11
Sep
2020
The Spread-Resistant Building and What it Will Take
Posted On September 11, 2020  By Ted Osborne  And has 3 Comments

At times like these, everyone involved in design, engineering and construction must wonder if it is time to change our thinking – or maybe hit the reset button. We have reason to do this after natural disasters of all kinds: the Louisiana floods in 2016, Hurricane Maria […]

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22
Jul
2019
Achieving Sustainability through Unconventional Design
Posted On July 22, 2019  By Linda Strowbridge  And has 4 Comments

Rising sea levels, worsening storms, heightened seismic concerns and other environmental threats have presented the commercial real estate industry with a daunting array of challenges. Yet simultaneously, those challenges have inspired developers, architects, engineers and builders to create properties that are both resilient and elegant. “I […]

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19
Feb
2019
Three Keys to Mission-based Workplace Design – For Any Company
Posted On February 19, 2019  By Scott Delano  And has 1 Comment

Does your workplace reflect your mission and values? There’s good reason it should. For millennials and especially Gen Zers, working for a company where they can get behind the firm’s values is important. Research shows that these younger generations are driven by values and want to […]

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11
Jun
2018
The Architecture and Design of the Ideal Workplace
Posted On June 11, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

In a typical office, employees have a safe, comfortable environment in which to work – one that may be considered fine or adequate, but which doesn’t necessarily inspire. A lot of people say, “Where I work isn’t all that bad,” said architect Charles First, AIA, CCM, […]

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29
May
2018
Elevating Workplace Architecture and Design with Positive Psychology
Posted On May 29, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Office architecture and design have incorporated various popular influences in recent years: smart office tools, the open-ceiling industrial-chic aesthetic, and the “experiential office” trend, to name a few. The field has been slower, however, to adopt findings from positive psychology into office form and function. Positive […]

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10
Oct
2017
The Design and Development of Chicago
Posted On October 10, 2017  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

“Architecture is the art with which we live,” according to Blair Kamin, the architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune. CRE.Converge 2017 attendees enjoyed a unique view of the many developments that form the Chicago skyline during an architectural river project tour of Chicago sponsored by the […]

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20
Mar
2017
Designing Richer Workplaces—for Humans, of all People
Posted On March 20, 2017  By Scott Delano  And has No Comment

For most knowledge workers today, it’s possible (though maybe not desirable) to get through the work day without looking up from a laptop screen, save for a few quick breaks. A typical day can be filled with hours staring at spreadsheets, doing triage on an email […]

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16
Feb
2017
Blending Design and Development: Emilie Rottman
Posted On February 16, 2017  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Emilie Rottman, a graduate student in the Master of Real Estate Development program at the University of Maryland, also holds a Master of Architecture degree from UMD. She works as a project architect in the multi-family/adaptive reuse studio at Square 134 Architects. In this role, she […]

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