A mixed-use residential destination is accelerating a resurgence in Springfield, Mass.’s Court Square neighborhood and setting the stage for the city’s long-term economic growth.

Our Summer issue is packed with sustainability topics, including the importance of adaptive reuse and the impact on the building enclosure.

Concealed beneath a lay-in ceiling, the building's hallmark sawtooth structure remained hidden from view. This architectural feature, characterized by its series of upward-facing roof sections resembling the teeth of a saw blade, held the potential to transform the space into something truly remarkable. 

ARISE-US and Waterfront Alliance are partnering to create a scorecard to assist coastal cities in assessing their resilience to sea level rise, storms and storm surge, and tsunamis.

Design vs. Build released “Parking Lots to Parks,” the first of a series of documentaries on adaptive reuse, which depicts how Austin Community College transformed and reinvigorated the vacant Highland Mall and surrounding 80 acres of parking into an innovative learning center and vibrant mixed-use development.

Adaptive reuse—the conversion of underused commercial property to residential housing units—is an important pathway toward revitalizing urban areas experiencing lower commercial occupancy in a post-COVID world where remote work is commonplace.

Premier announced the newest addition to its growing architecture team. Aimee Sanborn, AIA, NCARB, has assumed the role of Senior Vice President, of Adaptive Reuse & Mixed Use, Premier, spearheading the company’s expansion into the adaptive reuse and mixed-use segments nationally.

Land is a limited resource, but demand for construction keeps rising. That situation, paired with the push for greater sustainability, presents a challenge. With adaptive reuse, construction firms can create new spaces without building an entirely new structure.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted expectations in nearly all aspects of our lives. Whether in work, school, or leisure, we’ve collectively been forced to adapt new habits and ways of thinking.