Perspectives

April 18, 2017

Firm Names Terri Ulrick as New Principal

BWBR recently named a new principal to its leadership team, promoting Terri Ulrick, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. One of the...

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April 10, 2017

A Change Coalition: How Strong Teams Create Successful Change Initiatives

Talk of an office renovation has spread to nearly every department with the precision of a game of can-and-string telephone....

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April 5, 2017

New BWBR White Paper Looks at Costs, Returns for Behavioral Health Investments

For decades, investments in behavioral and mental health care languished, leaving a significant portion of the United States population without...

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March 20, 2017

Minnesota Senate Building Named Project of the Year by Regional DBIA Chapter

A 293,000-square-foot facility designed to stand for a century, the Minnesota Senate Building overcame a design restart and politics to...

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March 1, 2017

Investing in Behavioral Health for Better Outcomes

Construction costs for most health care projects are often viewed through the lens of cost-per-square foot or cost-per-bed. The challenge...

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February 14, 2017

President, CEO Named to AIA College of Fellows

Pete Smith, AIA, president and CEO of BWBR, recently was elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows,...

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January 25, 2017

Beyond the Smell of Coffee: Engaging Workers through Dynamic Office  

Walk into a Spyhouse Coffee in Minneapolis, and there is more going on than just good coffee – a group...

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January 10, 2017

Harnessing Power of Visible Learning: A Better Classroom Design

How does someone learn to juggle? While many would answer with “practice,” others may describe the perfect technique. What if...

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January 6, 2017

Change Management: Putting Managers in Position to Succeed

“It’s just a small renovation. This shouldn’t be a big deal?” Famous. Last. Words. The small project explodes, not by...

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December 20, 2016

Newly Opened R&D Center Earns LEED Silver Certification

A 466,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research and development center that opened in spring recently was certified LEED® Silver by the U.S. Green...

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December 8, 2016

Learning from Spaces Designed Specifically for Autism, EBD

The Centers for Disease Control currently estimates that 1 in 68 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism...

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November 15, 2016

Reducing Episodic Stress through Design: Promoting a Path to Wellbeing

Before his second shift starts, a stressed hospital nurse is trying to find a place to mentally prepare for the...

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