Posts about Sustainability

August 23, 2018  by

It’s Time We Redefined Senior Housing in The UK

Compared with young professionals, the Baby Boomer generation is relatively unburdened by familial and work obligations. Its members are more likely than the young to have control over both their time and finances. According to the Office for National Statistics, they are increasingly eager to enjoy life to the full, seek ever more productive ways […]

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August 9, 2018  by

The Convergence of Product Design and Architecture

Some of my favorite designers—Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto and Mies van der Rohe, among others—all subscribed to the idea that design is everything. These masters set standards of simplicity, honesty and functionality through their ideas and prototypes for furniture, products and architecture that still inspire great design to this day. As Little Design […]

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August 7, 2018  by

Retail’s Digital Flip

Tom Pulk and Michelle Decker discuss how digital platforms and social media are turning retail and branding inside out. The traditional ‘product first’ model of retail has been transformed by an increasingly digital world. Think about a standard retail brand: they start with products that they merchandise in brick-and-mortar stores with an accompanying website, hoping […]

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June 22, 2018  by

The Art of Sustainable Density: Light Gauge Framing

The din of screw guns fills the air as craftsmen bustle in coordination. Upon entering the factory floor, I was amazed by the orderliness of it all: rows upon rows of panels stacked and prepared for shipping and brightly colored tags adorning the gleaming panels, each one directing the shipment to its final destination at […]

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June 21, 2018  by

It Starts with a Spark: Fostering an Inclusive Culture

This is the second blog post in our second series of exploratory posts by some of CallisonRTKL’s resident design experts on how design impacts the guest experience—from hotels to workplaces, retail stores, hospitals and everywhere in between—and the common elements and strategies we leverage to create spaces that are people-centric, experiential and memorable. There’s a […]

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