Integra opens U.S. hub office in Charlotte
The Charlotte Business Journal published a great feature story to mark the opening of Integra Architecture’s office at Packard Place (pictured).
Resilience: the new design imperative
Do not build or retrofit without it, as market and climate changes have turned it into as much a must as insurance and readiness.
Wait! Before you build new, take a closer look at the old
Well, more “existing” than old, as you discover the game-changing value of Adaptive Reuse.
Software design v. building design? Doesn’t have to be that way.
Lots has been written about the sharing economy, but not about the profound consequences for planning and architectural design. We figured we’d get that conversation going.
A challenge fit for a Queen
If green can make it here, it can make it anywhere (and we’re not referring to the Sinatra city you’re probably thinking)
‘Well, that was easy!’
Want all your users/customers to say that when moving through your facility? Try wayfinding, but make sure it’s the new, flexible variety.
Data and the city
If you think Big Data is sexy, you should meet GIS. They’re getting married, in fact, at City Form Lab, to make cities more livable, resilient and competitive. It could not happen at a better time.
Charlotte’s green path forward
Sustainability has become a default planning mode for cities across the world, one that design firms like Integra do well to integrate into our vision and strategy. In our first Better Way Podcast, Charlotte Sustainability Director Rob Phocas shares how the Queen City is making it happen.
Integra inaugural: a meeting of the minds
As we looked out at the crowd gathered, we realized this otherwise simple office inaugural had become a moment to treasure.
Phenome-what? Time to reclaim an art forgotten.
Architects design for the total human experience in such spaces as restaurants and spas to enhance performance, but not so much in offices, hospitals and other environments. It’s time to change that, and now with WELL, even more so.