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BWBR is a team of professionals specializing in commercial architecture, interior design, planning, and research who are obsessed with the performance of people and organizations. Since 1922, the firm has designed solutions to enhance how people work, heal, learn, and play in engaging and empowering spaces nationwide. Leveraging the power of design, BWBR transforms lives through exceptional environments. The BWBR blog offers up the latest company news and thought leadership from BWBR's architects, designers, and researchers. Follow BWBR on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 

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Healthcare Facilities

How healthcare operations inform design

Healthcare facilities are a backbone for their communities, necessary for sustaining the health and wellness of all who live there. A lot goes into creating healthcare environments...
Oct. 9, 2024
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Healthcare Facilities

Exploring the cutting edge of neuroscience facility design

Neuroscience facilities serve patients with a wide range of conditions, from cognitive issues like Alzheimer’s to mobility challenges resulting from spinal cord injuries....
Sept. 9, 2024
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Student Housing

How student housing developments are evolving to meet new expectations

Student housing is commonly associated with bare-bones accommodations designed to be tolerated rather than enjoyed. However, today’s residence halls are advancing in remarkable...
June 20, 2024
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Hospital Design Trends

The unique design needs of Critical Access Hospitals

If you live in an urban area, you may take for granted that you can call emergency services and have someone on the scene within minutes or hop in the car to reach a hospital ...
May 23, 2024
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Office Buildings

Conference room design for the hybrid era

Conference rooms have long served as critical locations for teams and clients to collaborate, communicate, and create. While the function of these rooms has mostly remained the...
March 8, 2024
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Designers

The practical magic of the design process

Designers bridge very different worlds—creative, technical, and consultative—and there can be an air of mystery about the design process and the various roles within it. For the...
Jan. 30, 2024
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Healthcare Facilities

The present and future of crisis mental health design

The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness...
Aug. 10, 2023
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Office Buildings

The future of work: What to expect in 2023

2022 was certainly a year of surprises, not least of which were the “Great Resignation” and the failure of large-scale returns to office to materialize. While no one disagrees...
May 24, 2023