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Urban Planning

Empowering communities through participatory urban design

Today, the most successful urban design efforts balance the broader community’s needs with equity for individual neighborhoods and residents.
Nov. 21, 2024
AI rendering of airport
AEC Tech

How AI can augment the design visualization process

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming ubiquitous in our everyday lives. We see it being integrated into a wide range of products and technologies, from smartphones ...
Oct. 16, 2024
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Adaptive Reuse

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

In a very short period of time, our economy has changed. Now more than ever, it’s important to consider new and viable approaches to how we all do business. One potential opportunity...
Aug. 17, 2023
Given The National Trend Of Declining Enrollments, One Thing Is Certain; Colleges And Universities Are Being Forced To Confront Fundamental Questions About Their Value
Higher Education

Designing spaces that promote enrollment

In the spring of 2022, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center dropped a report that reverberated throughout the halls of higher education—the decline seen in college...
May 24, 2023
With Employees Having Greater Flexibility, It’s Hard To Predict How Many People Will Be In The Office At Once, And Where They Will Be
Office Buildings

Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

If we think back to pre-pandemic days, the thought of a hybrid workplace being successful for company culture and employee productivity wasn’t even on the horizon. Most companies...
April 24, 2023
Gresham Smith-designed McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital benefitted from prefabrication techniques
Modular Building

3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy

In recent years, we’ve seen an accelerated shift towards the use of prefabrication in new construction. Prefabricated building elements can help shorten construction schedules...
March 20, 2023
Universal Design Incorporates Seven Core Principles, Including Equitable Use And Appropriate Size And Space
Hospital Design Trends

Maximizing access for everyone: A closer look at universal design in healthcare facilities

It’s no secret that hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, medical office buildings and other healthcare centers often function as safe havens for their communities. ...
Jan. 19, 2023
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Healthcare Facilities

Designing for a first-in-the-world proton therapy cancer treatment system

Located in Flint, Mich., the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Health Care’s Flint Medical Center uses an advanced proton therapy treatment approach to care for cancer...
Dec. 20, 2022