On this Design Hive episode William Ketcham shares his perspective from more than 26 years of experience designing for North Park University in Chicago, IL.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

· The role of placemaking in university campus development, planning, and architecture

· The evolution of campus development at North Park University

· Incremental improvement as an attitude and practice in higher education design

· Balancing donor preferences with academic need in campus development

· A client service-oriented approach to architecture and master planning in higher education

· Upcoming campus development projects at North Park University and their purpose

· Bill’s growing respect for architectural tradition

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Texas-based architect Gary Moss of Page, now Stantec joins Industrial sector lead Greg Hall to talk about the wild world of fast-track builds for the high technology sector. With a boom in advanced manufacturing imminent, they explain why it was the right moment to join forces.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

· How Gary Moss and Greg Hall got into advanced manufacturing design

· What they love about designing

· The strategic partnership between Stantec and Page, now Stantec on advanced manufacturing

· Reminder of what the term advanced manufacturing means and what differentiates it from other industrial subsectors

· Why advanced manufacturing is poised for growth

· Challenges of large-scale advanced manufacturing projects including equipment procurement, rapid project timeline, staffing shortages

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On this Design Hive episode, architect Derreck Travis joins us. The Vancouver-based designer talks about trends in career and technical education, designing the Vancouver Community College Centre for Clean Energy & Automotive Innovation, and lessons learned from a pioneering Passive House project.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

· Career and Technical Education (CTE) trends

· The new CTE building at Vancouver Community College

· Weaving cultural influences into higher education design

· Education on display in higher education design

· Lessons learned designing University of Northern British Columbia Wood Innovation Research Laboratory

· What inspires architect Derreck Travis

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