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Georgia Tech Breaks Ground on Fanning Center

A new student-athlete performance center, set to open in 2026, will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for Georgia Tech athletics

[DT logo] Creativity in Design to Enrich Lives

The Design Thinkers Blog presents the diverse viewpoints of our team members. We hope you enjoy their perspective and ideas on all the things that inspire and excite them.  We are SLAM!

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Efficient Student Services: Analyzing Movement of Young Learners

Learn how a different approach to design problem solving maximizes student services while decreasing a public school’s gross square footage.

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Breaking the Mold in Traditional Law Firm Design

It’s time to examine the law firm of the future. Today’s law firm is a quickly evolving landscape striving to catch up with the changing workplace practices that may become permanent. -Monika Avery

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High-Tech, High-Efficiency

The hybrid operating room remains one of the most utilized spaces in hospitals. This advanced operating suite combines the surgical services of a traditional OR with the added support of an image guided fluoroscopic unit. This room unites a multidisciplinary group of clinicians who work in unison and provide an advanced service to their patients’ needs. - Rob Torres, AIA

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Purpose of Place: vitality in the workplace

Several idioms come to mind when thinking of a valued workplace design today, but vitality just so perfect as we race to remember and possibly redefine the workplace, its essence, and its purpose. A “vital” workplace may have, by definition of the word, the capacity for survival and for the continuation of a meaningful and purposeful existence. - Monika Avery

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Barrier-free restrooms for Pre-K to secondary schools

The learning environment for Pre-K through secondary school students is rapidly evolving and creating developmental opportunities across instructional and break-out spaces, including a focus and sensitivity toward correctly sizing barrier-free restrooms for various aged students. - Kathy Bell and Kristen Furtak

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How Builders Can Leverage Technology to Develop Smart Labs

The utilization of technology in laboratories and life science facilities has increased its prevalence and impact over the past decade. Lab automation, for example, is expected to represent an $8.4 billion market by 2026, up from $4.8 billion in 2018. - Jeff Talka and Todd Boucher