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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...
December 8, 2016
Learning from Spaces Designed Specifically for Autism, EBD
The Centers for Disease Control currently estimates that 1 in 68 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism...
November 15, 2016
Reducing Episodic Stress through Design: Promoting a Path to Wellbeing
Before his second shift starts, a stressed hospital nurse is trying to find a place to mentally prepare for the...
November 1, 2016
Enlightening Our Minds for Mental Health Patients
Walking through the neighborhood the other afternoon, there was a feeling in the air…the crisp temperature, the changing color of...
October 21, 2016
Clarity and Trust: Making Real with Free Minds
I read every one of them. The Hardy Boys books. Frank and Joe Hardy: as a pair, the two were,...
September 13, 2016
5 Questions to Consider When Designing an Active Learning Classroom
Active learning strategies are becoming more and more common in higher education classrooms, and that’s because they’re proven to work....