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This week on TheSquare Podcast, we introduce you to Lindsay Wilson, President and Interiors Sector Leader at Corgan, focusing on corporate interior design, the firm’s culture, and brand development. During her 20+ year career in workplace design and strategy, Lindsay has worked with countless clients to understand how their workplace can reflect their culture, challenge conventional thinking, and transform their business. Her reputation for understanding business and project drivers, creative problem solving and identifying the “hot buttons” make her a go-to resource for her team, clients, and the broader real estate community. Her collaborative leadership style and vision have been not only instrumental in the growth of the firm’s interiors practice but also corporate architecture.  

Lindsay was a lead member of the Corgan teams behind some of the most significant workplace transformations, such as Southwest Airlines Headquarters Remodel, Fossil Group Global Headquarters, State Farm at CityLine, Toyota’s North American Headquarters, and most recently, VARISPACE and the new KDP Headquarters at The Star in Frisco. Tune in to learn more about how she used her love for arts and creativity and turned it into a career, being a Corgan “Boomerang,” and where she sees the next 5 to 10 years heading for architecture and design. 

#InteriorDesign #CommercialInteriors #FemaleLeader

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Using Corgan’s our work with Professional Contract Services Inc. (PCSI) as a case study, our guest this week on TheSquare Podcast, Joseph LaRocca, Associate Principal at Corgan’s Austin office, will share what's to come for the future of accessibility. The project, both in client mission and design, showcases inclusivity and an empathetic approach to serve the several and unique needs of people with various abilities. PCSI is a nonprofit with a mission to help veterans and those with disabilities secure meaningful jobs—bringing front and center features that expand accessibility such as a central ramp that anchors the design for the facility. Rather than approaching accessibility as a checklist, the project probes the possibilities of design to create an experience that is accessible and usable by everyone. Tune in as we explore what it means be more inclusive and create responsible spaces that expand our notion of sustainable design beyond green features and LEED certification and instead consider spaces that are not only accessible but also celebrate the various abilities and contributions of everyone.  

#EmpatheticDesign #UniversalDesign #Accessibility

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The past 18 months have been especially challenging for teachers. While classroom design traditionally prioritizes developing and supporting students, Corgan is focusing on how design can better meet the needs of educators. As teachers adapt to changing teaching and learning modalities, navigate tight budgets, balance their own sense of safety, and more— how can design serve as a tool to drive the profession’s engagement, retention, recruitment, satisfaction, and ultimately student outcomes?

Tune in to this week’s episode of TheSquare Podcast, where we are on location at Walnut Springs Elementary School speaking with Melinda Gardner, Principal of Walnut Springs Elementary, and Erin Ortwein, Education Associate Architect at Corgan. Using Corgan research and a case study from Walnut Springs Elementary, we discuss the common workplace challenges for teachers and provide practical interventions that can better support their work and empathetically respond to their whole person.

#WalnutSprings #ElementaryEducation #EducationDesign

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Let’s talk about relationships. Cory Dear, Design Director at Corgan, Chris Griffin, President and Co-Founder of Hover Energy, Eric Schick, CEO of CEED, join us for a Curious Conversation on TheSquare to explore how things work together—to make things better, more efficient, more seamless, and even more human. We’re probing the possibilities of design, technology, and infrastructure—from the first magnetically-powered, magnetically-levitated wind turbines to vertical agricultural production—to challenge the several relationships in building systems work together to create a healthier, more sustainable, and profoundly more human future. Innovators like Schick at CEED are asking, “can a building act like a human body? Can it be a contributor? What if could protect itself and the people that move through it?” Let’s get curious about how design can move beyond limiting, singular conversations about solar panels or net zero and into something that is globally integrated—considering the ecosystem of healthy design to create a meaningful difference and a better way to power our buildings, the people that move through them, and our world.  

#GreenEnergy #SolarEnergy #WindPower

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The identity of neighborhoods and cities can often be traced to the indelible mark of the built environment. From commercial districts that are primarily marked by large warehouses or railroads to suburban counterparts with wide streets appointed with shopping centers and parks, the infrastructure, building typology, and design have the power to shape the trajectory and development, or in some cases, the disinvestment of a neighborhood. Just as popular eateries can rebrand historic neighborhoods or the addition of a new park can invite new residents and housing, the responsible stewardship of places has the potential to transform communities, build stronger neighborhoods, and serve as a catalyst for economic growth and development.  

