Since COVID-19 became part of our everyday vernacular, the ThinkLab team has been working behind the scenes to track the metrics of how the virus is affecting the interiors industry. And while our data indicates that we are still struggling through the economic effects of the...

As the healthcare industry begins to navigate the new realities of a post-pandemic world, we’re seeing changes, both large and small in scale, across healthcare design. During the initial response to the global coronavirus crisis, healthcare facilities had to adapt in order to...

The US Healthcare sector is a multi-trillion-dollar industry supported by over 20 million health workers. Based on the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) 2020 data, these professionals currently process more than 36.3 million admissions. As one of the country’s essential markets,...

As the healthcare industry begins to navigate the new realities of a post-pandemic world, we’re seeing changes, both large and small in scale, across healthcare design. During the initial response to the global coronavirus crisis, healthcare facilities had to adapt in order to...

How will hospitals design future healthcare spaces after the pandemic? As COVID-19 is impacting every facet of our healthcare systems, frontline workers will have a voice in how we prepare for the future. As such, listening and learning from them will be a fascinating and challenging...

As the coronavirus crisis drags on and outbreaks continue—and even emerge—across the United States, your routine of heading to the office every morning may feel like a half-forgotten dream. Working from home isn’t for everyone; while some people have adapted to it (and are pushing to...

Founded in 1985, not-for-profit health system Mainline Health has become a reliable fixture in Pennsylvania because of its high-performance hospitals and healthcare centers across the state. To support its rapid growth, Mainline Health enlisted the help of Francis Cauffman Architects...

The Covid-19 virus has required healthcare facilities to make extraordinary changes to accommodate the influx of patients to their Emergency Departments and ICU units. What do these changes mean for the future of healthcare design, when the virus is under control? FCA’s creative...

One of the many ripple effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that a lot of people have had time to adjust to working at home. And a lot of companies have probably realized that even when things return to normal, portions of their workforce won't necessarily have to come into the...

Here’s a secret that accounting and financial consulting firms can let you in on: growth and new offices don’t always mean more real estate and higher costs. It’s true! These industries have been evaluating their workplaces and culture significantly over the years.

 

Office work culture...