Designing for Health and Wellness in Atlanta
A recent Think Tank panel explored how the pandemic has underscored the need to design for purpose and wellbeing.
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Moving the Workplace Outdoors
The pandemic has led to a boom in outdoor spaces, which is a boon for all of us.
Designers Join Forces to Provide Relief for Victims of the Atlanta Shooting
More than 80 participating designers and retail outlets will raffle objects and furnishings as a part of #DesignForATL, which concludes Sunday.
In Atlanta, “The City in a Forest,” a New Forest Emerges with Murmuration
Murmuration, a SO-IL-designed installation at the High, draws attention to how development in the city might become more porous.
Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building Sets a High Bar for Regenerative Design
The new center is the largest project in the southeast United States to pursue Living Building certification, widely regarded as the industry's most rigorous sustainability credential.
In Atlanta, Gensler Designs One Workplace for Three Different Companies
The firm recently completed an adaptive-reuse project in Stockyards Atlanta to colocate advertising giant IPG’s sister agencies Fitzco, Weber Shandwick, and Momentum.
For the Atlanta-Based Firm BLDGS, No Building Is Beyond Rescuing
While Atlanta is a developer-driven architecture market, BLDGS has managed to carve out a niche, building close ties with the city’s nonprofits and organizations.
With Haus Gables, Architect Jennifer Bonner Celebrates and Critiques the American Single-Family House
Located in Atlanta, the two-story, two-bedroom house was assembled from 87 cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels that provide both structure and interior surfacing.
How Designers Can Address the Evolving Needs of Educators
A Metropolis Think Tank panel at Atlanta-based tvsdesign delved into the resources that are crucial to a well-rounded teaching and learning experience.
Grappling with the Social Impact of Design
A recent Metropolis Think Tank panel, hosted at Perkins+Will's Atlanta office, fleshed out how architects might take better account of a project’s stakeholders, especially those who aren’t paying for it.
Changing a Company's Status Quo Through Workplace Design
At a recent Metropolis Think Tank talk hosted by the Atlanta office of Gensler, architects and experts discussed how sensitive disruption can increase productivity.
Forest for the Trees: Perkins+Will Brings Biophilic Design to an Atlanta Office
The facade of flooring company Interface's new HQ doesn't just symbolize biophilia: It mimics the dappled light created by a forest canopy.
Once Unfashionable, John Portman Is Being Seen in a New Light
While a previous generation condemned the joining of architecture and development in a single figure, few young architects are unpersuaded by the monumental products of Portman’s efforts.
Architect John Portman, Whose Soaring Hotels Sparked Awe and Controversy, Dies at 93
The architect-developer, who invented the modern atrium hotel, passed away late last week.
Citing Equity Issues, Founder of Atlanta BeltLine Leaves Board
We speak with Ryan Gravel to understand why the urban planner is leaving the project that has been his life's work for almost two decades.
In Atlanta, Transforming a Freeway Into a Cultural Greenway
Midtown section of the plan with building labels Freeways have sliced through the hearts of many communities, creating derelict wastelands that destroy neighborhoods and sever connections. Our cities have buried, covered, or dismantled the massive structures required for high-speed…
