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...
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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...
2025 Architizer A+ People’s Choice Award: Boston Children’s Hospital Hale Family Building
The Boston Children's Hospital Hale Family Building has won the People's Choice Award in the Hospitals and Healthcare Centers category of the 2025 Architizer A+ Awards. The project was awarded Finalist status in April 2025.The People's...
Biophilic Design: The Healthy Impact of Nature in the Workplace
The benefits of biophilic architecture can be seen across the design world. By incorporating the natural world into our built environments, workplaces become more productive, hospitals heal people faster, and our communities experience reduced crime. But your space...
Tradeline: Construction Underway at Yale New Haven Health Adams Neurosciences Center
Construction is underway on the Adams Neurosciences Center at Yale New Haven Health's Saint Raphael Campus in New Haven. The new, 204-bed impatient bed tower will integrate research, medical education, and clinical care. The building is being designed and constructed...
Two Wins at IIDA Southwest Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Southwest Chapter recognized Shepley Bulfinch with two Design Awards for Pediatric and Library projects. The IIDA Design Awards are an annual program recognizing the highest quality and...
EDRA 56: Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey
Join Associate, Senior Architect Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, and Associate, Architect Natalie Shutt-Banks at the EDRA56. They will be presenting their session: Developing a Qualitative Occupancy Survey that is Applicable Across Market...
Reimagining Campus Spaces for Student Success and Workforce Readiness
Join Principal Bob Mohr, AIA, LEED AP, and Director Amanda Vigeanu, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED ID+C, at the 2025 SCUP Mid-Atlantic Conference. They will be joined by David Mayhew, University Architect at Towson University, and Tara Spagnoletti,...
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...
Learning to Thrive: Higher Education and a Vibrant Downtown Durham
Join Principal Jeffery Bottomley, AIA, as he moderates a panel in partnership with Downtown Durham, Inc. The panel will include local experts in the higher education field, President JB Buxton, Durham Tech, Chancellor Dr. Karrie...