Buildings shares NELSON Worldwide’s guide Scalable Workplace Solutions, outlining a spectrum of tactics employers can take to keep their employees safe when returning to the office. Read more here.

It may not feel like it on any given day but, eventually, COVID-19 will be an unpleasant memory. What may remain, however, is a radically different workplace, one focused on the physical and mental health of employees. Read more here.

Award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide has merged operations with Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects PC (DDI), an award-winning, internationally recognized interior design and architecture firm headquartered in Center City, PA. With almost 50 years of history as a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), DDI joins the NELSON team with shared values. The firms come together to solidify their commitment to creative design solutions that thoughtfully respond to client objectives and transform the human experience. Read more with InspireDesign here.

Real estate company Hudson Pacific Properties opened a new corporate showroom at its offices at 411 1st Ave. in Pioneer Square last year. Designed by NELSON Worldwide, the space is intended to push the boundaries of the showroom typology by offering a multi-sensory look at the company and its work. 

Read more with Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce here.

To complement more than 30 new digital capabilities introduced during the pandemic, Men’s Wearhouse recently opened the doors of what it calls its first next-gen stores, which reimagine the physical space at the heart of its transformation. Read more with AD Week.

In a recent article with Retail TouchPoints, teammates Kristin Cerutti and Meredith Seeds discussed their thoughts on how discussions surrounding neurodiversity and inclusion have long occurred in the workplace, but they are beginning to take shape in the retail sphere.

Since the start of the pandemic, the prevalence of anxiety, stress, depression and PTSD amongst all age groups has skyrocketed — igniting more conversations around mental health. Subsequently, the term “neurodiversity” has sprung up in multiple conversations surrounding the way we interact with our environments. Neurodiversity celebrates the differences in how people’s brains take in and process information. Think of those who experience a traumatic brain injury or are prescribed medication that temporarily affects how their brain functions. Read the full article here.

Architecture and interior design firm Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects (Philadelphia, PA) merged with architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide (Philadelphia, PA). Read more with Consulting-Specifying Engineer here.

​Corix tasked NELSON Worldwide with renovating their new corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The company, dedicated to the implementation of sustainable water, wastewater, and energy utility infrastructure solutions, was relocating from their suburban headquarters to the new downtown Chicago location to improve the recruitment and retention of employees.

NELSON transformed their new offices to create an entirely different atmosphere from their previous space. Corix’s original offices were compartmentalized with minimal opportunities for collaboration. In contrast, the new space utilizes fewer private offices creating a more transparent environment, while functional furniture and moveable walls create natural partitions while still offering opportunities for collaboration. Read more here.

Men’s Wearhouse, an industry leader that has been unapologetically obsessed with providing the best tailored and casual menswear assortments for nearly 50 years, recently opened the doors to its Next-Gen store locations in Shenandoah, TX and Buford, GA. Read more with Business Wire.