by Sarah BousquetWith a 30-year career that coincides with the advent of digital information and new modes of research and learning—more interactive and less reliant on physical materials—Principal Janette S. Blackburn, has charged her clients, peers, and industry to...
We love seeing our projects in use! Excited to share new photography of RISE at State College, a new 12-story, 576-bed mixed-use residence tower near Penn State University. The project, our 14th with CA Ventures, opened in August, 2018.Photography by Matt Dula
by Matthew GiffordThere is no single approach to designing a high-performance, highly sustainable building. It’s not something you can just buy and hang on the side of a project, and there is no magic recipe, silver bullet, or one-size-fits-all solution....
by Luke VoilandThe 21st century has brought a big change to urban planning, including the rise of the innovation district. Defined by The Brookings Institution as “geographic areas where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect with...
The Health and Biomedical Sciences Building 2—known as Health 2—at University of Houston weaves innovation into academic, clinical, and community spaces to create meaningful and effective interprofessional education and care delivery.“This new home for our College of...
by Joe HerzogLast week we looked at the modern-day student’s expectations when it comes to housing on college campuses and determined it’s more than four walls. Today’s campus experience considers a much broader, interconnected “lifestyle” focused on more than what...
by Joe HerzogWith decades of experience designing student living environments, we have had the opportunity to observe the evolution in student preferences, as well as changing institutional focus in fostering on-campus community engagement. There are few trends that...
The Austin Central Library was recognized by the Urban Land Institute's Austin chapter with a 2018 Impact Award for Best Project Design. This category honors a completed project that has demonstrated excellence in design for architecture,...
Like any company, the whole of Shepley Bulfinch knows significantly more than any single member of the firm. Buildings are complicated, and we need to be able to leverage our collective experience on every project. In 2015, we identified that we had a problem: “We...
by Carole WedgeTen years ago, in a project interview, I was asked a question by Rob, CEO of a large healthcare organization: “How can design improve empathy in our organization?” The question has stayed with me, and continues to profoundly shape my work as a designer...
by Matthew GiffordVisual outputs have become less like stand-alone works of art and more like sketches of yore. Through the use of new architectural technologies, we’ve been able to reconfigure our design process to incorporate space visualization in real time, adding...
by Michelle MantegnaThe ability to quickly access information and identify who knows what—and who needs to know what—can mean the difference between life and death in medical situations. To this point, the healthcare industry relies on patient records and charts to...