What Happens During the Preconstruction Phase?
Discover why the preconstruction phase is critical to successful building projects.
Value Engineering vs. Cost Cutting: What's the Difference?
Budget pressures don't have to compromise great design. Learn the difference between value engineering and cost cutting, and discover our approach to strategic design decisions that reduce costs while protecting performance and long-term value.
Designing for Disabilities Means Designing for People
In honor of Disability Pride Month, we’re diving deeper into our philosophies behind accessible design.
Team Building: Finding New Ways to Win Development
After our Managing Director attended Obie’s Breakfast club she shared her favorite moments from the morning. Here, we continue to reflect her takeaways from the event.
What Is a Feasibility Study? A Guide to Making Better Development Decisions
A feasibility study provides the clarity needed to move forward with confidence. By evaluating your site's opportunities, project goals, budget, and long-term needs, it lays the groundwork for smarter planning, stronger stakeholder alignment, and better outcomes.
Three Ways We Put the Community Back in Community Housing
See how our Midwest architecture firm approaches affordable and community housing with thoughtful site selection, empathetic architecture, community engagement, and neighborhood advocacy.
Three Ways We Set Clients Up for Success
We take pride — not only in the quality of our work — but in the quality of the process itself. These are three tenants of our collaborative process that lay the foundation for great work!
Designing Tomorrow: Why Flexible Educational Spaces Matter
As education evolves, learning spaces must evolve too. Read how flexible, student-centered design supports creativity, collaboration, and future-ready learning.
Italy Through an Architect’s Eyes
Discover architectural lessons from Italy's most iconic cities. From the Milan Duomo to Florence's historic landmarks, Elizabeth Sill reflects on architecture, urban design, materials, engineering, and the built environment.

