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Urban Planning

Bridging the gap: How early architect involvement can revolutionize a city’s capital improvement plans

Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs) typically span three to five years and outline future city projects and their costs. While they set the stage, the design and construction of these projects often extend beyond the CIP window, leading to a disconnect between the initial budget and evolving project scope. This can result in financial shortfalls, forcing cities to cut back on critical project features.



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Building Team | HDR | Apr 4, 2017

Dispelling five myths about post-occupancy evaluations

Many assume that post-occupancy (POE) is a clearly-defined term and concept, but the meaning of POE in practice remains wildly inconsistent.

Office Buildings | Apr 4, 2017

Amazon’s newest office building will be an ‘urban treehouse’

The building will provide 405,000 sf of office space in downtown Seattle.

Healthcare Facilities | Mar 31, 2017

The cost of activating a new facility

Understanding the costs specifically related to activation is one of the keys to successfully occupying the new space you’ve worked so hard to create.

Architects | Gensler | Mar 28, 2017

A restroom for everyone

Restroom access affects everyone: people with medical needs or disabilities, caretakers, transgender people, parents with children of the opposite gender, and really anyone with issues or needs around privacy.

Building Team | Hinge | Mar 6, 2017

AEC firms: Your website is one of the most important things you'll build

Don’t believe it? You’d better take a look at the research.

Building Team | GWWO | Mar 1, 2017

Intuitive wayfinding: An alternate approach to signage

Intuitive wayfinding is much like navigating via waypoints—moving from point to point to point.

Building Team | Stantec | Feb 21, 2017

Artifacts down the street: Exploring urban archaeology

Archaeologists continually unearth artifacts in our cities. It's time to showcase them.

Building Team | Feb 2, 2017

HOK joins Well Living Lab Alliance sponsored by Delos and Mayo Clinic

The Well Living Lab studies the connection between health and the indoor environment to transform human health and well-being in places where we live, work, learn, and play.

Architects | Jan 24, 2017

Politicians use architectural renderings in bid to sell Chicago’s Thompson Center

The renderings are meant to show the potential of the site located in the heart of the Chicago Loop.

Designers | Stantec | Jan 13, 2017

The mind’s eye: Five thoughts on cognitive neuroscience and designing spaces

Measuring how the human mind responds to buildings could improve design.

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