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November 10, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

Seeing Green: Biophilia and Retail are a Natural Fit

CRTKL’s Brendan O’Grady delves into the use of green spaces in retail interiors. Biophilia is far from a new concept, but the realization and application of its foundational tenet—that interior spaces can promote health, productivity and well-being by bringing the outdoors inside—is still being explored. Efforts to inject a little green into the built environment […]

November 7, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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November 3, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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October 31, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

It Takes A Ville

CRTKL’s Keith Campbell talks Chicago, the World Series and the design of Wrigleyville. The stately lions at the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago are wearing Cubs caps. The brachiosaurus dinosaur skeleton in front of the Field Museum of Natural History is wearing a Cubs jersey. The dive bars around Clark and Addison are […]

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October 27, 2016 by CallisonRTKL

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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