I was on a Zoom call the other day with principals of architectural firms in Boston. In the chit-chat prior to our meeting there was talk of how busy everyone is, how hard it is to find staff, how there is a log jam with Inspectional Services and how frustrated…

Redundancy in Three Acts Lessons from Suez On the 23 March 2021 the Suez Canal was blocked by the container ship Ever Given en route from Malaysia to the Netherlands. Six days later, on the 29 March, through a combination of technology, judicious dredging and tugging and the blessings of…

As I write this the situation is still unclear. According to CNN Biden has 253 votes in the Electoral College, Trump 213. But even as a snapshot of the moment, these data are contested. The score according to The Guardian is 264 to 214. But pick a number, any number…

Ruminations on healthcare architecture Allium Giganteum in the Boston Garden in June — a biomimetic reminder of the more pervasive Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Fresh air and sunshine are the great healers and sustainers. …

For the past several weeks as the coronavirus has spread throughout the world, social distancing has been generally adopted as a new coinage, recognizable in the admonition for people to keep 6 feet or 2 meters apart, to wear face masks and gloves and, on the flip side, to communicate…