Space Use
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Results-Oriented Work Environment Reinvents Traditional Workplace
12-14-2016The technology-driven ability to work virtually from anywhere at any time is changing the way workspace is designed and utilized.
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Technology Fosters Teamwork in New ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Headquarters
12-7-2016ARIAD Pharmaceuticals’ new home in Cambridge, Mass., has 40,000 sf of high-tech biology and chemistry labs, along with four distinct space types to accommodate the work modes of its staff: focus, collaboration, learning, and social engagement.
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Increasing Research Efficiency with Shared Resources and New Wet/Dry Lab Ratios
10-19-2016The new 320,000-sf Knight Cancer Institute research building currently being built by Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) on the south waterfront in Portland, Ore., will maximize scientific collaboration for more than 500 researchers through the use of flexible floorplans, shared equipmen
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Using Social Data to Optimize Workspace Design and Performance
10-12-2016Organizations of all types are using location-based social media data and other user-generated information to improve workspace design and functionality.
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Key Trends in Engineering Science Labs
9-28-2016Designers of undergraduate engineering learning environments must draw from a broad range of solutions to meet the specific pedagogical needs of each institution, beyond the traditional “wet” or “dry” designation of basic science teaching labs.
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Inclusion of Engineering Alters the Space Model for Interdisciplinary Research Facilities
9-21-2016The expansion of interdisciplinary research to include an engineering component is changing the space model for academic institutions. Science facilities had already broken new ground when they blended various branches of life and physical sciences together under one roof.
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Making a 100 Percent Open Office Environment Work for 1,000 Employees
9-14-2016The North American headquarters for EF Education First, located in the former industrial North Point area of Cambridge, serves as a modern case study of an open office workspace.
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Hospital Expansion Inspires Workplace Redesign and Cultural Change
8-31-2016When the administrators at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) realized their space needs were growing faster than their existing buildings could accommodate, they did something unconventional: They approached the problem as a research project.
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s New Space Allocation System
8-24-2016With a portfolio of 23 research buildings ranging from 30,000 gsf to almost 800,000 gsf, the research portfolio of the University of Texas MD Anderson Center in Houston covers nearly 4.5 million gsf.
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Penn Renovation Yields Class A Laboratory Space for Half the Cost of New Construction
8-17-2016Retrofit or renovate? It’s a common question facing many owners of laboratory facilities built in the 1970s, and the answer isn’t always obvious.
