
Blog Posts
Here we share thoughts and news from the firm as well as the architecture, engineering, and design industries that we are a part of.
The Shopping Mall: Zombie Architecture or Innovative Incubator
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.
What’s Got You in a Mood?
HOW THE COLOR OF YOUR SPACE IS AFFECTING YOUR MOOD
When you get that urge for change and you want to redesign your room, choosing a color should be the first thing to consider. Your mood can easily be shifted based on the colors that surround you.
Increasing Sleep When Designing Hotels
Staying at hotels can be tiring. New places and different sounds come with hotel living and cause guests to struggle to get a full night’s rest.
Drawing: Perfect Posts of Architecture
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.
Color Your Space: More Than Primary
Adding color to a room is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change the look of a space, but is choosing a color for your space really that big of a deal? Why yes, it really is! Color is so much more than the color itself.
Multifamily Housing: The People Have Spoken
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