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February 28, 2017 by Daun St. Amand

Health, the Hacienda and a Holistic Approach to Senior Living

As a generation’s care needs and preferences change, residential design innovates to keep up. Many of us dream of retirement; of a future independent of the burden of work, the responsibilities of parenting and perhaps even the yoke of home ownership. Yet full independence is hard to come by: the U.S. Department of Health and […]

February 23, 2017 by

Design News You Can Use—Days of Yore Edition

Looking for a major dose of news you can use? In this edition of Design News You Can Use, Workplace Strategist Joelle Jach examines some of our outdated ideas about the office. About time: While New Year’s resolutions aren’t always foolproof, focusing on energy instead of time this year can help get us on the […]

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February 20, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

All Work and No Play: Designing for Passion in the Workplace

Associate Bonnie Toland discusses how to design for passion and productivity. As a child, my mother would tell me, “Finish your work first, then you can play.” The idea that work is a task to complete before life can happen has colored my academic and professional life. It’s a widespread concept that cripples creativity and […]

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February 16, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Beyond Retail: Part 1

In part one of a three-part series, CallisonRTKL Vice President Kyle Jeffery examines how blurring the lines of retail can have enormous impact. In the past, retail was a space that relied on transaction rather than interaction. But now everyone—and I don’t just mean millennials—wants more than that. To compete with online shopping, we have […]

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January 31, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

What Makes a Super Tall Tower Super?

As new technologies fuel the race to build higher, three primal drivers simultaneously enable progress and keep it in check. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2016 was a record-shattering year: 128 buildings of 200 meters in height or greater were completed around the world, and of those, 10 are […]

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