Sustainable and resilient design, however, requires design that considers the context of its neighborhood—the challenges, history, pain points, hopes, and aspirations of the people that occupy it. On this week’s episode of TheSquare Podcast, Tina McKone, Project Architect in Corgan’s Education Sector, shares how the power of the built environment shapes community, how resilient design depends on the community-based design, the challenges and opportunities to elevate the collaborative process, and explores the benefits through a case study Corgan participated in called Complete Communities.  

#ServingUnderserved #CompleteCommunities #CommunityDesign

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We can do nearly anything virtually now—go to the doctor, shop at the grocery store, catch up with friends over a glass of wine, and even take a cooking class in a foreign country. But, it’s the way places make us feel that attract us to physical spaces—their power to improve our mental health, encourage human connection, refresh our wellness, expand our experiences, and enrich our life. People were not designed for a life behind the screen, yet as more and more of our life moves to virtual or hybrid settings, the challenge remains for physical places to care for the core things that make us human—face to face interactions, movement, access to nature, and more.  

In the same ways that LEED measures the impact of the physical building on the surrounding environment, WELL provides a scientifically-based measurement to evaluate the impact of a building on the people and culture inside. On this week’s episode of TheSquare, Caroline Compton, Interior Design Project Manager and Senior Associate at Corgan, who is also a Fitwel Ambassador and WELL Accredited Professional shares how WELL principles may help those at the helm of recruiting and retaining talent, promoting a sense of belonging, and ultimately, building corporate culture to tap into the power and possibilities of human-centric design.  

#WELLDesign #WELLBuildingStandard #WELL

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This week on TheSquare Podcast, we introduce you to Matt Mooney, Architect and Managing Principle at Corgan, who has been with the firm since 1984. Over the past 35 years, Matt has managed, coordinated, and led design teams on a wide variety of complex projects— from Charles Schwab and 7-Eleven’s Headquarters to CIGNA Point Regional Headquarters and Traxxas Campus Development. Known for being a hands-on manager and a talented designer who understands all aspects of putting a high-quality building together, Matt is an integral part of the Corgan family. 

Tune in to hear him discuss how his dad influenced him to become an architect, the changes he has seen in the architecture field throughout his career, what advice he would give to people wanting to start their career in the industry, and more!  

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#CareerArchitect #Architect #CommercialDesign

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Corgan was thrilled to welcome a virtual internship class this summer, providing 25 students from across the US and other countries an experience in learning what it's like to be a Corganite. In this week's episode of TheSquare Podcast, we sit down with two interns, Taisiia Kolisnyk and Allison Hietpas, to discuss their internship experiences with Corgan.  

In addition to gaining hands-on experience through dedicated time with our architects and designers, the interns participated in a sprint exploring different perspectives on design by examining how emerging technologies and shifts in human behavior can create unique opportunities for architecture. Listen in as Tai and Allison share their personal experiences and accomplishments from this internship, gaining knowledge and understanding of computational design, portfolios, photoshop, Hugo, Revit, and so much more! 

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On this week’s episode of TheSquare Podcast, we have a curious conversation with Dr. Hossein Rezai, Global Design Director of Ramboll and founding Director of Web Structures and Web Earth. As an engineer, designer, visionary and educator, his latest initiative aims to redefine the collaborative nature of design. More specifically, his goal is to help overcome the compound challenges faced in design to reach the benefits of a more holistic approach.

Dr. Rezai is a proponent of high-rise and dense urban development, with an emphasis on innovative structural systems for tall, supertall and mega tall buildings. Listen in as he talks about the process of advanced computational design, his preference for an integrated approach to architecture, structure, environment, and circularity in the construction process, and more. Let’s get curious!

#engineering #designengineering #design

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Is the future of agriculture micro-farms? When the pandemic hit, the retail food landscape changed dramatically. With “big food” supplying most restaurants and grocery stores, they faced numerous challenges— from labor shortages, redistribution challenges to distribution sites with long travel times— causing many individuals to turn to smaller, local farms.

In this week’s episode of TheSquare Podcast, we have a curious conversation with Jeff Bednar, Owner and founder of Profound Microfarms and Profound Foods. The Profound family business started as a 2.6-acre farm in Texas growing leafy greens, edible flowers, culinary herbs, and microgreens in 17,000 sqft of hydroponic greenhouses. Jeff then founded Profound Foods, a distribution hub that he created to connect farmers and chefs. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jeff created Profound Kitchen to create value-added goods out of end-of-season produce and products that enhance the at-home cooking experience. Listen in as Jeff shares his journey down the path from growing his own food to connecting with the local food community, bridging supply chain gaps, and solving problems for farmers, chefs, educators, and more. Let’s get curious!

#microfarm #hydroponic #aquaponic

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