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Liberal arts colleges are navigating a time of great transformation—and great possibility. As shifts in the U.S. News & World Report rankings spark reflection across higher education, institutions are reimagining campus life through design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a renewed focus on belonging and sustainability. In our latest HGA Insights, Rebecca Celis, AIA LEED AP and Amin Mojtahedi, PhD, discuss how colleges are using this moment of change to strengthen their values, foster community, and shape a more resilient future for higher education. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCCzKBNt

When art meets purpose? Magic happens 💫 The Roger Glass Center for the Arts turns performance into experience, art into community, and design into lasting impact. Every choice reflects University of Dayton's mission: natural light and materials, five times more greenery on site, energy-saving LED lighting, and heat-recovery HVAC—designed to inspire and protect what matters: our art, people, and planet. 📍 Dayton, OH 📸: Feinknopf Studio 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eC52HMh5

Where precision meets purpose—engineering that turns performance into healing. At SSM Health Dean Medical Group’s South Madison Campus, our engineers turned performance into purpose by shaping air, light, and energy into a building that heals from the inside out. As the largest WELL Certified healthcare facility in the nation, the clinic sets a new standard for how the built environment can advance wellness. Behind the scenes, efficient MEP systems, radiant heating, and a 90kW solar array work together to reduce energy use by 22%—the equivalent of removing 460 cars from the road each year. Sustainability, comfort, and care engineered to work as one. 📍SSM Health – Dean Medical Group Fish Hatchery Campus | Madison, WI 📸: John Magnoski

Design has the power to connect people—to history, to place, and to one another.   From reimagining medical education to advance rural healthcare to honoring Indigenous heritage at the Minnesota State Capitol, this edition of Happening Now celebrates how design can shape culture, care, community, and more.   Explore how our teams are creating spaces that foster belonging, learning, and healing ⬇️

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are reshaping the healthcare landscape—expanding access, easing hospital capacity challenges, and delivering specialized care at lower cost. But how do you determine the why, what, when, and how of ASC development? Our latest Insights piece explores strategies and real-world examples from Bellin Health, Advocate Aurora Health, and ThedaCare ⬇️

The greenest building is often the one that’s already standing. One example is our San Diego studio. Our team approached the existing building like an “archaeological site,” creating simple, collaborative spaces that reveal the beauty of its original materials. Exposed brick walls highlight legacy reuse and the value of designing with what already exists. In our latest insights, we explore how reusing and repurposing existing materials helps answer what it means to build for the long term—reducing embodied carbon while honoring history, conserving resources, and shaping a more circular future. Discover more real world applications ⬇️ 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eQFH7_V2

From raw precast warehouse to refined R&D hub, Virginia Dare Extract Co.'s new headquarters balances industrial character with refined sophistication. The space integrates advanced research labs, collaborative work areas, and an elevated customer experience. Positioning Virginia Dare to expand into new segments and reinforce its leadership in the extracts and flavors industry. It’s a workplace designed to meet today’s needs and anticipate tomorrow’s opportunities. Learn more ⬇️ 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eeEKyqeZ

From interactive and immersive experiences, to revenue-generating multipurpose spaces and authentic community engagement: the ways in which we consume art, history, and more are changing. Having completed dozens of cultural institutions across the United States, our design team has a broad perspective on these evolutions. Their work with a wide range of institutions specializing in art, history, science, and beyond allows us to see how museums are discovering new ways to engage visitors, increase impact, and drive revenue. Here’s our take on the shifts happening in the museum world ⬇

A landscape that tells a story. At Wood Lake Nature Center, every decision was made with intention, from raising the site above the floodplain to highlighting cottonwoods and local wildlife 🌿 Check in with Director of Landscape Architecture, Kathleen Anglo, to hear how Luke Nichols and team created a space where locals, hikers, and nature lovers can discover something new at every turn ⬇️ 📽️: Kylee and Christian Creative

Barry Mills Hall and the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies at Bowdoin College—Maine’s first commercial-scale mass timber buildings—reduce carbon by 80% while honoring more than 120 years of Arctic engagement. Drawing inspiration from Bowdoin's pine groves, Georgian red brick campus, and Arctic expedition slide collection, these sibling buildings' vaulted spaces invite exploration and discovery. Swipe to see how inspiration becomes iteration, iteration becomes construction, and construction becomes legacy ✨ 📍Bowdoin College – Barry Mills Hall and Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies | Brunswick, ME 📸: Michael Moran, Robert Umenhofer