The shopping mall consumes an enormous amount of space in our collective consciousness. It occupies this space like the library and the stadium: as a powerful collective social space and a monumental physical object. However, the library and stadium are both ancient typologies tested by time while the auto-oriented shopping mall is a recent invention.

On the evening of November 12, 2021, our design director, Jonathan Novak, received an AIA Cleveland award citation for his personal architectural design studies on Instagram (@jonathan.b.novak). The following is his journey, told in his own words; his mindset and story behind growing to micro-influencer status in less than a year.

Words by Todd Nagy, Principal, Architect. In the architectural profession, there are two types of architects: design-oriented architects and technical-oriented architects. Throughout college and nearly twenty years of working in the profession, I’ve always gravitated towards the technical side.

The following six factors that should be considered when rebranding a retail center, including the naming process, appealing to the area’s local demographic, and finding ways to be creative.

One thing for certain, moving into 2021, the multifamily housing market is strong and resilient. 2019 marked the sixth straight year with at least 250 thousand new units absorbed into the U.S. market. While 2020 experienced a relatively smaller increase than expected, CBRE’s “2021 U.S. Real Estate Outlook” calls for multifamily returning to pre-pandemic occupancy levels in 2021

Architectural renderings have always been an important part of the design process. At face value, they are an efficient tool to convey a design long before a project becomes reality. They facilitate communication and allow for an easy understanding of a project during its earliest phases. They answer questions about the physical properties of a place. Is it big or is it small? Is it brick or is it stone? Is that window here or there?