Category Archives: Design

Pro Bono Work Can Bring Out Best Efforts in Consulting Partners

In this last of a four-part series on social responsibility and pro bono work, Chris Sciarrone, an associate in the Atlanta office of Perkins+Will, discusses the relationship the firm has with other consultants on its pro bono projects.  Extraordinary projects of any kind rarely …

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New Learning Environment Geared Towards Success in Workplace

In this last column in a series on K-12 design, Barbara Crum, Principal and Market Sector Leader for K-12 at Perkins+Will, discusses a new type of learning environment that mirrors a traditional work place. The Center for Advanced Professional Studies …

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Innovative School Designs Support 21st Century Learning

In this second of a series on K-12 design, Barbara Crum, Principal and Market Sector Leader for K-12 at Perkins+Will, discusses the concept of project-based learning and how it was incorporated into the design of Coahulla Creek High School in …

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A Total Transformation: Benjamin E. Mays High School

In the first of this new three-part series. Barbara Crum, Principal and Market Sector Leader for K-12 at Perkins+Will, discusses the transformation of Benjamin E. Mays High School in Southwest Atlanta. Perkins+Will won an Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award for …

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Designing Refuge: A Hospice Case Study

In part four of this series on hospice design, Ila Burdette of Perkins+Will illustrates how a thoughtful hospice design benefits patients, caregivers and families while also attracting community interaction. Willson Hospice in Albany, Georgia illustrates the latest hospice design trends …

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Reaching Out, Ushering In: Transparent Buildings & Regenerative Gardens

In part three of this series on hospice design, Ila Burdette of Perkins+Will discusses the importance of the design of outdoor spaces at a hospice in supporting the work of the caregivers. Welcoming hospices that sensitively house treatment programs for the terminally …

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Making Places to Talk is Critical in Hospice Design

In part two of this series on hospice design, Ila Burdette of Perkins+Will discusses how good design considers the needs of the patient and the family members to provide a variety of comfortable and appropriate settings for all types of …

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Connecting Communities and Caregivers: Hospice Design

In part one of this new three-part series on healthcare design, Ila Burdette, principal at Perkins+Will, discusses the unique challenges of designing a hospice and how design can be used to create a welcoming magnet for the community. Photos are …

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Pass T-SPLOST, Then Maximize Opportunities

In the final part of this series on urban design, Perkins+Will principal David Green discusses how the region can maximize its opportunities to improve transportation and the health, safety and welfare of its citizens if it passes T-SPLOST.  We are voting on …

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Two Conditions Must Change to Ensure Productive Transportation Planning

In part six of this series on urban design, Perkins+Will principal David Green discusses the two questions our region needs to ask itself as we deal with transportation issues and the upcoming referendum and the two conditions that have to change. In …

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