Insights + Perspectives

Ipsos | May 14, 2024 MBH Architects’ Helen Herrick thinks tomorrow’s shopping experiences will be not just transactional, but impactful,...

Informed Infrastructure | May 16, 2024 MBH Architects, an award-winning architecture and design firm headquartered in Alameda, CA, in collaboration with Eden Housing and Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP, proudly announces the completion of Vivalon’s Healthy Aging Campus, a forward-looking project designed to redefine the experience of aging in Marin County. This muti-faceted campus, situated as a central hub for Marin’s older adults and their families, represents a significant

Retail TouchPoints | May 15, 2024 Plant-based ice cream shop Sweet Izzy set out to recreate the essence of its flagship location in Cape...

By Helen Herrick | May 3, 2024 In the fast-evolving landscape of retail banking, the branch of the future isn't just a physical...

CRE Fast Five with Karly Iacono | May 2, 2024 Join Helen Herrick, Principal and Managing Director at MBH Architects, and Karly Iacono,...

BankSpaces By Chris Killian | April 3, 2024 Helen Herrick, Principal at MBH Architects and leader of the firm's New York City office,...

LabDesign News Choosing the right architect is a pivotal decision that can significantly impact the success of lab builds or renovations....

Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...

Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif., has sat empty for 35 years even as a housing crisis has gripped the area and led to accidents such as the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in 2016. But the five-acre slab of concrete will soon become new housing thanks to an effort from Autodesk, Kreysler & Associates, Factory_OS and MBH Architects. Developers of The Phoenix plan to have 316 affor

Retail 4 Growth | January 16, 2024 by Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz, International President - Retail Design Institute, New...

Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the project team. Photo courtesy Autodesk In Oakland, Calif., a five-acre lot that once housed an ironworks factory remained empty or underused for almost three decades. At the same time, the area’s population grew and its housing crisis intensified. AI and mushrooms are helping to transform this p

Bisnow | July 11, 2023 This year, Bisnow’s fourth Denver Women Leading Real Estate event highlights a slew of women who are pushing the...

Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...

MBH Architects| September 14, 2023 Bakar BioEnginuity Hub has been honored with the prestigious Design Award of Excellence in the 2023...

ICSC | December 1, 2023 The Bucherer Time Machine Flagship Store in New York has won Gold at the ICSC 2023 Global Design & Development...

Authority Magazine | November 13 by Jason Hartman "Hard Work Counts: Architecture can be demanding, and there are moments of downtime....

Business Development Manager Ashley Combs and Principal Don Dacumos are at ICSC + Centerbuild November 28 through December 1 to mingle...

San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much could it speed construction of Bay Area homes? In a housing-starved market like the Bay Area, some property developers are turning to the promise of AI, hoping to cut down on design and building time and save money in the process. But in an area known for its permitting nightmares — especially in San Francisco, where putting up housing take

The McMorrow Reports | October 23 by Eddie Hall Research and innovation are the driving forces behind scientific progress, and the design...

Autodesk | November 13 by David Benjamin In 1989, the Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, California moved to a smaller location near the marina. The buildings and equipment were dismantled, leaving a 5-acre slab of concrete next to the I-880 freeway. For almost 30 years, the site was empty or underused, even as the population in the region grew, the cost of construction increased, and the housing crisis became more urgent. This empty plot of land in West Oakland