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Workplace • Issue 009
Create Local, Launch Global
Long before industrialization and a global economy, nearly every product someone used would have been made by a local craftsman from locally-sourced materials. Can we learn from that model and make it work again today?
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Education • Issue 009
Out on a Limb
For the Morris Arboretum, we took our design cues from the forest itself: oriole nests, pine cones, and tree architecture. We gained inspiration from human structures, too, such as mining poles, fire towers, and high-voltage transmission towers.
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Community • Issue 009
Mothership
What happens when the design process is embedded into the healthcare system for parents? Mothership was created to find out.
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Environment • Issue 008
Street Seats
Portland is a vibrant city, and with vibrancy comes change. In the last few years, Portland’s quirky atmosphere and proximity to the natural environment has made it a hotspot for tech firms, real estate developers, and nature lovers alike, leading to increased development, particularly in the city-center.
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Environment • Issue 008
Awakening Cities
Once known simply as “The Wall,” the Green Monster is Fenway Park’s legendary left field wall: one so tall, it’s wildly difficult to hit a ball over. Imagine you’re near Fenway Park, Lansdowne Street on a summer night. As you approach the gigantic steel structure that supports the Green Monster, you hear a rhythm emanating from its bays. Not from a concert within the stadium, but from the actual wall. Then, you see that wall light up, and realize there are people in those bays, drumming on the beams like they’re instruments.
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Education • Issue 008
Experimenting with Education
The Design Lab, a novel approach for infusing design thinking in K-12 education, is taking root in Cambridge Public Schools.
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Workplace • Issue 007
Kronites Unite!
With a spirit of inspiration and innovation the employees of Kronos are proudly part of a culture driven by vision, purpose, and commitment. Kronos has created a special place to work that resonates with their employees, fondly nicknamed “Kronites.”
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Workplace • Issue 007
Connecting a Vertical Campus
A few years ago, the employee journey at Adobe’s downtown San Jose headquarters looked much different than it does today. A major transformation resulted in a workplace of the future that supports employees’ varying work modes throughout their day.
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Workplace • Issue 007
Science on Display
Every day there are people in the world waking up to hug children, work, cook, travel, play, and seize another day of life... people who might not be able to do so without the novel therapeutics and treatments for diseases that we have today.
