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Social sustainability has become a central concern in terms of its effect that spans generations.
In gathering this constant flow of data and recognizing the shifting trends, how can educational institutions make informed choices and smart desig...
Research has shown that inmates are getting older and sicker.
When modeling is applied to engineering systems, the same benefits can be realized by both our project teams and clients.
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Merely pursuing a high “visit per room per day” metric may drive up other resource needs and, in turn, raise operational costs, writes HDR's Zhanti...
Confined treatment centers for civilly-committed individuals.
Here is how the See + Hear + Do = Remember mantra can be applied to maker spaces and instructional labs.
Many assume that post-occupancy (POE) is a clearly-defined term and concept, but the meaning of POE in practice remains wildly inconsistent.
Pediatric experience design must evolve beyond the common mantra of “make it fun” or “make it look kid-friendly.”
To help one of the most complex cities in the world develop an actionable strategy to meet visionary GHG reduction goals, we focused on strategies...
Sometimes people look only for the simple answer and don’t understand that there is a calculated process to get there, writes HDR’s Lynn Mignola....
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Know what you're working toward, be empathetic, and listen actively are three tips HDR's Joel Worthington suggests for conducting a user interview....
When it comes to design we are in the business of imagining what could be, not necessarily what is, writes HDR's Lynn Mignola.
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Engagement at all levels, designing with families in mind, and integrating flexible spaces are all important design considerations to keep in mind...
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Recent design trends favor extroverts who enjoy collaboration. HDR's Lynn Mignola says that designers need to accommodate introverts, people who re...
The new Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. Photo: Dan Schwalm, courtesy of HDR Architecture, Inc. Click here to enlarge.
Three years after writing a white paper about designing an arena for the University of Nebraska Omaha, HDR's Matt Goldsberry says it's time to cher...
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Branden Collingsworth, HDR’s new Director of Predictive Analytics, clarifies what his team does and how architecture projects can benefit from pred...
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With open spaces, huddle rooms, and a design lab, the firm's new digs are drastically different than the old studio, which felt like working in a l...
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A waning need for office buildings may be on the horizon, thanks to the possibility of working remotely via new technologies like Google Cardboard,...
Employers must strike a balance between traditional offices and modern workspaces. Image courtesy HDR
Each office workplace requires a different blend of people, processes, tools, and spaces to support its employees. HDR's Allison Arnone has tips th...
View over Paris, at dusk, from the Maine-Montparnasse tower. Photo: Benh Lieu Song, Wikimedia Commons
HDR’s Jim Thomson brings home some insights from a recent trip to Paris.
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LEGO has changed a lot over the years, but has that been a good thing for encouraging creativity?
Bob Beduhn and Lynette Cardoch discuss the topic of resilency and how it affected the two very different climates in which they grew up. Image: Jupiter
Two geographies, two perspectives, one conclusion: from Minnesota to Miami, resiliency matters, write HDR's Bob Beduhn and Lynette Cardoch.
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Research institutions know how to handle life-threatening, highly contagious diseases like Ebola in the lab, but how do we handle them in healthcar...
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HDR's Abbie Clary discusses the design of healthcare facilities and how they affect doctors.
A Steelcase study recently published in The Harvard Business Review found that “98% of the most highly engaged employees reported that they had ‘the ability to concentrate easily’ in their workplace and that this attribute is a top factor in their satisfaction.” Photo: Phil Whitehouse, Flickr CC
Recent work style studies show that the average knowledge worker spends 25-35% of their time doing heads-down focused work. Once thrown off track,...
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Microsoft shut down its tried-and-true clipart gallery, ridding the world not only of a trope of graphic design, but a nostalgic piece of digital d...
Want to take the next step as a design processional? John Gresko, Senior Project Architect with HDR, explores the traits that many great architects...
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An acquaintance recently asked me about the kinds of things I did on a day-to-day basis at work, anticipating a response loaded with enviable activ...
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When using design thinking and iteration, we’ll sometimes spend multiple days iterating idea after idea, heads down, only to realize we still don’t...
