by Jeremiah Fairbank The size of a nursing program’s undergraduate cohort and its skills lab square footage are closely linked, as shown in benchmarking data from 18 U.S. schools. This correlation stems from state board requirements for...
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Sound Check: Implications of Busier Libraries
by Barak Yaryan, AIA Walk into the first floor of a modern library and you might feel like you’ve entered a train station. The hum of conversation, the clatter of footsteps, the buzz of collaboration—it’s a far cry from the hushed...
Reflections and Learning: 2025 Summer Intern Teachout
by Spencer Smith As summer winds down, our 2025 class of summer design interns closed out their experience with a series of teachout presentations. These sessions offered a glimpse into the diverse experiences, projects, and personal...
AIAU: Unlocking Challenges
Join Principal Jason Costello, AIA, LEED AP, for the webinar "Unlocking Challenges: Understanding Codes for Doors and Door Hardware in Health Care Environments." Tailored to architects and ermerging professsionals in healtcare...
The Architect’s Newspaper: Luke Voiland named managing principal
The Architect's Newspaper highlighted the elevation of Luke Voiland, AIA, LEED AP, to managing principal of Shepley Bulfinch.In this role, Luke will oversee both practice and market strategy nationally for the firm. Learn more about this...
Breathing New Life into Brutalist Libraries
by Bob Mohr, AIA, LEED AP Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Photo by Robert Benson.Thanks to modern conservation efforts and popularization via media like the Oscar winning film “The Brutalist,”...
Building Design+Construction: Collaborative Design Approach Feature
Building Design+Construction shared an article by Principal Uma Ramanathan, FAIA, LEED AP. Uma details how our collabortive approach to healthcare design improves outcomes for patients, families, and healthcare workers. By engaging...
Designing for Feedback: How Occupancy Evaluations Shape Better Spaces
by Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, and Natalie Shutt-Banks, AIA Recently, Natalie and I delivered an informative presentation titled “Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey That Is Applicable Across Project Types” at the EDRA56 Conference that...
All Gender Restrooms: Embracing Change in the Built Environment
by Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCIDQ, and Christopher Hillebrand, AIA, LEED AP As architects and designers, we face design challenges rooted in the built environment. Our collaboration with student activities professionals emphasizes the...
Shepley Bulfinch Principal Receives 2025 American Library Association Presidential Citation
Principal Kelly Karpinsky, AIA, LEED AP, is one of eight awardees to receive the American Library Association 2025 Presidential Citation, designated by the organization’s Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures committee. Awarded by...
Higher Education Symposium
Join Principal Kelly Karpinsky, AIA, LEED AP, and HOK's Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors, Kay Sargent, for a dynamic panel exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by the modern higher education landscape.Learn more...
Shifts in Dining Philosophy and Operation to Build Community
Shepley Bulfinch and Envision Strategies have been collaborating on the redesign of Lehigh University's Clayton University Center (CUC) for nearly a decade. Emerging from the pandemic and with new University leadership, the project scope...