May 19, 2023 by Brittney Ferren, RA, RID, NCIDQ, NCARB, IIDA, A4LE, Senior Associate, PGAL
Ok.
I
had
my
first
official
‘old’
moment
recently.
During
a
recent
thesis
presentation
in
our
studio
by
a
few
of
our
junior
designers,
we
launched
into
a
discussion
about
utilizing
AI
in
projects.
At
first,
I
thought
for
sure
they
were
mumbling
words
of
another
language
entirely!
I’ve
never
been
one
for
analytics,
computations,
etc.,
so
this
world
of
terminology
was
WAY
over
my
head!
To
me,
‘AI’
is
some
Facebook
‘big
brother’
bot
or
the
autofill
feature
on
my
Amazon
orders.
I
had
never
really
put
together
AI
and
design
in
my
head,
...
May 12, 2023 by Robert Korpacki, Product Manager, Hushoffice and Mateusz Barczyk, Senior Brand Manager, Hushoffice
The
office
must
become
more
flexible
to
meet
today’s
dynamism,
sure
to
only
escalate.
Pods
will
likely
become
a
permanent
part
of
this
equation
for
many
teams,
as
they
are
effective
today
and
versatile
for
tomorrow
—
mobile
and
user-friendly,
they
are
the
flexible
backbone
of
a
flexible
office.
Indeed,
pod-based
flexible
office
design
addresses
many
present
business
challenges:
the
current
shift
toward
in-office
working,
unpredictable
occupancy
fluctuations,
growing
diversity,
and
pending
inflation.
As
the
gig
economy
booms,
with
an
increase
in
freelance,
contract,
and
remote
workers,
the
need
for
flexible
office
setups
that
can
cater
to
different
working
styles,
team
...
May 02, 2023 by Giulio Bonazzi, Chairman & CEO, Aquafil Group
The
approach
to
sustainable
design
often
feels
like
a
solitary
process.
Sometimes
it
feels
like
a
competition
among
peers
to
stand
out
in
the
market.
For
others,
it’s
an
overwhelming
challenge
that
feels
impossible
to
solve.
The
truth
is
that
we
are
not
meant
to
solve
the
issue
alone.
Everyone
within
the
design
space,
from
the
designers
themselves
to
the
technicians,
manufacturers
and
business
leaders
who
work
alongside
them,
all
bring
a
unique
perspective
and
talent
to
the
table.
It
will
take
all
of
us
doing
our
individual
part
while
collaborating
to
tie
those
parts
together
to
reimagine
the
future
of
...
Mar 29, 2023 by Paul Pierroz, Principal, Springboard Impact Advisors
In
most
recent
years,
business
finds
increasing
shareholder
and
stakeholder
demands
for
a
stronger
commitment
to
corporate
responsibility
including
the
adoption
of
environmental
and
social
policies
incorporated
into
their
corporate
governance.
These
expectations
are
defining
corporate
success
with
a
measure
of
corporate
values
tightly
connected
to
outcomes.
Governments
and
communities
realize
the
power
of
business
to
influence
change
and
are
leaning
into
organizations
to
play
a
greater
role
in
progressing
both
environmental
and
social
issues.
Under
the
framework
of
ESG,
business
leaders
are
asked
to
address
these
larger
societal
concerns.
ESG
connects
the
success
of
their
strategy
to
long
...
Mar 06, 2023 by Steve Sutton, Design Director, Benoy
Just
as
retailers
vie
to
lure
shoppers
from
making
their
purchases
online
to
visiting
their
stores
with
the
promise
of
real-life
experiences,
landlords
and
employers
today
have
inherited
a
very
similar
challenge
and
must
now
strategize
on
how
to
attract
workers
back
to
the
office.
Thus,
commercial
landlords
find
themselves
in
an
entirely
new
domain
of
a
competitive
market—and
the
plot
continues
to
thicken.
Decades
of
quiet
evolution
of
the
office
environment
have
achieved
lightning-speed
level
of
acceleration
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
Since
the
dawn
of
2020’s
infamous
Q2,
workers’
expectations
from
their
workplace
took
a
left
turn
to
...
