Big Data for Better Design

Campus Projects and Master Plans Take Cues from Real Information
10-23-2019

Almost every field of endeavor has been supercharged in recent years by the advent of “big data”—the ability of computers to process and analyze large data sets to gather insights. The business of creating student spaces on campuses is no...

Design Strategies for Unknown Occupants

New Pediatric Research and Education Building at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Creates a Home for All Departments
10-2-2019

Planning for the new Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (JHACH) Research and Education Building in St. Petersburg, Fla., took place before all the building users were identified, and used strategies like identifying the business and design...

University of Maryland Opens Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering

5-14-2019

The University of Maryland opened the $152 million Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering in April of 2019 in College Park. Housing the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer...

Using Data-Driven Design to Produce Research-Supported, Customized Client Solutions

Data Collection, Research, Analysis, and Simulation Facilitate Informed Decision-Making
5-8-2019

Clients look to architects to help them make decisions regarding the built environment that can greatly impact the future of their institutions and their employees. Doing that successfully depends on the quality of information used to make those...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Opens Research and Education Facility at All Children’s Hospital

10-8-2018

Johns Hopkins Medicine opened the $95 million All Children's Education and Research Facility in September of 2018 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Designed by HDR, the 225,000-sf project provides advanced simulation...

VCU Health Breaks Ground on Outpatient Facility

7-8-2018

Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health broke ground in June of 2018 on a $349 million outpatient facility in Richmond. Designed by HDR, the 16-story, 603,000-sf project will provide a...

Biocontainment Lab Designs for Resource-Limited Regions Bring Consistency, Cost Predictability, Sustainability Benefits

One Prototype Overcomes Contextual Challenges to Reduce Risk and Promote Biosafety
5-2-2018

A new approach to the design of diagnostic labs in resource-constrained settings reduces risk and improves outcomes while accelerating the project timeline and lowering costs. The approach is based on the concept of One Prototype, which uses...

Novartis' Activity-Based Work Environments Have Broad Appeal

A Variety of Work and Collaboration Spaces Benefits Even in a Multi-Tenant Facility
3-21-2018

The Novartis headquarters in Sydney, Australia, demonstrates how to create a multi-tenant space where employees at all levels can choose their work setting depending on their activities, as long as there is abundant space for collaboration and...

Bringing Real-Time Interactivity to Campus Master Planning

Strategies for Developing a “Living” Master Plan
2-21-2018

A traditional master plan process runs the risk of being an exercise in futility if the result is a document that sits on a shelf and becomes quickly outdated. This often happens because an institution does not know how to convert existing data...

NASA Opens Human Health and Performance Laboratory at Johnson Space Center

9-6-2017

NASA opened the 118,000-sf Human Health and Performance Laboratory in late July of 2017 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Designed by HDR to consolidate and replace several existing facilities, the...