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June 5, 2017
Wellbeing: An Evolution for Office Design
Remember the exercise craze of the 70s – leg warmers, leotards, Richard Simmons, and “Sweatin’ to the Oldies?” Over the...
April 19, 2017
Dunwoody, University of Minnesota Architectural Students Join BWBR Prize Competition
Since the mid-1990s, BWBR has hosted architectural and interior design students at universities from around the region in a competition...
April 18, 2017
Firm Names Terri Ulrick as New Principal
BWBR recently named a new principal to its leadership team, promoting Terri Ulrick, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. One of the...
April 10, 2017
A Change Coalition: How Strong Teams Create Successful Change Initiatives
Talk of an office renovation has spread to nearly every department with the precision of a game of can-and-string telephone....
April 5, 2017
New BWBR White Paper Looks at Costs, Returns for Behavioral Health Investments
For decades, investments in behavioral and mental health care languished, leaving a significant portion of the United States population without...
March 20, 2017
Minnesota Senate Building Named Project of the Year by Regional DBIA Chapter
A 293,000-square-foot facility designed to stand for a century, the Minnesota Senate Building overcame a design restart and politics to...
March 1, 2017
Investing in Behavioral Health for Better Outcomes
Construction costs for most health care projects are often viewed through the lens of cost-per-square foot or cost-per-bed. The challenge...
February 14, 2017
President, CEO Named to AIA College of Fellows
Pete Smith, AIA, president and CEO of BWBR, recently was elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows,...
January 25, 2017
Beyond the Smell of Coffee: Engaging Workers through Dynamic Office
Walk into a Spyhouse Coffee in Minneapolis, and there is more going on than just good coffee – a group...
January 10, 2017
Harnessing Power of Visible Learning: A Better Classroom Design
How does someone learn to juggle? While many would answer with “practice,” others may describe the perfect technique. What if...
January 6, 2017
Change Management: Putting Managers in Position to Succeed
“It’s just a small renovation. This shouldn’t be a big deal?” Famous. Last. Words. The small project explodes, not by...
December 20, 2016
Newly Opened R&D Center Earns LEED Silver Certification
A 466,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research and development center that opened in spring recently was certified LEED® Silver by the U.S. Green...