School Shootings; Architecture for Education
January 24, 2019, I was in my last semester of architecture school at Penn State, and enjoying a band in downtown State College when my friend got an eerie text….
Restaurants and Seating: The Communal Table
With the coming of the holiday season it is important to look at gathering space. In restaurants, there is always a need for tables to seat eight or more people. …
Building Permits: Getting Your Building Project Approved
Building permits! Are they just a piece of paper stating you can build a specific design? Some may feel this way, but they are designed to ensure your project’s plans…
Designing for Bird Safety
Clients love glass buildings and high skyscrapers because glass provides more natural light and prestige. Architects have a growing affinity for glass too. However, this building with glass creates problems…
Designing with the Environment in Mind
The environment and climate change are big topics in today’s world. These topics are important to architects who are designing new homes and buildings every day. As more and more…
Building Codes for Escape Rooms and Special Amusement Buildings
“Escape rooms” are popping up everywhere and have become the thing to do with friends and workplace colleagues. These are not rooms for affluent homeowners to retreat to in the…
How to Keep Your Shopping Center Leased
Who remembers getting the JC Penney’s Christmas catalog as a child? Besides having more than enough toys to go around, big department stores had something for everyone no matter the…
ICSC in Philadelphia
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) held its annual regional conference in Philadelphia last week. Attendance was down, but there were deals being done and new contacts made. The…
Remembering 9/11
Eighteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the USA when the World Trade Center was attacked and destroyed by the militant Islamist network, al-Qaeda. As a memorial of…
The Millennial Housing Crisis
America was built on the dream of an opportunity to own land. Success was built from owning your own property and this idea carried within America for centuries. Though, that…
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