Sep 16, 2022 by Alexis Kim, Principal and Workplace Practice Strategist, SmithGroup
As
summer
came
to
an
end
and
I
prepared
my
son
to
head
back
to
school,
my
thoughts
drifted
back
to
a
time
when
my
work
was
focused
on
designing
schools.
No
matter
if
the
project
was
for
a
higher
education
or
grade
school
client,
even
decades
ago
we
spoke
of
the
need
to
create
environments
that
would
better
serve
learners
of
all
types
and
styles.
The
wish
was
to
one
day
help
institutions
break
away
from
the
traditional
“sage-on-the-stage”
educational
model
and
embrace
an
approach
that
is
more
engaging
–
one
that
offered
greater
connectivity
with
students,
promoted
enhanced
...
Aug 26, 2022 by Chen Hui Spicer, Regional Design Director, Nelson Worldwide
After
taking
a
brief
hiatus
from
attending
NeoCon
in
the
wake
of
the
pandemic,
I
was
thrilled
to
be
presented
with
the
opportunity
of
returning
to
the
show
as
a
first-time
Best
of
NeoCon
juror.
I’m
pleased
to
say
the
experience
did
not
disappoint.
As
I
arrived
early
to
the
show,
I
was
able
to
get
a
sneak
peek
and
in-person
look
at
a
plethora
of
innovative
solutions
and
discover
the
commercial
design
industry’s
biggest
trends.
Throughout
the
show
floors,
the
emphasis
on
workplace
agility
in
particular
struck
a
chord
with
me,
as
it’s
the
answer
to
a
challenge
...
Jul 29, 2022 by Alex Dupnik, Design Associate, Unispace
Too
many
thoughtful
designs
are
diluted
by
the
time
they’re
built.
Yours
needn’t
be.
Visionary
design
always
means
taking
risks.
Traditionally,
the
riskiest
step
is
handing
off
the
design
documents
to
let
the
construction
team
take
over.
However,
by
ensuring
breakthrough
design
solutions
can
stay
intact
for
your
clients,
you’ll
help
shape
environments
and
experiences
that
deliver
on
the
full
potential
to
spark
brilliance.
Surprise
costs
and
technical
issues
throw
a
wrench
into
any
plan,
which
can
result
in
design
changes
that
impact
the
design
vision
–
and
not
always
for
the
better.
Rising
materials
costs,
economic
volatility,
supply
chain
challenges
...
Jul 22, 2022 by Miko Mendoza, Associate, STUDIOS Architecture
The
Power
of
Well
Designed
Workplace
Dining
Areas
At
work
the
other
morning,
an
announcement
came
over
the
office
P.A.—a
vendor
was
giving
a
presentation
in
our
library.
The
world
is
healing
from
the
Pandemi
Moore!
I
thought.
(Because
who
calls
it
the
Pandemic
anyway?)
Expecting
pastries
as
we
learned
about
new
design
products,
I
rallied
a
few
new
co-workers:
“Come
on!
There
are
usually
snacks
for
these
presentations!”
We
arrived,
and…betrayal.
No
food!
I
was
now
a
liar,
and
my
dear
mother
would
be
so
disappointed.
I
turned
to
the
younger
staff
and
profusely
apologized
that
I
had
bamboozled
them
into
...
Jun 06, 2022 by Georgia Metz, Interior Project Designer and Associate, Perkins&Will
What
is
neurodiversity,
and
why
will
we
continue
to
hear
more
about
it
in
our
industry?
Judy
Singer,
Australian
sociologist,
coined
the
term
Neurodiversity
in
1999.1
Neurodiversity
describes
the
different
ways
our
brains
are
wired,
leading
to
unique
skills,
needs,
and
abilities.
Individual
differences
shape
social
dynamics,
cognitive
functioning,
motor
skills,
attention,
sensory
stimulations,
speech,
language,
and
learning.
Like
biodiversity,
the
term
neurodiversity
does
not
intentionally
define
a
certain
subgroup
of
individuals,
but
rather
speaks
to
the
infinite
variations
of
the
way
people
think.
In
contrast,
there
is
a
movement
utilizing
the
term
neurodiversity
to
empower
select
subgroups
with
diagnoses.
...
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