The Mid-Atlantic has emerged as one of North America’s most active regions for mass timber, with universities, cultural institutions, and mission-driven owners leading the way. While these projects vary in size and purpose, they share...
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Shepley Bulfinch Featured in Traditional Building’s “Lines of Succession”
How architecture firms prepare the next generation of leaders has become an increasingly important conversation across the profession. In Traditional Building’s feature article, “Lines of Succession,” Angela Watson, FAIA, LEED AP, President and CEO, shares insights on...
Medical Construction & Design: Specifying for Health
Associate Principal Katherine Chappelle, IIDA, EDAC, and Senior Interior Designer, Associate Anna Mancini, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, shared the intricacies that come with designing the interiors of healthcare spaces with Medical Construction & Design.Boston Children's...
Zero Elbow Room: Planning Considerations for Tight Medical Campus
by Andre Kamili, AIA, LEED APMany academic medical campuses have been around close to a century (if not more). Over time, these campuses have grown and now fill every available site. Fast forward to today, expanding in one of these tight,...
Phased Renovations: 10 Strategies for Transforming Libraries Without Pressing Pause
by Kelly Kapinsky, AIA, LEED AP, and Kalyn Pavlinic, NCIDQ, LEED AP, IIDAYou need a new library, but you can’t close your doors. Good news: large-scale library renovations rarely happen all at once anymore. With limited funding, evolving...
After the Move-In: How to Evaluate Whether Your Lab Design Works
A laboratory project isn’t truly finished when occupants move in: Associate Principal Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, shares with Lab Manager that move-in actually marks the beginning of a critical evaluation phase. At this point, organizations can begin to assess whether...
Feature: American Libraries 2026 Design Showcase
American Libraries features Wellesley College's Margaret A. Clapp Library in its list of the year's most impressive new and renovated libraries. The Library Design Showcase is selected from projects across the United States and Canada.The renovation of Clapp Library...
New Academic Medical Center Announced for UT Austin
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) with Shepley Bulfinch, the UT Dell Medical Center will be a destination for world-class healthcare and will anchor a new campus for care, discovery and innovation as part of The University...
The Architect’s Newspaper: Studio Visit
The Architect's Newspaper stopped by for a Studio Visit and shared their findings in the July/August 2026 edition of the paper.Change, both architecturally and operationally, is built into the DNA of the firm ... it's not beholden to any...
From Vision to Focus: A Strategic Refresh
by Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, and Annelise Pitts, AIA, LFAMost strategic planning begins with a familiar question: What should we do next? We believe there is a better place to start: Who are we...
Designing for the First Moments: Planning and Designing Special Delivery Units
By Andre Kamili, AIA, LEED AP and Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDACJohn R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Photo by Tim Wilkes.Some bundles of love come with bundles of medical concerns, requiring specialized hospital care and facilities. The special...
Renewal by Design: Reimagining Clapp Library at Wellesley College
By David Whitehill, AIAMargaret A. Clapp Library, Wellesley, MA. Photos by Marjorie Becker/Accidentally Wes Anderson.At Wellesley College, the Margaret A. Clapp Library has long stood as both a physical and symbolic center of academic life. Originally built in 1909...