Agility is the game-changer in the post-COVID world
Photo: Erol Ahmed There has been a fundamental shift in how human beings live, work, and play. The built environment must shift in response.Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and our varied responses to it, it has become commonplace to hear people talk about an anticipated “post-COVID”...
The coming automation of retail brick and mortar
The demise of retail brick and mortar is overstated and unwarranted - we see digital transformation offering brick and mortar a path forward for the physical store.Today the average person hardly needs to be reminded that the world is changing rapidly, and that adaptability is a necessity. We all...
Tax shortfalls nip government projects in the bud
Federal contracts are proceeding, but states and cities are delaying, deferring, and looking for private investment.Long Beach, Calif.’s new Civic Center includes the 93,500-sf Billie Jean King Main Library, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 2019. Photo: Benny Chen|...
Best practices in S+T office design
Within the constraints of the typical COVID-19 office protocols, lab users face the additional challenge of working with hands-on processes, tight schedules, and shared resources.Demand for new S+T workplaces has remained strong and even increased in 2020 as companies pursue emerging therapies and...