For the first large scale project that I led as a project architect, I was working with a major retail developer based out of NYC. We had a design meeting at their headquarters in NYC, in a beautiful conference room on Central Park overlooking the entire skyline. I’m pretty sure my...

I've always been into making things since I was a kid, from Legos to woodworking and metal working. Growing up, anytime my family wanted to improve or change something in our home we always tackled it ourselves in a DIY fashion. My parents were not trained in the architecture or...

As part of a series of collaborations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with reimagining an existing retail space into a fully functional ambulatory care center. Completed in September 2022, the Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness...

Sustainability is like healthcare for the planet. By following the well-vetted and carefully constructed system of LEED, facility executives can rest assured that they have done their part in helping to protect the planet’s health. The side benefits of a commitment to LEED are...

“It was an exciting challenge to reimagine our own workplace,” says Aran McCarthy, AIA, NCARB, President at FCA. “It required us to dig deep and discover what our team truly wants from an office. Our new office needs to give people something they cannot get at home—a choice of...

Several months ago, a CBRE survey of office trends revealed reduced office space needs among many employers. Fully 68% of the largest companies, those with more than 10,000 employees, indicated they planned to downsize. Some 46% of other respondents planned downsizing.

Of those...

Architecture and design firm FCA was tasked with executing phase one of the initiative's multi-year rollout. The first stage involved consolidating all acute care services onto the Mary’s Avenue Campus, renovating the property’s existing facility and adding a new patient tower...

The key is to let workplace form follow function, said Ann Hoffman, director of workplace strategies at Philadelphia design firm FCA.

“What can you give me in that space that I can’t get at home?” said Hoffman. “And I can tell you, it’s not a ping pong table.”

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