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Sonja Bochart Of Shepley Bulfinch On Five Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career As A Commercial Designer
Director Sonja Bochart was profiled in a piece for Authority Magazine on September 8, 2024. "Education. I would recommend finding an educational design program that offers interdisciplinary and hands-on learning, focusing on collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and...
A New Era: delve magazine
The John M O' Quinn Law Center at Houston University was the cover story for delve magazine's September 2024 issue. “We intentionally created a building that responds to the campus grid in a way that feels like it fits,” Principal Natalie Thurman, told delve magazine....
Transforming College Life: Housing and the Student Experience, Part II
by Justin Pelland, AIA, LEED GARise at State College in State College, Pennsylvania. Photo by Matt Dula.In Part 1 of this series, we explored some of the ways housing factors into supporting a positive student experience within a campus community. Student housing,...
Meet Sara Shumbera
Meet Sara Shumbera, EDAC, LEED GA Sara is a Senior Designer and Healthcare Planner who recently joined Shepley Bulfinch in our Houston studio — and we’re so happy she did. She brings with her over 15 years of experience in healthcare planning, along with additional...
From brutal to beautiful
Our work on the renovation of Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library has been featured in American Libraries’ 2024 Design Showcase. American Libraries’ annual celebration highlights innovative library architecture that addresses patrons’ needs in unique,...
Reflecting on Growth: Summer 2024 Intern Teachout
From tackling challenging tasks to collaborating on innovative solutions, our Summer 2024 class of interns have shown remarkable growth and professionalism. Over the past few months, they have contributed significantly to our projects and infused our studios with...
What’s in a name?
by Rob RocheAn H.H. Richardson impersonator with Hugh Shepley at the Kennedy Library in Boston in 1999. Photo © Shepley Bulfinch. H.H. Richardson circa 1870. Photo © Shepley Bulfinch. In 1874, H.H. Richardson established the architectural practice that is Shepley...
Meet Cameron Williams
Cameron is an architectural designer at Shepley Bulfinch whose childhood appreciation for video games helped him identify his passion for architecture. Motivated by watching his teams’ designs turn from rendering to reality, Cameron is dedicated to creating impactful...
Three considerations for designing healthy and adaptable student dining
by Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCDIQ, LEED ID+CLoyola University Center for Innovation and Collaboration. Photo by Anton Grassl. Every student life project possesses its own unique reflection of the campus in which it resides. Student dining facilities have evolved to...
Meet Barak Yaryan, AIA
Barak is a creative architect at Shepley Bulfinch who specializes in library design. Inspired by his childhood experiences and a desire to shape lives through design, Barak traded in his guitar for a master’s degree in architecture. As a "professional puzzle solver,"...
Transforming college life: Housing and the student experience, Part I
by Justin Pelland, AIANew Residential District and Renovation to Martindale Hall at Wabash College. Photo by Jeremy Bitterman. Away from home and surrounded by peers, many students who attend college are experiencing independent adult life for the first time. For...