The Austin Central Library was recognized by the Urban Land Institute's Austin chapter with a 2018 Impact Award for Best Project Design. This category honors a completed project that has demonstrated excellence in design for architecture,...
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#AskFinch: Creating a self-sustaining knowledge sharing process
Like any company, the whole of Shepley Bulfinch knows significantly more than any single member of the firm. Buildings are complicated, and we need to be able to leverage our collective experience on every project. In 2015, we identified that we had a problem: “We...
The relationship between empathy and design
by Carole WedgeTen years ago, in a project interview, I was asked a question by Rob, CEO of a large healthcare organization: “How can design improve empathy in our organization?” The question has stayed with me, and continues to profoundly shape my work as a designer...
Bake in digital visualization
by Matthew GiffordVisual outputs have become less like stand-alone works of art and more like sketches of yore. Through the use of new architectural technologies, we’ve been able to reconfigure our design process to incorporate space visualization in real time, adding...
Celebrating design in 2018: Awards abound in first half
by Jennifer Donham WellsAs we reach the year’s halfway mark, Shepley Bulfinch reflects on and is grateful for the many successes our teams have accomplished. We approach every project as an opportunity to think beyond, drive change, and positively impact the way we...
Cultivating a learning-based culture
by Michelle MantegnaThe ability to quickly access information and identify who knows what—and who needs to know what—can mean the difference between life and death in medical situations. To this point, the healthcare industry relies on patient records and charts to...
Re-designing market assessments in a consumer economy
by Matt Cybulsky & Lauren JanneyOur creative consulting studio, Lens Strategy, teamed up with IONIA Behavioral Insights to re-design market assessments for healthcare, reducing the executive’s risk by offering a picture of the market from the customer’s perspective....
Creating customized education
by Jonathan BaronThe Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College, Columbia University, asked us to help them think about how to repurpose the fourth floor to create a space that could support research into new methods of teaching. The underlying idea was that an immersive...
Celebrating design in 2018
by Sarah BousquetNow in its fourth year, the annual Shepley Bulfinch Design Share remains an integral—and fun—cross-office event, where Bulfinches from all practice groups engage and share their latest project design stories with the firm. This year, we incorporated...
2018 International Federation of Library Association’s Public Library of the Year Award Finalist
The Austin Central Library was named a Finalist in the IFLA's Public Library of the Year Award. This award program considers facilities around the world and honors the highest level of design excellence for library architecture. One of the...
2018 Architizer A+ Awards Special Mention for Austin Public Library
The Austin Central Library was received Special Mention in the Architizer A+ Awards. A Lake | Flato – Shepley Bulfinch joint venture, the New Central Library pays homage to two big ideas: Austin’s love affair with books and with nature....
Austin Public Library Receives 2018 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute HONORS Award
The Austin Central Library was honored with the 2018 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute HONORS Award in the Libraries category. The project was recognized for design and construction excellence due to the reinforced concrete floor...