Questions We Ask
How can design inspire
human potential and
spirit?
Quality of life is about happiness, hope, and fulfillment. This is constant in a changing world. As the world’s population migrates into cities the need to improve and sustain urban environments will be ever more crucial. Design has the power to unleash and enhance the human potential required to face new challenges.
What should we expect
from a 21st century city?
“Successful cities should inspire people. Beyond basic urban
infrastructure, we should also expect thriving natural systems,
places that promote health and wellness, and activity that
encourages respect for all cultures--all people!”
Phu Duong, LEED AP BD+CSenior Associate, Urban Designer
Project Name: Shantou Urban Design CompetitionDesigned For: International Urban Design Competition of the Shantou New East Coastal AreaLocation: Shantou, China
Future cities and urban environments will need to be more dynamic, equitable, and sustainable for all people who live, work and play in the city.
How can global experiences impact
local solutions?
How can a community college become a community?
Project Name: Columbus State Community College Master PlanDesigned For: Columbus State Community College Location: Columbus, Ohio
With the rising costs of higher education and the changing demographics across the country, many institutions struggle to provide a meaningful collegiate life experience. By knitting the campus with the surrounding fabric, academic life is inseparable from city life.
Observation that leads to the understanding of a street’s context can reveal hidden opportunities. The ability to imagine what is possible can generate energy and excitement that leads to action.
When does a street become more than a street?
Project Name: Goodale Street Precinct Study Designed For: Franklin County Convention & Facilities Authority Location: Columbus, Ohio
What is the value
of outdoor human
comfort?“We are exploring the use of technology
to design in a more informed manner ways to improve the quality of outdoor
spaces and extend the time that people can comfortably enjoy these spaces,
whether it be a retail street, an employee dining courtyard or a patient garden.”
Ed Mickelson, FASLAPrincipal, Landscape Architecture
Can you feel warm in snow?
Project Name: Uralkali Headquarters + City ParkDesigned For: Uralkali CorporationLocation: Berezniki, Russia
When the temperature is below freezing on a normal basis, there may be no good reason to go outside. But if an outdoor space is thoughtfully programmed and designed, even a brutally cold environment will draw people together.
Can you feel warm in snow?
Can privacy be found in the midst of 22 million people?
Nest
With over fifty percent of the world’s population now living in cities, the importance of peaceful, intimate places within urban environments has never been more critical.Project Name: Yanlord Huamu Residential CommunityDesigned For: Yanlord Land Development Co. Ltd.Location: Shanghai, China
Can a place of respite help you find an answer?In a hospital environment where important life matters are discussed every day, a garden respite may be the best place for an important family decision to be made.Project Name: Bay Park HospitalDesigned For: ProMedicaLocation: Oregon, Ohio
“As we design landscapes we believe they need to be well crafted and enduring. In our
evolving practice we are continuously honing our skills, working with top experts in the field
to ensure our clients are receiving high quality built environments. The true measure of
sustainability is design that is environmentally responsible and built to last.”
Does designing for
longevity really
matter?
Adam Shriver, LEED APSenior Associate, Landscape Architect
How can spontaneous interaction make a company more innovative?Project Name: Grange Mutual Insurance HeadquartersDesigned For: Grange Mutual InsuranceLocation: Columbus, Ohio
Office environments are primarily designed for the purpose of efficiency and productivity. Well crafted outdoor spaces can offer opportunities for dialogue and creative exchanges that can lead to new ideas.
Can a vegetated roof lead to a cure for a disease?In addition to the benefits of environmental performance, a green roof can serve as a learning laboratory engaging students and faculty in their research. Synergies developed through cross collaboration in a university setting can lead to innovations and inspire breakthroughs.Project Name: Howlett Hall Green RoofDesigned For: The Ohio State UniversityLocation: Columbus, Ohio
Project Name: Grange Mutual Insurance HeadquartersDesigned For: Grange Mutual InsuranceLocation: Columbus, Ohio
Increasingly corporations are embracing environmental responsibility. Expressing this ideal through the elements of a high performance landscape reinforces this core value benefiting people both in the work environment and the community at large.
How can a stormwater basin bring value to your brand identity?
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NBBJ has expertise ranging from large-scale urban projects to the detailed scale of site and
architecture. We embrace an integrated approach to our work, with a network of staff located across the globe. Over time the success of our domestic practice has helped us to leverage our presence
internationally. We now find that our exposure globally helps us better serve all of our clients.
We ask questions in
search of better
answers.
Kim Way, ASLA
Ed Mickelson, FASLAPrincipal
As Design Leader for NBBJ’s Landscape Architecture
and Urban Design practice, Ed oversees a wide range of
projects and promotes collaboration and discovery through
his inclusive working style. He enjoys leading and mentoring
teams and ultimately aspires to develop projects that
combine artistic expression with social purpose and are high-
value, high-performance and high-design.
Kim Way, a Principal in NBBJ’s Columbus office, is a firm-
wide leader in the Urban Design and Planning practice. His
design and planning expertise covers a broad spectrum
of professional services for higher education institutions,
healthcare organizations, corporate and commercial
enterprises, city governments and public agencies.
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