Good Design Is Good Business 2016

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When working with a historic building, developers can add value by expanding it or by enhancing its character, two strategies that are often in conflict.

In spite of users’ grumbling about noise, distractions, and lack of privacy, the open-plan workplace—in its post-cubicle incarnation, with flexible, casual seating, and ample places to commune and play—continues to gain dominance in office design.

In today’s increasingly competitive job market, some have argued for a return to vocational training.

Since its founding in 1919, the powerhouse law firm Covington has produced alumni ranging from Dean Acheson, President Truman’s Secretary of State, to former Attorney General Eric Holder, and it has an enviable client list within the Beltway.

Snow Kreilich Architects, AECOM, and Ryan A+E created a $64 million, 7,000-seat ballpark to be the new home of locally beloved minor league team the St. Paul Saints.

KPMB Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects, HDR Architecture, and Stantec Architecture designed a new hospital that would better serve patients’ happiness and well-being.

“Who wouldn’t want to work on a Bunshaft building?” asks architect Rod Kruse, a principal at BNIM.

Whether taking an automobile for a spin or attending workshops at the Apple Store, test drives have helped the modern consumer understand innovation.