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Vibrant Cities • Issue 008
Street Seats
Portland is a vibrant city, and with vibrancy comes change. In the last few years, Portland’s quirky atmosphere and proximity to the natural environment has made it a hotspot for tech firms, real estate developers, and nature lovers alike, leading to increased development, particularly in the city-center.
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Vibrant Cities • Issue 008
Awakening Cities
Once known simply as “The Wall,” the Green Monster is Fenway Park’s legendary left field wall: one so tall, it’s wildly difficult to hit a ball over. Imagine you’re near Fenway Park, Lansdowne Street on a summer night. As you approach the gigantic steel structure that supports the Green Monster, you hear a rhythm emanating from its bays. Not from a concert within the stadium, but from the actual wall. Then, you see that wall light up, and realize there are people in those bays, drumming on the beams like they’re instruments.
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Education • Issue 008
Experimenting with Education
The Design Lab, a novel approach for infusing design thinking in K-12 education, is taking root in Cambridge Public Schools.
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Workplace Innovation • Issue 007
Kronites Unite!
With a spirit of inspiration and innovation the employees of Kronos are proudly part of a culture driven by vision, purpose, and commitment. Kronos has created a special place to work that resonates with their employees, fondly nicknamed “Kronites.”
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Workplace Innovation • Issue 007
Connecting a Vertical Campus
A few years ago, the employee journey at Adobe’s downtown San Jose headquarters looked much different than it does today. A major transformation resulted in a workplace of the future that supports employees’ varying work modes throughout their day.
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Workplace Innovation • Issue 007
Science on Display
Every day there are people in the world waking up to hug children, work, cook, travel, play, and seize another day of life... people who might not be able to do so without the novel therapeutics and treatments for diseases that we have today.
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Education • Issue 006
Open Schools
Disruption is coming to education in the form of new learning space designs that upend the traditional classroom as we know it.
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Healthcare • Issue 006
Moving Faster
The process for creating prosthetic devices is painfully slow and based on out-dated technology. Digital tools and 3D printing can change everything; they certainly did for Paralympic cyclist, Denise Schindler.
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Vibrant Cities, Data Visualization • Issue 006
Compact Urban Living
Living in Boston is great, if you can afford it. A new design methodology for housing might hold the key to both affordability and livability.
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