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Urban Planning | June 18, 2018 | Stantec Blog Joe Geller
Five years ago, experts were predicting continued urban rebound and suburban decline. What really happened?
Sustainability | April 18, 2018 | Stantec Blog Heather Greene
The future office strives to be better, focus more on the people who inhabit it, and contribute to the success of the company.
Energy | April 09, 2018 | Stantec Blog Travis Sage
Imagine a future where buildings and infrastructure are 100% utilized and 100% responsive.
Office Building Design | March 02, 2018 | Stantec Blog Jenya Guillemin
These days, if your office space isn’t a true reflection of your brand, you’ve missed a big opportunity to connect with your audience.
Our team helped implement public improvements along 1,500 feet of Wisconsin shoreline. This project benefited from community outreach.
Urban Planning | February 26, 2018 | Stantec Blog Lindsey Christopherson
A new community engagement program works with young adults to help the future of the neighborhood and get others involved.
Resiliency | November 15, 2017 | Stantec Blog Blake Jackson
The developer sees resilient developments achieving top-of-market pricing, faster leasing, higher renewal, and higher occupancy rates.
Architects | October 25, 2017 | Stantec Blog Douglas King, Senior Associate, Stantec
Children often accompany parents or grandparents in medical settings; what can we do to address their unique needs?
Architects | September 25, 2017 | Stantec Blog Chris Groesbeck, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
The four-part mission of a garden of scientific research helped drive the design for the Beijing New Material Research & Development Center....
Healthcare lounges should take inspiration from communal spaces in the workplace, like the Fish & Richardson office in Boston.
Healthcare Facilities | August 28, 2017 | Stantec Blog Samantha Gotta
When done right, medical staff lounges are an essential part of the healthcare workplace.
Healthcare Facilities | July 31, 2017 | Stantec Blog Barry Kowalsky
When a family member can no longer be cared for in their current home, they require specialized care that is only available in a long-term care cen...
CarloMaria Ciampoli discusses design during the General Assembly/We Work event in Denver, Colorado.
Architects | July 19, 2017 | Stantec Blog CarloMaria Ciampoli
What is design? Who are designers? And are there any common laws or rules than can unite the many types of design that exist?
June 30, 2017 | Stantec Blog William Ketcham
Labs are designed by discipline, aligned by relevant commonalities, and adjoined to flexible faculty research stations.
Retail Centers | June 21, 2017 | Stantec Blog Steve Kearney
It’s time to plan for the suburban retail reset—and it starts by rethinking the traditional mall.
K-12 Schools | May 16, 2017 | Stantec Blog Tanya Doran
Students are helping drive change by focusing on the future.
April 11, 2017 | Stantec Blog Douglas King, Senior Associate, Stantec
Creating healthier populations through local community health centers.
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Retail Centers | March 07, 2017 | Stantec Blog Larry Weeks
What’s driving experiential retail in 2017 and beyond?
Building Team | February 21, 2017 | Stantec Blog Thanos Webb
Archaeologists continually unearth artifacts in our cities. It's time to showcase them.
Photo courtesy of the University of Waterloo
Augmented Reality | January 13, 2017 | Stantec Blog Justin Perdue, Associate Architect, Stantec
Measuring how the human mind responds to buildings could improve design.
Pixabay Public Domain
Healthcare Facilities | September 16, 2016 | Stantec Blog Bruce Knepper, AIA
Discovering new ways design can—and can’t—improve the patient experience.
Designers | August 16, 2016 | Stantec Blog Douglas J. King, AIA, NCARB, CSI, ACHA
Creating a network of experts to talk next generation healthcare design education
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, La. Photos: Hedrich Blessing, Marie Constantin, Ted Kiper, courtesy VOA.
Architects | July 22, 2016 | Stantec Blog Candace Small
With the right mindset, standards can produce great design for healthcare facilities, as VOA's Candace Small explores.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Horizon Village. Images courtesy VOA.
University Buildings | July 06, 2016 | Stantec Blog Steve Siegle, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Universities across the country are striving to meet the demand of on-campus housing. VOA's Steve Siegle examines what students and universities de...
Images courtesy VOA
Architects | May 16, 2016 | Stantec Blog Pablo Quintana
VOA's Pablo Quintana writes that the industry is looking for ways to increase engagement through a mix of spaces suited to employees' desire for bo...
Sketch: VOA Associates
Architects | April 14, 2016 | Stantec Blog Douglas J. King, AIA, NCARB, CSI, ACHA
VOA Associates’ Douglas King offers design considerations in implementing the Green House concept in eldercare for continuing care retirement commu...
Photo courtesy VOA
Hotel Facilities | November 13, 2015 | Stantec Blog Mark Pratt
Hospitality’s biggest names are creating new, evolved brands to appeal to today’s traveler and compete against boutique hotels and Airbnb, writes V...
Image courtesy VOA Blog
Architects | November 03, 2015 | Stantec Blog Angie Lee, FAIA, NCARB, IIDA, LEED AP
In a world in which technology and its skills are constantly changing, good people skills are becoming more important, writes VOA's Angie Lee.
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LSU's Graduate Medical Education & Innovation Center in Baton Rouge, La. Photo courtesy VOA Blog.
Healthcare Facilities | September 21, 2015 | Stantec Blog Lauren Andrysiak, NCIDQ, IIDA
The desire for improved patient satisfaction, staff retention, and turn-key maintenance are among the top reasons more healthcare groups are implem...
Image: Steelcase Ology, courtesy VOA Associates
August 18, 2015 | Stantec Blog Lauren Andrysiak, VOA Associates
Sit-to-stand work surfaces were all the rage this year, according to VOA Associates' Lauren Andrysiak.
The intersection of people, place, and tools is where we find success. Discover that intersection and design to criteria support all three. Diagram: VOA Associates
Architects | July 21, 2015 | Stantec Blog John Varholak, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP
There’s a realization by corporate real estate executives that in order to create a successful workplace, there must be alignment between their peo...
Rendering: VOA Associates
Office Building Design | June 30, 2015 | Stantec Blog John Varholak, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP
Hint: Your response must be better than a laundry list of solutions, according to VOA Associates' John Varholak.