The COVID-19 pandemic will have an ongoing effect on work environments. Moving forward, businesses will want workspaces that offer more flexibility, increased collaboration, and provide more opportunities for social distancing. In addition, workspaces will need to accommodate more technology and remote work environments. Here are...
Career growth in architecture is about skill, experience, and timing. If you didn’t get the promotion for you were hoping for last year, 2019 could still be your year! In today’s market, moving you career forward is not as much about paying your dues and...
As a manager, it is your job to keep your team inspired and motivated. Low-morale hinders both creativity and productivity. The best way to retain your team members is to make them feel appreciated, but this isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Here are...
Young professionals are more interested in social issues than they have been in years. Concerns about the environment, poverty, community, and inequality have shaped their decision-making processes. This affects what they look for when job hunting. The architectural field is one area that has seen...
From augmented reality to 3D printing, innovation is transforming the design technology market. We are capable of doing things we never thought possible twenty years ago. To keep up with these changes, the position in demand are changing as well. Some are changing and expanding,...
With the current economy booming development across all project types is white hot. One of the most noticeable trends in architecture is a refocusing on commercial projects. I know that in Seattle a great deal of energy was directed at development of residential properties. As...
While attending the recent Bisnow even, Seattle: Retail and Mixed-Use Breakdown, Maria Barrientos (co-owner of Barrientos RYAN, www.mbarrientos.com) was speaking about retail projects in her mixed-use projects around Seattle. *A bit about Maria. Her firm has been developing residential, mixed-use projects in the various Seattle neighborhoods...
The new year has started and the holidays are long behind us. The glow of time off is over and there is work to do and little time for anything else. We are all busy and as the economy grows through 2017, we won’t be...
Last evening, the DBI team was able to experience something I feel is uniquely Seattle. I have lived in Seattle since 1998, and what I mean when I say “uniquely Seattle” is that essence of the “hard work and passion can change the world” belief...
The Reality of Virtual Reality in Architecture Strap on your HMD (that means Head Mounted Display, for the uninitiated) and prepare to walk into the future of architecture! With 2015 being the year of the early adopter in the consumer Virtual Reality (VR) space and the recent...