Examining color trends and forecasts
Color forecasts by industry trendsetters have influence that trickles through many design disciplines, including the built environment.
Three senior housing trends post-COVID-19
With the sun hopefully setting on the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, seniors’ housing needs are still evolving. While many changes at the outset of the pandemic were reactionary, there are some lasting elements that will be here to stay.
Are people leaving American cities?
With the pandemic wreaking havoc on urban environments at its onset, some commenters have suggested the city as we know it may be coming to an end. Not so fast.
How will COVID-19 affect multifamily design?
With major shifts in work and lifestyles forced upon us by the pandemic, those living in condominiums or apartment buildings are viewing their living environments through a different lens. Designers and operators of multifamily buildings must now consider what this building typology may look like in the future.
What is happening to America’s malls?
The challenges of changing consumer habits and the effects of the pandemic have caused ample hardship for America’s malls.
What’s next for school design?
COVID-19 is creating a massive ripple in how students learn, and community engagement is becoming increasingly important when considering the needs of educational buildings. What does this mean for school design moving forward?
What is the future of tiny homes?
Whether they’re the market of the future, an answer to the affordable housing crisis or a passing fad made for reality television shows and hipster Instagram feeds, the tiny home movement is getting renewed interest in the age of the coronavirus.
Senior housing outlook 2021
In the best of cases, the senior housing industry in the United States will be looking to recovery in the coming months as vaccines roll in to save a market that is undergoing historic challenges.
Four healthcare trends that could take shape post COVID-19
Operators of healthcare institutions may feel they’ve been in a constant state of assessing and adapting since the beginning of COVID-19. Some of these changes could lead to a future with better care.
Virtual conferences: Are they the future?
With a vaccine on the horizon, will virtual conferences be a passing trend, or will they have staying power as technology advances and fear of mass gatherings instills in the masses?
The future of hotel design and development
Allaying current fears and planning for future outbreaks is a must for hotel operators. Design will be impacted, and enhanced housekeeping measures will not only need to be undertaken but clearly demonstrated to occupants.
The effect of the economic downturn on commercial real estate
With retailers, landlords and hoteliers among many of the businesses feeling the pinch for some time, the economic downturn will continue to have a major impact on commercial real estate in the United States and around the globe.
Three exterior building material trends, examined
The exterior of a building is its first impression, and the materials used for cladding have a major impact. Whether it's the natural appearance of wood or the sleek, sophisticated feel of glass, building material selection has an immediate impact on curb appeal.
Are large workplace campuses about to become obsolete?
Large corporations have flexed muscle over the years in creating photogenic work campuses that resemble tourist attractions meant to lure top talent.
Predicting the future of cities: How urban planning and city infrastructure changes may be influenced by COVID-19
Urban planners and architects are looking at what elements of city infrastructure may require permanent adjustments after COVID-19.
Predicting the future of cities: How urban working and living may be impacted by the pandemic
Population density within our cities has been the talk of urban planners and the design and construction communities for some time. COVID-19 has thrown a curve at what experts are predicting cities may look like years into the future.
Commercial office interiors: What’s changing, and a look to the future
Commercial property managers, architects and interior designers are all looking at ways to keep occupants safe. Present concerns have to mix with an eye to the future: What will interior office design look like post-COVID?
Let’s take this outside: Adding outdoor work areas to the commercial office grows in popularity
Commercial buildings are having an evolution thrust upon them as COVID-19 makes the lure of the outdoors even more attractive to office occupants.
Recent developments in sustainability initiatives for commercial buildings
Energy efficiency, reduced carbon output and sustainability measures have been targets for those designing and operating commercial buildings for some time. Now, with Net Zero – where a building emits zero or less emissions through reduction measures - the goalposts are shifting even further.
Live, work play: The rise of mixed-use development and what it means in the age of COVID-19
While the benefits of mixed-use community living abound, not one developer could have foreseen the challenges of operating such a building in the wake of COVID-19.
