Crews Work on Veterans Medical Site

Construction crews in Birmingham, Ala., are working to complete a facility designed to better serve local veterans. The Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center mental health clinic will combine services into one location when it opens late next...

Ground to be broken next month for new Sage hospital

The turn-of-the-century Sage Memorial Hospital complex in Ganado is beautiful, historic and holds a lot of nostalgia for the community. But, for...

How COVID-19 Is Changing Behavioral Healthcare Facility Design

Mental and behavioral health are as vital to our collective well-being as our physical health. While the last decade has seen improved availability...

Contemplating Culture post-COVID: you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone

One thing we can agree on is that culture means different things to different people. As we navigate the awkward transition back to working in the...

Evaporative cooling strategies for energy and water conservation survey

Ashley Eusey, LEED AP, sustainability manager at architecture and interior design firm Hoefer Welker looks at what experts say about how cooling...

6 Outdoor Furniture Pieces So Chic They Look Like They Belong Indoors

These days it seems like we’re all about creating those perfect indoor-outdoor spaces, like dreamy three-season porches, covered patios, and even...

Intern Insights

With each summer comes a new cohort of enthusiastic interns eager to learn about architecture. This year was no exception. But this year’s interns...

4 Ways Architects Renovated a Florida Air Force Base to Achieve LEED Silver

“Renovations are challenges in and of themselves, but factor in the additional requirements of health care and a government facility and you have...

Elder Care Updates to Counter Viral Spread

Industry professionals are working on new architectural and design methods for reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens in senior...

Introducing the WELL Building Standard

By: Andres Rodriguez-Burns Associate, BranchPattern Humans are spending more and more of their time indoors. Some studies even suggest more than 90%...

Health-Care Facilities – Whiteman Air Force Base

Materials The 63,360-square-foot medical clinic, built in 1979, underwent a $28.5 million modernization and renovation, which was completed in...

ULI 2020 Real Estate Forecast: Reflections on Unexpected Availability, Inspiration & Resiliency

Among the advantages of the recent mandatory shutdown: no travel and no in-person or on-site meetings, which for me translated into more availability...

Architectural Designer Becomes Firm’s First WELL Accredited Professional

We’re thrilled to announce that architectural designer Jake Coombes recently earned his WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) certification,...