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...
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Beyond the Blueprint: Murals in Architecture
by Omar Bailey, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA Art has a transformative power over people and places. Within architecture, murals are more than decorative additions. They’re powerful tools for storytelling, placemaking, and cultural identity. I sat...
Creating Order from Chaos: How Artists Transform Healing Spaces
by Andrea Hardy, AIA, and Scott Ross Steffes, IIDA Wildlife artist Charley Harper once observed, "When I look at a wildlife or nature object, I don't see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color...
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,”...
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...
More Than a Hospital: Designing a New Future for Pediatric Care in Nevada
by Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDAC As a healthcare architect for nearly two decades, I have specialized in designing healthcare environments that respond not only to clinical requirements but to the broader challenges facing...
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...
Pride in Montrose: A beloved community hub and beacon for inclusivity
by Natalie Thurman, AIA, and Alyssa Hitt, IIDA, NCIDQ, LFA After much anticipation, the new Freed-Montrose Library opened in December 2024 to considerable excitement. As part of the Houston Public Library system, this new facility...
Learning to Thrive: Examining Higher Education and Downtown Durham
By Jeffery Bottomley, AIAOver the past year, Shepley Bulfinch has celebrated our 150th anniversary across the country. From captivating exhibitions in Boston and Phoenix, to a thought-provoking roundtable in Houston, we’ve taken the time...
Meet Chris Hillebrand | 15-Year Work Anniversary
Senior Architect, Associate Chris Hillebrand, AIA, LEED AP, recently celebrated his fifteen-year work anniversary at Shepley Bulfinch. Now he’s taking a moment to reflect on his journey: the projects, people, and experiences that have shaped his career and growth...
Campus Housing: Evolving into Lifestyle Microcosms
By Pete Rasmussen, AIA, and Andrea Rose, AIA, NCARBAs most post-secondary students round out their semester next month and head home for the summer, many student housing projects across the country are nearing construction completion and...
Running Through History: 19 Iconic Designs Along the Boston Marathon Route
By Rob RocheThe Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. After experiencing the Marathon-to-Athens Race in the 1896 Olympic Games, John Graham, coach and manager of the Boston Athletic Association, returned with plans to...