On a recent trip to Boston, I was thinking of Kevin Lynch’s classic urban design book, The Image of the City. The way that we understand the places where we live and visit takes on a different perspective in the digital age. Written in 1960, The Image of the City examined how people understand the cities they live […]
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With any research endeavor, one must come up with a hypothesis of how and why things might work. The gathering of facts and precedents allows us to validate our research so that we may come to a firm conclusion. My Kagan research was focused around the idea of moving this process forward, which directly impacts […]
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I am lucky that I’ve had good role models who helped shape my life and career. At the top of my list, I place my father and Charlie Lamb. In many ways, they were very similar. They both taught me to work hard, be patient, put others first, be humble and by doing so good […]
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It was once the purview of airlines to dictate what airports would be, but now, the passengers seem to be in the driver’s seat. The ‘traveler experience’ are the buzzwords of the day, and terminal design is changing to accommodate these varying needs. Terminals are no longer built around a landside and an airside, but […]
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By Ian Marcus When asked to name the basic needs for sustaining daily life, people generally identify food and water. They’re right if you take air for granted, as most of us do. We’ve always had air, so why would we think to worry about it? Should we worry about it? How would we even […]
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By Mark Palmer I was more than a little nervous. I was nervous because I was about to present in front of some of the best and brightest colleagues I have at RTKL. I was nervous because the presentation included a handful of ideas that were critical of the way we operate as a design […]
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By Nora Nilsen I have recently returned from my diagonal trip across the US, where I started in California and ended up in Vermont. My itinerary was formed by Gallup’s Well-Being Index, and I chose to visit cities that were either at the top or bottom of the happiness list. I still have a lot of […]
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By Heather Nelson Looking at the “world’s most airtight house,” I have to ask—how did we get here? If this shed of a building with two windows is what we are holding up as an example of sustainable design, aren’t we missing something? Let’s back track. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, shelter is one of […]
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This month, I had the distinct privilege of presenting to RTKL’s corporate officers about ways design technology is reshaping our practice. The concept is not a new one, I’ll give you that, but sometimes our strict adherence to old methods can hinder our process. I had the attention of the room, and now was my […]
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Last month, a select group of RTKL-ers traveled to London to participate in the 2013 Design Conference. This long-standing tradition brings together RTKL’s up-and-coming designers from around the globe and gives them a chance to network and engage beyond their own offices. At the conference, they participate in thought-provoking lectures, discussions, and tours that relate […]
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