Events
Universal Flex Labs: A New Approach to Lab Space
On June 1st, I will be speaking during the sold out NAIOP tour of 325 Vassar Street on the topic of Universal Flex Labs: A New Approach to Lab Space. A key part of designing 325 Vassar Street was working with Biomed Realty Trust to create the Universal Flex Lab template: a modular design of lab, office, and support space that could be quickly and easily customized to suit any technical discipline…
Festival of Art, Science, and Technology (FAST)
MIT is celebrating its 150th anniversary with 150 consecutive days of activities in technology innovation. During the FAST festival, designers at MIT used light, free-form plastic, magnets, string, and many other materials to alter both indoor and outdoor spaces…
Cinco de Mayo Festivities
Festive music, decorations and good food – that is all it takes for Arrowstreet to celebrate during lunch time in honor of Cinco de Mayo…
Arrowstreet’s Eggcellent Adventure
When Easter is just about upon us, that means only one thing at Arrowstreet: the Annual Egg Decorating Contest. This is the chance for the staff to design and create something much different than buildings…
Arrowstreet Volleyball Takes Silver Medal
The architectural volleyball league concluded its 2010-2011 season this week with Arrowstreet finishing 2nd overall. After completing the regular season with a record of 44-16—good enough for third overall—we made a great run through the playoffs and did not lose a single game until we reached the championship match. Despite playing some of our best volleyball, we fell to a very talented TJA team. Nevertheless, we are very proud of our silver medal finish, which is the best finish ever for an Arrowstreet volleyball team. Most importantly, we had a great time competing this season. As a team that prides itself on having a great time both on and off the court—evidenced by our colorful shirts and constant joking around—we look forward to next season and the challenge of winning the championship!
FPD Training Conference
I’m speaking to the Federal Planning Division tomorrow morning at their annual Training Conference on the topic of “Strategic Planning to Maximize Community Food, Beverage and Entertainment Options.” I’ve been working with my co-presenter, Geoff Baekey of CHM, on a consulting project to assist the Air Force with transforming their food and beverage operations, and tomorrow morning we’ll be sharing our study process and showing some illustrative examples…
Arrowstreet Celebrates with Family & Friends
On Friday, Arrowstreet held its annual holiday celebration for all staff members, family, and friends of the firm. As usual there was plenty of delicious food and drink.
Centerbuild Reflections
Attendance was up this year at ICSC Centerbuild, the end-of-the-year retail and design conference held in Phoenix. After two years of declining attendance and pessimistic moods, the crowd was bigger and more enthusiastic about their prospects. In the conference keynote, Bill Taubman said consumers are back and shopping for apparel, not just one-time purchases of electronics. Sales numbers from October, November and “Black Friday” support his thesis, and indeed after the conference, retailers across the country had excellent holiday seasons…
Students Offer Inspiration at Groundbreaking
Yesterday I attended the groundbreaking event for the new KIPP Academy Lynn charter school with other members of our Arrowstreet design team. There was a great turnout, including the entire 8th grade class, KIPP parents and staff, and city and state officials…
Repositioning Retail at ICSC Centerbuild
I’m moderating a panel presentation for the ICSC Centerbuild conference in Phoenix, in December. After presenting this topic last year to a packed auditorium, the program committee has asked me to update it and re-present it. I’ve asked Laura Fullington, an Associate VP of Research for Macerich Corporation, and Jon Cowen, a broker from Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix, to join me on the panel. The topic is called “Repositioning Existing Properties”…