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Evolving Urban Design
Embracing The Urban Challengeby Joe Herzog, AIACAV | Next Tucson Nearly 60% of Americans live in urban environments and that percentage is rapidly increasing. We are in the middle of an unprecedented age of mass urbanization. Shepley Bulfinch’s urban design architects...
Meet Pete Rasmussen, AIA
Pete Rasmussen, AIA has a thirst for urban design, community development, and architecture that provides a positive impact to the quality of everyday life. In his six years with Shepley Bulfinch, he has worked on award-wining projects like Lantana Hall at Arizona...
Welcome to the hybrid library
by Kelly Karpinsky (Brubaker), AIAVirginia Commonwealth University | Cabell LibraryLibraries have grown to become the intellectual and social hubs of campus, where, prior to March 2020, students, researchers, and faculty gathered to collaborate and connect. Now,...
Designing for people and planet
by Matt Gifford, AIA and Pete Rasmussen, AIAYale New Haven Hospital | Smilow Cancer HospitalCreating human-centered designs At Shepley Bulfinch, we approach sustainability holistically, evaluating the broad range of elements that the term “sustainability” encompasses...
Modernizing construction conventions
by Michelle Ambrose, AIA, EDACAs an industry shifting toward leaner processes and multidisciplinary collaboration, there’s been a need to evolve the process of RFIs, or Requests for Information. At the onset of construction for the Mayo Clinic’s East Expansion, we...
Hybrid theory–a shift in mentorship
by Scott Steffes with Allie BosargeSince early on in my career, I have been very fond of mentorship. I relish many aspects of this unique collaboration but among the most enjoyable is the ability to see the growth of young designers’ creativity. I have mentored and...
Balancing historical integrity in forward-thinking communities
The new Chemistry Building and Commons at the University of Arizona re-envisions a historic structure into an innovative, 21st century, collaborative classroom building at the heart of the active, historic campus mall. The robust feasibility analysis and programming...
Committing to healthy and sustainable materials
Photo by Nic LehouxSustainable architecture and human-centered design is inherent to Shepley Bulfinch's design philosophy and practice. We approach sustainability holistically, evaluating the broad range of elements that the term "sustainability" encompasses and...
Achieving transformative potential
Photo by Anton GrasslLoyola University of Maryland’s collegiate foundation is based upon the Jesuit virtue of exploration: to go forth and create meaningful professional service and leadership. Connection to the community expresses itself not only in sending students...
Navigating virtual collaboration
by Nicole GlynnSince March 2020, we’ve all experienced the many ways in which the pandemic has impacted our way of life and taught us how to adapt quickly to change. Through these challenging times, we’ve been continuously inspired by our team’s resilience. From...
Stop & Go: Balancing a COVID-19 related project during COVID-19
by Andrea HardyIn the early chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shepley Bulfinch was approached by a plastics injection molding company to develop a space that would directly support the intense demand of their customers in the private sector...