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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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Skanska | Mar 4, 2016

Building a home where Alzheimer’s patients can thrive

Skanska recently completed Abe’s Garden in Nashville, Tenn., a memory care community designed to improve the lives of those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Skanska's Senior Project Manager Jeff Elpers has more on the facility.

Gensler | Mar 3, 2016

How museums engage visitors in a digital age

Digital technologies are opening up new dimensions of the museum experience and turning passive audiences into active content generators, as Gensler's Marina Bianchi examines.

HDR | Mar 2, 2016

HDR redesigns Twin Cities' studio to have coffee shop vibe

With open spaces, huddle rooms, and a design lab, the firm's new digs are drastically different than the old studio, which felt like working in a law office. Design Principal Mike Rodriguez highlights HDR's renovation plan.

SmithGroup | Mar 1, 2016

The 5 most questionable college and university rankings of 2015

SmithGroupJJR's David Lantz identifies five of the most flawed higher education rating systems, including ones with arbitrary categories, and others that equate college with a transactional investment.

Perkins and Will | Feb 29, 2016

Mobileapolis: An open experiment in workplace mobility

Check out this fun infographic that explains Perkins+Will's ambitions, findings, and next steps for the future home of the firm's Minneapolis office.

David Barista | Feb 24, 2016

Is the booming freelance economy a threat to AEC firms?

By shifting the work (and revenue) to freelancers, “platform capitalism” startups have taken considerable market share from traditional businesses.

CannonDesign | Feb 19, 2016

Early trends in healthcare for 2016

Fighting cancer, Design-Led Construction (DLC), and health sciences education are among the new efforts and developments, writes Cannon Design's Deb Sheehan.

CannonDesign | Feb 17, 2016

New ideas to help universities attract and empower STEM students

Educational institutions are focusing on new learning strategies that engage students in activities, enable collaboration across STEM disciplines, and encourage students to use their hands just as much as their heads, as Stephen Blair of CannonDesign writes.

Whitehorn Financial Group | Feb 17, 2016

Developing a strategy for getting paid on time

Though talking about money can be difficult, creating and following a clear plan for getting paid is essential for your firm to thrive, writes Steve Whitehorn of Whitehorn Financial. 

sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Feb 8, 2016

The State of the Fire Rated Glass Industry

After a strong 2015, demand for fire resistive glass continues to grow

sponsored | Dave Rutherford | Feb 2, 2016

What is the Dollar Value of Speed?

Speed has a real impact on the bottom line, in ways that are obvious and in some that you might not be aware of.

CallisonRTKL | Feb 2, 2016

This tall tower will lower your heart rate

Matthias Olt, Associate Vice President at CallisonRTKL, discusses new ways to improve individual health and well-being through tower design.

sponsored | Jeff Alexander | Jan 26, 2016

Use color this year to help you reach your aspirations: orange, yellow, and white

Use a splash of color or even paint an entire room to manifest and realize your dreams and goals. Kate Smith, an international color expert provides many insights on unleashing the power of color.