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Retail reset: The future of shopping malls
Developers and design partners are coming together to reimagine how malls can create a new generation of mixed-use opportunities.
SmithGroup | May 17, 2021
Future pandemic preparedness at the medical district scale
The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the concern that we will see more emergency events in the coming years.
SmithGroup | Jan 25, 2021
Amid pandemic, college students value on-campus experience
All the students we interviewed were glad that they returned to campus in one form or another.
SmithGroup | Aug 13, 2020
Renewing the healing role of public parks
While we can’t accurately predict all the ways we will respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it should provide a moment of reflection as we see all too clearly the consequences of our exploitation and destruction of nature.
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SmithGroup | Jul 21, 2020
How design of senior living communities must change after COVID-19
The cost of maintaining high quality of care and high quality of life for senior living communities has increased up to 73% for senior living communities that remain free of COVID-19 and up to 103% for COVID-19 positive senior living communities.
SmithGroup | Jun 12, 2020
How will museums change after COVID-19
This new environment may herald innovative economic models and change the way we think about museum design.
SmithGroup | May 5, 2020
How will COVID-19 change the procurement of professional design services?
We can use this moment as a test-case to build greater flexibility into how we pursue, win and deliver capital projects, better preparing the industry to meet the next disruption.
SmithGroup | Apr 7, 2020
Climate-informed HVAC increases in relative humidity may fight pandemic viruses
Indoor relative humidity is a function of seasonal climate and building HVAC. The range of 40% to 60% RH may reduce contagion and help those who are infected.
SmithGroup | Feb 21, 2020
The decade ahead: Design & health in 2020 and beyond
Access to health and wellness services is a vital part of any conversation about community resilience.
SmithGroup | Jan 14, 2020
The decade ahead: Forecast for design in 2020 and beyond
In order to get a broad perspective on what our future might look like, we recognized that there was no better resource to tap than our team of 1,300 design professionals whose expertise stretches across a wide breadth of disciplines.
SmithGroup | Sep 11, 2019
Designing for the next generation of student life: Part 2
One way universities are helping students broaden their in-person social networks is by encouraging connections between the campus, outside researchers and the surrounding community.
SmithGroup | May 17, 2019
Designing for the next generation of student life
When a prospective student evaluates an institution, they are imagining whether they can see themselves there as an individual.
SmithGroup | Mar 27, 2019
Working to reduce HAIs: How design can support infection control and prevention
For many health systems, seeking ways to mitigate HAIs and protect their patients is a high priority.
SmithGroup | Jan 29, 2019
Convergence: The future of development
Continuous disruption is emerging across multiple industries, and boundaries between live, work, and play are blurring.
