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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Urban Design

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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