Designers from the Baltimore office recently completed an entry into the AIA Baltimore Edge Competition. The cities chapter put on the competition in concert with the spring lecture series that brought in academics, local experts, and nationally recognized designers to discuss Edges, and the inner harbor of Baltimore. The Edge: Harbor and the City had the prompt of asking if a built structure could be placed on the harbor’s edge to link the land and the sea, the city and the harbor. CannonDesign Baltimore, took the prompt further and explored along a long-buried historic waterway into the harbor: the Jones Falls. The competition limited the group to four images and...

Sheppard Pratt Health System (SPHS) recently celebrated a major construction milestone on its new Behavioral Health facility in Howard County, Maryland with a topping-out ceremony – the point during construction at which a building has reached its highest, final height. Key leaders from SPHS, along with members of the design and construction teams, all signed the final beam that was hoisted into place at the top of the three-story building. CannonDesign has been leading the planning and design of the new 85-bed, 156,000-sf hospital on the Sheppard Pratt campus that emphasizes exposure to nature as part of the healing process. This building is the first to be built on Sheppard...

Last month CannonDesign’s Baltimore office opened its doors to students from the Baltimore Design School (BDS) for a new program aimed at providing a glimpse in a day of a designer. Where prior programs have focused mainly on visiting and teaching in already familiar school environments, the first-ever Designer for A Day brought students into a working design office to engage them in activities focused in the day-to-day work of CannonDesign. The day began with a welcome and introduction to CannonDesign Baltimore, led by Mike Glaros, the Baltimore Office Practice Leader. Students reviewed the agenda for the day, went on a quick office tour, asked questions about the profession, and...

CannonDesign remains one of the leading health design firms in the world per Modern Healthcare's annual Design & Construction survey.

Monica Pascatore will lead a speed session for the annual 2019 NRPA Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD.

It has been 49 years since our first Earth Day in 1970. Forty-nine years is quite a run. The passion and awareness ignited during those inaugural events in 1970 have driven significant positive change in our relationship with the natural environment. Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and many will undoubtedly hoist up that number proudly. This year, however, let’s focus on a different number: 11. According to a report released in 2018 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we must halve our emissions by 2030 to avoid a future defined by catastrophic climate change. That deadline is just 11 years away. CannonDesign knows...

The Virginia Tech Student Wellness Project was on display recently at the fourth annual AIA Baltimore Health + Wellness Showcase. Intended to be a discussion within the design and construction community of Baltimore, the event highlights projects making a positive effect on health and wellness. As an AIA Baltimore Member and the project’s lead designer, I was excited to present the project – discussing an overview of the project’s process, its integration of programmatic elements and departments, its unique design features, and the transformative effect it will have on holistic student wellness at Virginia Tech. In the call for submissions, AIA Baltimore described the effect designers have on developing healthier communities:...

Our office is partnering with the Baltimore Design School for Designer for a Day. This is a program that will give students the opportunity to visit our office and see how their work in school relates to the profession. The Baltimore Design School is a public city school that has a focus on architecture, graphic design and fashion design. As a public school, BDS follows the state curriculum but strives to integrate design thinking into every aspect of education. I had the opportunity to tour the school yesterday and learn about how it has evolved since opening its doors seven years ago. It was an insightful experience for multiple reasons: I...

When high school sophomore Brayan Perez began his internship in CannonDesign’s Baltimore office, he never knew how much his experience would influence his future. Brayan, a 4.0 student in his senior year at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, is now positioned to graduate with incredible college and university prospects. His unique three-year internship with CannonDesign has taught him not only technical skills in his desired field but also how to communicate with project teams and gain the confidence needed to conquer anything that comes his way. At Cristo Rey High School, students are required to participate in a Corporate Internship Program (CIP) where they can learn and grow through entry-level...

The Delaware Business Times takes a deep look at the integrated delivery method that helped make Bayhealth's Sussex Campus successful.

The team from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Building 201 recently celebrated the topping out ceremony – reaching a significant milestone in the design and construction process. Explore the project here > This iconic building will house the Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD), an innovative and creative organization at the heart of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s current research and development team. Jim Schatz, Head of Research & Exploratory Development, gave an inspiring speech during the ceremony. A few of his remarks are below. “Today we reach an exciting milestone in the journey from design to construction of an amazing new facility here at APL which we usually refer...

Campus Rec Magazine has published a new Q+A written by our Matthew Dates about how Virginia Tech's War Memorial Hall project sets new standards for recreation and wellness integration.

On a chilly day in January, several people from the Baltimore office plunged into the Chesapeake Bay for the 2019 MSP Polar Bear Plunge, which supports Special Olympics Maryland.

CannonDesign maintains its strong leadership positions in World Architecture 100's 2019 industry report.

Telehealth not only has the ability to increase convenience and improve care for remote patients, it also improves emergency department throughput, and ultimately can reduce potentially avoidable admissions. While telemedicine capabilities are some of the most exciting existing in healthcare today, inconsistent reimbursement standards continue to hinder successful program adoption. Challenges continue in navigating the state-level variability in regulations and capturing procedures to receive the appropriate compensation and reimbursement. Because of its potential, it is crucial for organizations implementing telehealth to work closely with legislators and insurance companies to ensure reimbursement occurs in a timely and effective manner. Fortunately, the growing interest in implementing telehealth solutions has prioritized reimbursement evolution....

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has published a research report on Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as part of its Impact of Design series.