By Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDACWhat if that unexpected change request is actually your design’s secret weapon? In design studios everywhere, the words “we have a revision” tend to land with a thud. Client changes, often framed as...
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5 Projects That Show Innovative Design Doesn’t Need a Huge Footprint
By David Whitehill, AIAHouston Freed-Montrose Public Library, Houston, TX. Photo by Chris Bacarella.In the world of public architecture and design, blockbuster projects tend to dominate the media and public attention: In 2025, the New York Times reported on twelve...
Better Design with a “Brain Break”
By Scott Mueller, AIA, ACHA, NCARB and Cathleen Lange, AIA, LEED AP, supported by Jennifer Aliber, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP, Katie Chambers, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP, John Malnati, AIA, LEED AP, Kira Rosenbaum, AIA, LEED GA, and Andre P. Kamili, AIA, LEED APYale New Haven...
Boston Children’s Hospital Wins Green Good Design Award
The Hale Family Building of Boston Children’s Hospital was recognized by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in the Green Good Design Sustainability...
Living Future 2026: Designing the Next 100 Years
Join Associate Principal Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, at Living Future 2026 Conference. She will participate in two sessions.First, on April 15, she will be joined with Johanna Collins from Perkins &...
Sustainability at the Heart of Campus Life: Carbon Reduction Strategies
By Matthew Gifford, AIA, LEED AP, and Carrie Leneweaver, AIA, WELL AP, LEED GABloomberg Student Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiu.At Johns Hopkins University, sustainability isn’t an afterthought;...
Designing in Relationship: How Collaboration with Indigenous Communities Shapes Place Based Futures
By Associate Principal Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, and Designer Nicholl Hubbell, Assoc. IIDA, WELL APCofrin Technology and Education Center, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Rendering © Shepley...
A New Standard for Wellness & Sustainability at Johns Hopkins
Join Principal Matthew Gifford, AIA, LEED AP, and Associate Principal Kalyn Pavlinic, NCIDQ, LEED AP, IIDA, at Tradeline’s College & University Facilities 2026. They will be joined by Amanda Garvey, Vice President at Thornton...
Reimagining Birth Through Design
Join Senior Architect, Clinical Experience Planner Deb Polzin-Rosenberg, RN, AIA, at University of New England for a presentation at the Maternal Health Innovation Expo. Deb will be joined by Kim Holden, AIA, CABD, Founder of Doula x...
Planning with Purpose: Building Trust and Resiliency in Higher Education
As higher education faces mounting challenges during increasingly uncertain times, integrated planning is essential. Join Principal Janette S. Blackburn, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, for the closing keynote of The Society for College and...
WoodWorks Innovation Network Spotlights Bloomberg Student Center
The WoodWorks Innovation Network showcased John Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Student Center. WIN showcases mass timber and innovative light-frame projects and their design and construction teams.One of the most complex mass timber...
Holistic Renewal for the Next Generation of Learners
by Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCIDQFor over a century, Wellesley College’s Clapp Library has been a cornerstone of academic life—a place where students gather to study, explore, and connect. When our team partnered with the college to reimagine this beloved building, the...