Posts from October 2013

CANstruction: The Flux CANpacitor

October 15, 2013

Alison Laas, Kacey Miklaszewski, Miep Keller

Our version of the time machine from “Back to the Future” can be seen disappearing in a flash of lightening and fire tire marks into the wall. [...]

Do Healing Gardens Work?

October 15, 2013

Paula Buick

Plans need to be in place for the same ‘durability’ we consider when we design every other part of the project. [...]

Conditions / Environments – Elemental House

October 15, 2013

Timothy Cooke

The design of the Elemental House is a response to Wellfleet’s rich historical landscape of modern architecture and the traditional New England saltbox house indigenous to the region. [...]

Energy Savings: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Children’s Hospital

October 10, 2013

PAYETTE

The Children’s Hospital uses a rich palette of shapes, colors and materials to communicate the building’s unique identity as a place for children and families. [...]

Are we concerned about chemicals?

October 9, 2013

Greta Eckhardt

Architects hold a responsibility to protect the health and welfare of the public, particularly for those who occupy the buildings we design. [...]

New Project at Boston University

October 8, 2013

PAYETTE

The building is expected to house researchers working in the areas of neuroscience and systems/synthetic biology. [...]

Musings on Scale

October 7, 2013

Ian Adamson

When architects talk about scale, we are referring to the proportions of the building. [...]

Many Faces, Many Voices

October 7, 2013

Leon Drachman

Our work is always the product of a collective effort, inspired by our shared values. [...]

Tour of Boston Children’s Hospital: James Mandell Building

October 7, 2013

Ching-Hua Ho

The building has prominent street frontages along Binney Street and the main drop-off for the hospital. [...]

The Sounds of Chemistry

October 4, 2013

Kevin Sullivan

With 24 students busily mixing and stirring their experiments, I was quite taken by the symphonic texture of sounds emanating from the space. [...]

Looking Forward with the BSA

October 4, 2013

Elizabeth Cox, Greta Eckhardt, Karen Robichaud

Simultaneous discussions occurred throughout the evening, from how to bridge the generation gap to what the 21st-century architect looks like. [...]

The Library: Connection to Information

October 1, 2013

Amanda Holmen

As PAYETTE’s in-house Librarian, connecting our staff to the information they need and are seeking is the most important part of my job. [...]

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