Transforming yesterday's spec office into the destination workplace of tomorrow

Converting an existing cast-in-place concrete structural system to mass timber can improve embodied carbon performance, increase market appeal and offer more connections to the outdoors.

By CRAIG CURTIS, ELIZABETH GORDON
AND ALYSSA OLSON
Mithun

Engineering with support from the sky

By leveraging the capabilities of drones for aerial imagery, photogrammetry and construction oversight, engineers can access precise, detailed and visually-compelling data that transcends traditional methodologies.

By LILY SCHREDER and LAUREN ODE-GILES
Herrera

Centering the patient and community
in rural healthcare design

Collaborative visioning can help designers push beyond generalizations of the issues facing rural healthcare providers and pinpoint solutions to best support unique communities and settings.

By HEATHER FARRELL and HAMID ESTEJAB
NAC Architecture

Eight trends shaping design for cities in 2024

Innovative urban design solutions are coming to fruition around the world in response to the crises we're facing.

By RYAN HAINES and KRISTIN JENSEN
Gensler

The need for high-performance building enclosure design

Choosing the right material for your structure involves careful consideration of building use, the surrounding environment and your client's unique needs.

By BRADY GAUER
Cushing Terrell

Trends transforming life-science building design

Taking an integrated approach to facility planning allows designers to consider the full biotech life cycle from early advances to expansion and maturity.

By DAN SENG
HOK

Disrupting inequality in housing

Involving diverse voices early in the process was essential in drafting Shoreline's racial equity report evaluating past and present housing regulations.

By AMANDA HUNT
Atwell

Designing for health in affordable housing

Simple and effective design improvements like increasing natural light, improving the quality of materials and creating intentional spaces for casual interaction are essential to healthy affordable housing.

By JEFF REIBMAN
Weber Thompson

Seattle's commercial development at a crossroads

Downtown's post-pandemic recovery requires a shared public and private sector vision for -- and financial commitment to -- the city's future.

By ERIK MOTT
Perkins&Will

Bypassing review to boost affordability

Design review and MUP exemptions for affordable housing could shave six to seven months off of planning and design, and allow projects to begin construction in 14-18 months, or even faster.

By DAVID KELLEY
Ankrom Moisan

Designing library spaces for the children of today

Combining understanding of early literacy with parametric modeling capabilities allows for several unique installations for the children's area of the Edmonds Library.

By JACK CHAFFIN
Johnston Architects

An uncertain forecast for middle housing

Cities and states are making room for ADUs, townhouses, cottage clusters and other denser housing on residential lots, but not yet fast enough to meet housing demand.

By MATT HUTCHINS
CAST architecture