our adaptability — are finding ways to adjust our lifestyles to this new environment. Pulse..................... 6 Q&A..................... 7