How can we achieve high-performance building design outcomes?
The approach defines the outcome. In this issue of Design Quarterly, we look at high-performance buildings and standout projects—and we explore the design approaches that made them soar. How can engineering design advance both comfort and decarbonization? Why do hand-drawn illustrations still resonate? How can co-design support healing? How do bespoke interiors create memorable places? And how can innovative water use reflect an organization’s mission? We answer these questions and more to understand design’s big picture.
In this issue:
- Mission-driven innovation: Making water use number one
- Engineering: When low carbon meets occupant comfort in health science education
- Collaborative design: How co-design can support personal resilience
- Design process: Hand drawings can say quite a lot, actually
- Public realm: Elevating play, walkability, and resilience
- Interior design: Creating distinctive user experiences
The Stantec Design Quarterly tells stories that showcase thoughtful, forward-looking approaches to design that build community.
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