Posts about Design

Design Lessons: Mission Improv-able

The 2016 CallisonRTKL Design Conference took place September 19-22 in New York City. “Excelsior”—New York’s state motto, which means “ever upwards”—was the theme of this year’s event, which brought together 18 up-and-coming designers from each of the firm’s global offices for two days of professional development, team-building and design inspiration. This post is the last installment […]

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Cnidaria Halitus: Harnessing the Sun and Tides for Potable Water

CRTKL’s Pablo La Roche, John Eric Chung, Danxi Zou, Jingyan Zhang and Tianyi Deng discuss their latest green innovation and explain how it can produce potable water for California. With climate change becoming more dramatic and California’s drought continuing to worsen, I often find myself asking: How can I use design to mitigate the effects […]

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Flexibility in the Workplace: A ConocoPhillips Case Study

CRTKL’s Mariju Wille attended a panel discussion about ConocoPhillips’ new facility. She learned that the biggest design draw was flexibility. Earlier this August, I was part of a panel discussion and tour of ConocoPhillips’ most recent 500,000-SF facility in Houston, TX in the Energy Corridor as a part of CoreNet. The panel included the developer […]

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Pressure Under Fire

The 2016 CallisonRTKL Design Conference took place September 19-22 in New York City. “Excelsior”—New York’s state motto, which means “ever upwards”—was the theme of this year’s event, which brought together 18 up-and-coming designers from each of the firm’s global offices for two days of professional development, team-building and design inspiration. This post is the third in […]

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