by Kelly Kapinsky, AIA, LEED AP, and Kalyn Pavlinic, NCIDQ, LEED AP, IIDAYou need a new library, but you can’t close your doors. Good news: large-scale library renovations rarely happen all at once anymore. With limited funding, evolving...
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After the Move-In: How to Evaluate Whether Your Lab Design Works
A laboratory project isn’t truly finished when occupants move in: Associate Principal Andrea Hardy, AIA, EDAC, shares with Lab Manager that move-in actually marks the beginning of a critical evaluation phase. At this point, organizations can begin to assess whether...
Feature: American Libraries 2026 Design Showcase
American Libraries features Wellesley College's Margaret A. Clapp Library in its list of the year's most impressive new and renovated libraries. The Library Design Showcase is selected from projects across the United States and Canada.The renovation of Clapp Library...
New Academic Medical Center Announced for UT Austin
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) with Shepley Bulfinch, the UT Dell Medical Center will be a destination for world-class healthcare and will anchor a new campus for care, discovery and innovation as part of The University...
The Architect’s Newspaper: Studio Visit
The Architect's Newspaper stopped by for a Studio Visit and shared their findings in the July/August 2026 edition of the paper.Change, both architecturally and operationally, is built into the DNA of the firm ... it's not beholden to any...
From Vision to Focus: A Strategic Refresh
by Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, and Annelise Pitts, AIA, LFAMost strategic planning begins with a familiar question: What should we do next? We believe there is a better place to start: Who are we...
Designing for the First Moments: Planning and Designing Special Delivery Units
By Andre Kamili, AIA, LEED AP and Michelle Amberson, AIA, ACHA, EDACJohn R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Photo by Tim Wilkes.Some bundles of love come with bundles of medical concerns, requiring specialized hospital care and facilities. The special...
Renewal by Design: Reimagining Clapp Library at Wellesley College
By David Whitehill, AIAMargaret A. Clapp Library, Wellesley, MA. Photos by Marjorie Becker/Accidentally Wes Anderson.At Wellesley College, the Margaret A. Clapp Library has long stood as both a physical and symbolic center of academic life. Originally built in 1909...
WoodWorks Case Study: The Bloomberg Student Center
The Bloomberg Student Center at Johns Hopkins University has been spotlighted by WoodWorks, recognizing the project as one of the most ambitious and innovative mass timber buildings completed in the eastern United States. The case study...
Bloomberg Student Center Named World’s Most Beautiful By Prix Versailles
The Bloomberg Student Center at Johns Hopkins University was recognized on the World’s Most Beautiful Campuses of 2026 list, published by the international architecture and design awards program Prix Versailles. Announced annually, the...
Best of Core Forum: The Quiet Revolution is Loud: Are Libraries Ready?
Senior Architect, Associate Barak Yaryan, AIA, joins an expert panel in a webinar for the American Library Association Core Forum.For most libraries, door counts have reached or surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Demand for quiet study spaces...
AIA Connecticut Recognizes Designer with Emerging Professional Award
Designer Leen Hariri, CPHC, LEED GA, Assoc. AIA, was recognized by AIA Connecticut in their annual Emerging Professional Awards. The Emerging Professional Award recognizes rising architects and recent graduates who have distinguished...