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

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...

There are numerous exciting aspects of our team’s current work with Seneca Valley School District, outside Pittsburgh, but one that stands out to me is our chance to engage students in the design process. In K-12 schools and on higher education campuses each year, there are innumerous design projects totaling millions in construction volume. Our team advocates for engaging students interested in architecture, engineering and construction in these projects to enhance their learning experience. To not involve them in these real-world learning experiences would be a missed opportunity for both the students and the future of our profession. Fortunately, Seneca Valley is seizing the opportunity. They have selected 18 students...

The Pittsburgh Business Times celebrates the opening of Allegheny Health Network's West Penn Hospital NICU.

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

While the major shift from inpatient to ambulatory care is allowing healthcare systems to remain at the forefront of medicine, it also creates significant challenges with respect to reimbursement, revenue, and patient volume. Exacerbating those challenges, there isn’t a “one size fits all” ambulatory strategy. Just as there is no single type of consumer, there is no single right or highest use of an ambulatory facility. Every patient is unique in how they want to interact with a health institution. And technology, digital solutions, experience, and patient expectations all play a role in their interactions. In order to build a successful ambulatory strategy, health systems need to approach ambulatory care...

West Virginia University has selected CannonDesign to renovate Hodges Hall, a 100,000 sf academic building on its campus in Morgantown, WV.

Each year, members of the CannonDesign education team head to the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) 2018 Annual Conference to learn about the latest trends in campus planning, and gather insights that will help inform our own designs and plans moving forward. This year, four CannonDesign leaders – clockwise, from top left: Phil Dordai, Trevor Calarco, Mike Glaros, Jenny Miller  – attended and report on their visits here. The conference presented a broad, relevant topic that is top of mind for planners on both the client and architect side: setting the stage for the future of higher education. Talks explored challenges facing higher education, the impact of politics on campus,...

Jeffrey Murray, FAIA, LEED AP, will be participating on a panel discussion at the Thrival summit in Pittsburgh, PA.

Recently, our employees took a day to address immediate needs in their communities by volunteering for over 30 nonprofit organizations all over the country for CannonDesign’s first annual Community Service Day. Amazing stories of hard work and giving back came from many of our offices and a round-up of those stories are below. Baltimore Office   This is the Baltimore Office’s third year of hosting a high school student at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. This time, we thought it would be a great opportunity for all of us to take a trip to Cristo Rey for the Community Service Day. The seventeen of us split into two teams: one team repainting...

As summer break drew to a close, our interns were hard at work putting the finishing touches on the various projects they’ve been involved with throughout their time with us. CannonDesign had close to 45 interns this summer, and as a MarCom intern in our Buffalo office, I had the unique opportunity to interview many of them about their internship experience as part of the Intern to Intern series. Check out Part 2 and Part 3 to hear more of their stories! Name: Cesar Portillo Office: Houston School: University of Houston Discipline: Architecture Like many of us, Cesar’s favorite part of working at CannonDesign is the endless assortment of Keurig pods. In...

Our Kelley Folts has been named to Pittsburgh Business Times' 2018 30 Under 30 list.

Abbie Clary, director of our health practice, shares three proven design strategies for community hospitals that want to put consumerism to work in their physical facilities.

Soliant has named Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida the 2018 Most Beautiful Hospital in the U.S.

Dan Fagan, PE, LEED AP and Bob Ward, PE, LEED GA, recently contributed a piece to Consulting Specifying Engineer discussing pairing performance-based design with integrated project delivery.