CNN highlights new fast food restaurant designs as a result of COVID-19, including NELSON Worldwide’s work delivering KFC’s modernized design. Read the full article here. 

As a company focused on transforming the human experience, NELSON Worldwide set out to understand how individuals have responded to the sudden change in our work styles and work environments.  The award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm conducted a survey to determine the impact COVID-19 has had on work performance. Surveying over 2,000 people, the findings provide support and context for decision-makers for re-entry into the workplace and reveal insight into a post-pandemic office, both culturally and physically. Read more here.

NELSON Worldwide welcomes Lorin Lee as Senior Project Manager – Asset Strategy. In her new role, Lorin will advance the opportunities for continued growth in market share, profitability in specific service lines, practice areas, and the local Atlanta market.

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In a recent article with Work Design Magazine, teammate Holly Williamson discussed how we have experienced more changes in the workplace over the last 18 months than in the last decade.

“We have always talked about change management, but now it’s something that has innately become part of the design discussion from day one, without change management projects will fail.” Read more here.

As part of an ongoing strategic effort to reorganize under a practice-led model, Nelson Worldwide, award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm, has promoted Vice President and Retail Practice Leader Bevan Bloemendaal to chief brand and creative officer. Read more with Mann Report here.

Oracle Industries Innovation Lab was recognized as one of the 2021 AIA Ohio Design Merit Awards For Newly Completed Buildings. See full article here.

Bellyard, West Midtown Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, nestled in The Interlock, is. Operated by Pivot, the sophisticated hotspot boasts 161 inviting, yet contemporary suites and guestrooms. Read more here.

NELSON Worldwide welcomes Radhika Dharanipalan as Senior Project Manager based out of the Alpharetta, Georgia, office. As Senior Project Manager, Radhika will lead the development and coordination of civic education projects—working collaboratively with both in-house and consultant teams on multiple projects through all stages of design, with passion, creativity, and acute attention to detail.

Read more with Commercial Construction & Renovation here.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 24, 2023 — Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is excited to announce the addition of Katie Pass-Brinker as Design Leader, Hospitality. Katie will work closely with the interior design team to create and implement high-level design for the hospitality sector, providing direction and mentorship from concept through construction.

“Katie has more than 16 years of experience in the world of hospitality, working on a range of projects from large-scale operations to independent brands,” notes chairman and Chief Executive Officer at NELSON Worldwide John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr. “Her unique ability to elevate interior spaces that reflect a fresh interpretation of the client’s vision while championing a collaborative process will be paramount as we continue to grow the hospitality practice at NELSON.”

Passionate about the creative process and turning ideas into reality, Katie develops design concepts that allow guests to become fully immersed in their environment, where every detail is carefully thought out from arrival to departure. Katie never misses an opportunity to be inspired by her surroundings, whether through nature, art, fashion, culture, architecture, or food, and readily infuses these ideas throughout her projects using colors, patterns, and textures.

“I am looking forward to being a part of NELSON and working alongside an all-star team to elevate hospitality spaces and deliver a thoughtful design that’s on time and on budget,” remarks Katie. “I thrive when working on multiple projects and with varying team members, and I am excited for all that’s to come from our practice.”

Having led and managed design teams for over a decade, including as Design Director and Principal at Daroff Design, Katie is highly organized and well-versed in the design process, from client management and creative planning to furniture selection and specifications. In coordinating directly with architecture teams, she is able to ensure the design vision stays true through documentation to construction phases. Katie has helped develop restaurants, hotels, resorts, nightclubs, and more throughout her career, including Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort in Orlando. Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Philadelphia University and received her NCIDQ certification in 2012.

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About NELSON Worldwide

NELSON Worldwide is an award-winning firm, boldly transforming all dimensions of the human experience through architecture, interior design, graphic design, and brand strategy. With more than 700 teammates across 20 offices, the firm’s collective network provides strategic and creative solutions that positively impact where people work, serve, play, and thrive. The team combines industry knowledge, service expertise, and geographic reach to deliver projects across the country and around the world. Client partnerships across the NELSON network include Hilton, Macy’s, Comcast, Simon Property Group, Prologis, Yum! Brands, Boston Consulting Group, T-Mobile, Emory Healthcare, SAP Fieldglass, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Kroger, Hyatt, Bayer, Target, and many more. Visit www.nelsonworldwide.com to learn more.