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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.



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sponsored | Ron Shaffer, Salto | Jun 6, 2024

Campus 2.0: The Next Generation of Higher Education Campus & Facility Management

Learn about the transformation happening on campuses across the nation. Digital IDs and smart access control solutions are changing how students, faculty and staff work, live and play. Learn how these technologies enhance campus security, operational efficiency, and the overall student experience.

HOK | Jun 6, 2024

HOK presents neurodiversity research and design guidelines at SXSW 2024

Workplace experts share insights on designing inclusive spaces that cater to diverse sensory processing needs.

sponsored | Ken Cook, Allegion | Jun 4, 2024

Enhancing Campus Security Using Locks with 180-degree Indication Trim

Indicator locks display the status of a door’s locking hardware. They can be important in enhancing safer school design.

GBBN | Jun 3, 2024

Insights for working well in a hybrid world

GBBN Principal and Interior Designer Beth Latto, NCIDQ, LEED AP, ID+C, WELL AP, share a few takeaways, insights, and lessons learned from a recent Post Occupancy Evaluation of the firm's Cincinnati, Ohio, office.

Design Collaborative | Jun 3, 2024

Escalation: Predicting project costs in a volatile market

Thad Berkes, Chief Cost Estimator, Design Collaborative, shares that one of the major hurdles that Design Collaborative attempts to forecast for its commercial construction projects is escalation.

HMC Architects | May 30, 2024

Inclusive design strategies to transform learning spaces

Students with disabilities and those experiencing mental health and behavioral conditions represent a group of the most vulnerable students at risk for failing to connect educationally and socially. Educators and school districts are struggling to accommodate all of these nuanced and, at times, overlapping conditions.

sponsored | | May 29, 2024

Compelling Conversations: Panelized Walls for Multifamily Projects

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Walter P Moore | May 28, 2024

Healthcare design: How to improve the parking experience for patients and families

Parking is likely a patient’s—and their families—first and last touch with a healthcare facility. As such, the arrival and departure parking experience can have a profound impact on their experience with the healthcare facility, writes Beth Bryan, PE, PTOE, PTP, STP2, Principal, Project Manager, Walter P Moore.

Graphite Design Group | May 28, 2024

‘Flowing’ design emphasizes interaction at Bellevue, Wash., development

The three-tower 1,030,000-sf office and retail development designed by Graphite Design Group in collaboration with Compton Design Office for Vulcan Real Estate is attracting some of the world’s largest names in tech and hospitality. 

BWBR | May 23, 2024

The unique design needs of Critical Access Hospitals

BWBR healthcare principals Brad Krump, AIA, and Scott Kirchner, AIA, discuss their industry experience and passion for supporting the role that critical access hospitals play in their communities.

Gensler | May 20, 2024

10 spaces that are no longer optional to create a great workplace

Amenities are no longer optional. The new role of the office is not only a place to get work done, but to provide a mix of work experiences for employees.

sponsored | Devin Bowman, TGP | May 20, 2024

How to Bolster Classroom Security with Security-Rated Glazing

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KTGY | May 15, 2024

Modular adaptive reuse of parking structure grants future flexibility

The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.