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Respecting Context: Honoring Identity Without Losing Your Own. One of the key challenges in architecture is designing a building that sits harmoniously next to an existing one. Each structure has its own identity, and the new design must adapt to respect and complement this, all while maintaining its unique character. Finding the balance between integration and individuality is where thoughtful design truly shines. Project : King Edward Memorial Hospital - Intensive Care Unit & Maternal Foetal Assessment Unit 📷 Robert Frith

Learn the benefits and practicalities of designing inclusive restrooms and locker rooms, highlighting their role in promoting equity, accessibility, efficiency, and student health. Don't miss out on this The American Institute of Architects (AIA) webinar from NAC's own Cheryl Jacobs and Benjamin Fields of McGranahanPBK! https://lnkd.in/g2NssEPy

This is a fascinating article - and open access. The positive impact #biophilia can have in achieving the optimal performance between people, technology and work space, is tangible. Beyond that, it can be strategy to help attract and retain talent. Great read for anyone managing facilities and work place.

Honor those who are important, those who serve, or your community's history, heritage and culture by adding themed elements to your playground design. Here are examples of first responder themes in honor of National First Responders Day! #municipalparks #municipalities #customplaygrounddesign

Local government, like the public buildings that house them, are the finest examples of civic virtue and responsibility. Throughout most of American history, government buildings in the US were designed from classical architecture. A style that symbolized the democratic ideals from the origins of democracy, Greece and Rome. Regardless of what happens tomorrow on the State and Federal level, remember the civic values that represent our local communities and be resilient. #localgovernment #cyberresilient #cyberresiliency _____________________________________________________________ Salem (VA) City Hall - Jeffersonian Revival built in 1912

Great study on biophilic architecture and the relationship to people’s health. Congratulations Cleo Valentine et al on this paper!  🏦 🌿 With increasing research and evidence on the profound impact that places have on people, it’s clear that urban health and wellbeing should be central to the way places are being designed and shaped today. There is so much potential for positive impact, with biophilic approaches bringing benefits for both people and ecological wellbeing. And really exciting to see this convergence of architecture and neuroscience happening at my alma mater University of Cambridge! “Biophilic design refers to spatial designs that either integrate live organic material or imitate patterns found in nature. Biophilic design has received increasing attention in the architectural design and health fields due to its positive associations with stress reduction. A number of studies have measured the impact of biophilic design on physiological stress using clinical biomarkers such as blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate increases, skin conductance and body temperature, salivary cortisol, and neurological activity “ #CompassionatePlaces #Neuroarchitecture #Designforwellbeing #HealthyCities #BiophilicDesign #UrbanHealth

More work from the MArch studio at the School of Architecture and Design University for the Creative Arts. This term, students have been developing models via collage to explore hybrid housing typologies. Next term we will be taking these experiments into the Kent Downs where students will propose new rural housing at the scale of the small village or hamlet. Work by: Abhishek Girish Migi Jacob Sara Rahali Rhys Preston Gayathry Kumar Will Clayson Adam Simmonds Andra Neamtu Nilin Baiju Salaheddine Benjilali

How can a universal design perspective contribute to a discussion on residential accommodation and human rights? From schools to residential care facilities, buildings serve as reflections of prevailing norms and understandings. This book chapter by Anne Kathrine Frandsen and Inge Storgaard Bonfils compares the types of institutions and residential facilities that have been built for people with disabilities in the past and that are being built now. They highlight the interplay between views of humanity, social policy and architecture from the perspective of universal design. Anne Kathrine and Inge are editors of the anthology “Universal design: Cross-disciplinary perspectives in theory and practice”, which you can read here: https://lnkd.in/d5CNHzvS #UniversalDesign

Open Call: Staying with Modernity? (Dis)Entangling Coloniality and Architecture Until recently, modernity and modernism stood for positive things: progress, enlightenment, emancipation and the promise of universal rights. Today, they are associated with colonial practices of exploitation, extraction and oppression. Should we then move beyond modernity and modernism, or do we stay with them and their problems? The 11th edition of the annual conference of the Jaap Bakema Study Centre (JBSC) seeks to unravel the entanglements between modernity, coloniality and architecture, in the context of the construction of welfare states, open societies and global production systems. With this open call, the JBSC invites contributions to this year’s conference and welcomes proposals from academics and practitioners alike. Learn more via this link: https://lnkd.in/evUsQsPg

Pre-registrations are open for the online launch event of a new report by the Place Alliance: 'How high-quality housing can be delivered in less well-off areas in England' Date: early Feb (more info to follow) This report, produced by Professor Matthew Carmona, Place Alliance is based on a detailed assessment of 20 housing development case studies drawn from across England. It identifies ten best practice routes to success in creating high quality development in areas where the housing market is relatively weak. The study has been supported by Civic Voice, the TCPA and Urban Design Group. Register: https://lnkd.in/e3KgteAf