Completed in 2022, Blue Ridge Community College’s Patton Building features an appealing, complex façade designed using computational tools to overcome the pandemic’s rapid price escalation without sacrificing design quality. Computational design does more than create cool design elements – it…
Computational design has the power to transform the way we approach problems and design solutions. It involves codifying information and interactions between elements for a specific process, enabling professionals in fields like architecture and engineering to design and engineer buildings…
Ryan Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, has been a champion of technology in architecture since teaching himself how to create a script in 2013. Today, as a dedicated computational designer, he believes great design ideas come first and the application of…
Since the advent of “sustainable design,” designers have argued there is more than an environmental rationale for sustainability – there is a valid economic case for green building design. Today, between the data to back it up and the…
As its name indicates, the “Combustion Chamber” is a vehicle to fuel experimentation and discovery within the professional realm of architectural design. Led by Albert McDonald, AIA, the chamber seeks to propagate curiosity in the interest of sustained professional growth,…
I am convinced that there is perhaps no single profession in which the practitioner’s need to embrace sustainability and resiliency is more important than in engineering. Few, if any, professions have a greater impact on public health, safety, and welfare.…
From the workplace to education, “flexibility” is the buzzword of the moment in vertical building design. Commercial clients may upfit a building or need to transform a function at any time; evolving pedagogy is continuously impacting the way teachers teach…
In today’s job market, attracting high performers requires more than a competitive salary and benefit package. These individuals want to work in an environment that promotes a positive work culture and provides rewarding experiences through its amenities, outdoor space, and…
Without question, the demand for drone services is exploding across many industries. The opportunity to cost-effectively capture images and video is having a transformative impact on businesses of all types – including the A/E industry. With the boom in drone…
Design is changed forever when you can be transported to another environment without leaving your desk or conference room. It opens the door to endless possibilities – VR inherently expands the boundaries of creativity. Virtual reality first touched my life…