On May 22, join Associate Principal Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, at American Alliance of Museums 2026. She'll lead a workshop with Richard Piacentini, president and CEO, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical...
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Four Lessons from Renovating at Lehigh University
By Bob Mohr, AIA, LEED APSome architecture projects are destined to challenge standard modes of historic preservation practice. Shepley Bulfinch’s recent work renovating Lehigh University’s Clayton University Center at Packer Hall is one...
Facades+ DC: Mass Timber Shapes a New Social Landscape at JHU
Join Principal Matthew Gifford, AIA, LEED AP, at Facades+ 26 in Washington, DC. He will be joined by Jason Wu, associate, BIG, and Shamil Lallani, senior associate, knippershelbig, to explore the convergence of technical innovation and...
Sustainability at the Heart of Campus Life: Connecting Design with Nature
By Matthew Gifford, AIA, LEED AP, and Carrie Leneweaver, AIA, WELL AP, LEED GAThis is part two of a two part series exploring the sustainable vision behind the design of Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Student Center. Read part one,...
The Change Curve
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...
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...