By Natalie Shutt-Banks and Sabin CiocanHow do you spark creativity and empathy in a fast-changing world? For our annual All-Firm Design Charrette, the answer emerged through a collaborative journey—one that blended rigorous systems thinking and infused the element of...
by Angela Watson, FAIA, LEED AP, and Jennifer Aliber, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP When you think of hospitals on TV, what comes to mind? Sleek glass walls, dramatic helicopter landings, and doctors delivering life-saving care in impossibly large...
by Jeremiah Fairbank The size of a nursing program’s undergraduate cohort and its skills lab square footage are closely linked, as shown in benchmarking data from 18 U.S. schools. This correlation stems from state board requirements for...
by Barak Yaryan, AIA Walk into the first floor of a modern library and you might feel like you’ve entered a train station. The hum of conversation, the clatter of footsteps, the buzz of collaboration—it’s a far cry from the hushed...
by Natalie Shutt-Banks, AIA, NOMA and Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA Embodying the values of cultural pride, community resilience, and regenerative design, the Lake City Collective Cultural Center is taking...
by Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, and Natalie Shutt-Banks, AIA, NOMA In the face of a rapidly changing climate, our responses can easily become reactive—driven by urgency rather than clarity. That’s why we...
by Cathleen Lange, AIA, and Scott Mueller, AIA Yale New Haven Health Saint Raphael Campus Bedtower, New Haven, CT. Rendering © Shepley Bulfinch.The neurosciences represent one of the few clinical areas where both inpatient and outpatient...
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...
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...
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...
by Bob Mohr, AIA, LEED AP The Harvard Innovation Lab in Allston, MA is a renovation of a 1965 Brutalist design by Hugh Stubbins. Photo © Shepley Bulfinch. Thanks to modern conservation efforts and popularization via media like the Oscar...
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...