Reuse without erasure: See how Arcadis preserved the scale and Art Deco character of a Toronto landmark while layering in hospitality, flexible work settings, and modern infrastructure.

Look beyond a single Color of the Year: From earthy olive to sage and chartreuse, forecasts point to green as a broader response to demand for restorative, grounded, and expressive interiors.

Strong ideas still need a strong pitch: Communication training can help emerging designers explain the “why,” connect concepts to business value, and grow into more confident collaborators and leaders.

Blur the line between classroom and clinic: Academic medical centers are integrating simulation, collaboration, and patient care while planning adaptable spaces that can evolve with technology and teaching models.

We can—and should—ask more from modern healthcare spaces beyond clinical care. These designs prioritize dignity, joy, nature, and emotional well-being to support healing.

• Designing Around Dignity and Family Needs

• Giving Cancer Patients More Choice, Comfort, and Joy

• Using Biophilic Design to Reduce Stress and Support Healing

What Lauren loves: Missiva gives designers a coordinated system of lounge seating and tables that can create inviting collaboration, reception, meeting, and transitional zones—with customization and integrated power available.

For demanding interiors: Make Your Mark combines 12 colorways and multiple installation patterns with a 20-mil wear layer and heavy commercial construction for greater specification flexibility.

Skip the permanent installation: Elevate creates stepped gathering and learning zones that can be moved, reconfigured, and stacked for storage as space needs change.

Guide without overlighting: Buzzer_Q uses recessed optics, multiple distributions, and 2200K–4000K options to illuminate pathways and gathering areas while controlling glare and light pollution.