Tasked with creating a space that emphasizes culture, NELSON Worldwide successfully translated the brand’s global story through key design elements and strategies. Read more here.

Hines, the international real estate firm, and Columbia Development today announce the topping out of Fenton, a 69-acre mixed-use district underway in Cary, North Carolina set to open on April 1, 2022. As the project reached its maximum height, the development team marked the occasion with a topping-out ceremony that brought together project partners, community members and future tenants to celebrate recent construction and leasing milestones. Read more here.

We are excited to share that NELSON Worldwide has been ranked #6 on Building Design + Construction’s Top 145 Workplace/Interior Architecture Firms List. View the full list here.

We’re excited to share that NELSON Worldwide was ranked #1 Largest Architecture Firm in Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Largest Architectural Firms in the Twin Cities List. Congratulations to our teammates and thank you to our partners! See the full list here.

WorkDesign Magazine covers COVID-19 behaviors and attitudes that will reshape the workplace. Kristin Cerutti and Laura Grodoski of NELSON Worldwide weigh in on the five shifts they predict will have the most significant impact. From physical safety, to mental health and wellbeing, there are several steps employers can take to help employees feel more at ease when returning to the office. Read more here.

NELSON Worldwide, award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm, welcomes Kirt Neal as Regional Industrial Practice Leader. Kirt will manage and develop the firm’s industrial practice teams, improving efficiencies, encouraging a healthy team dynamic, and fostering the financial success of this market in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest, and the Greater Western Region.

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Kendra Linton of NELSON Worldwide explores how sensory experiences can support hybrid workplace culture and make room for human-centered design in Work Design Magazine here.

Vice President, Brand Identity and Communications Brandon Page explores retailers’ shift from malls in large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population.

Read more with Retail Touchpoints here.

“These designs mostly exist out of efficiency, experts told Insider. As to go orders, through mobile orders, drive-thru, or meal delivery apps like DoorDash, become more important to companies’ bottom lines, restaurants are increasingly designed to accommodate them. A simple, minimalistic cube is the most adaptable design, and can accommodate add-ons like drive-thrus or mobile pickup areas.”

Teammate, Garrett Rice shared his insight on the future of restaurant design. Read the full article here.