PRA opened a new office in Austin, Texas and will initially be so-located in Practice Design Group’s existing office.
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Senior Living Design Trends: Confirmation by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed some facilities to make changes quickly. The industry’s underlying concern should maintain focus on design trends with positive outcomes and avoid returning to less useful design ideas. The recent work done by a variety of these facilities has helped to validate some of these design trends as especially useful.
Read MoreRethinking Our Educational Environments
Designing Modern Learning Spaces
In rapidly changing world, educators often face with the task of preparing students for careers in industries that do not yet exist. Globalization and increased mobility add to the need to think differently about how and what our students learn and the physical spaces in which learning occurs. The outdated industrialization model of education no longer serves the needs of today’s learners. There is an increasing demand for personalized and individualized approaches in the educational landscape.
Read MorePRA Announces Several Promotions & New Hires
Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP (PRA) announced the promotion of three to the title of Principal: Linda Moses, Jeff Peter, and Scott Justus; and two to the title of Associate: Dan Effenheim and Mike Bahr, and the addition of staff in Wisconsin and Florida.
Read MoreThe City of Madison Approval Process
The City of Madison approval process can be challenging, Kirk Keller offers suggestions to turn an otherwise difficult process into a satisfying partnership..
Read MorePRA Presents at the 2020 Digital EdSpaces Convention
This year we are excited to have two teams sharing stories at the 2020 Digital EdSpaces Convention. Linda Moses and Steve Kieckhafer are hosting a session about harnessing community engagement to help inform interior design and showcase the cultural diversity within a community. The team of Deborah Kerr, Past Immediate Superintendent of the School District of Brown Deer, and Nicholas Kent will explore how transforming a learning community can take years but ultimately leads to positive educational outcomes.
Read MoreThe Future of Work
Making the case for the Office
The nature of office work is continuously evolving. Many organizations have experimented with a variety of “remote work” scenarios over the years. Each organization has had reasons to pursue its vision for the future of work. And then…. 2020 arrived. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to re-imagine how they operate. This forced experiment has, perhaps, provided glimpses into the need for in-person work environments, and may be changing how some organizations view the future of office work.
Read MoreCompany Imperatives Drive Modern Workplaces
The Milwaukee headquarters for Bader Rutter illustrates how design can synergistically address common corporate imperatives of modern workplace design.
Read MoreA Modern Transitional Care Center
A turnkey modular transitional care unit provides flexible step-down care through a new partnership of Plunkett Raysich Architects and MDN Development
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