Ideas

Our design process guides us to plan for today’s requirements and prepare for tomorrow’s unknowns. Here we pull back the curtain on our practice to share that process with you.

group of people working around collection of building models

Growing the Maker Community at ZGF

In this latest series of Humans of ZGF interviews, we sat down with the model shop team to learn about their unique career paths into model building, the most memorable projects they’ve worked on, and what’s on their bench right now.

Methodology
November 29, 2022

White Paper: Cincinnati Children's Neonatal Care Spectral Lighting System

Download the white paper, “The Story of the Critical Care Building Neonatal Care Spectral Lighting System,” a collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s and our project partners.

Research and Tools
October 10, 2022

Art and Architecture Feature in ARCHITECT

Braulio Baptista sat down with ARCHITECT to talk about art integration in architecture at ZGF’s PAE and CARB projects.

News
September 27, 2022
Gold and black facade of a sustainable building.

Fast Company Names CARB as an Innovation by Design Awards Finalist

The California Air Resources Board Headquarters has been recognized by Fast Company in their Innovation by Design Awards as a finalist in the Sustainability category.

News
September 19, 2022

Karen Braitmayer Shares Why Accessible Design is a Social Justice Issue

Karen Braitmayer, FAIA, recently joined us for an educational session on designing for accessibility.

Community
September 15, 2022

ZGF Aims A Mile High: Expands Presence With Launch of Denver Office

Trailblazing architectural design leaders Sadie Cline and Ryan Velasco solidify ZGF’s presence in the Rocky Mountains

August 30, 2022
Interior view of office space in wooden airport hanger.

Rethinking the Hanger in ArchDaily

ArchDaily features Google, Spruce Goose in an article that explores and challenges how airplane hangars can be repurposed.

News
July 28, 2022
Close up of the JBG Smith National Landing Model

Expanding the Possibilities of Custom Fabrication

In this latest series of Humans of ZGF interviews, we sat down with the model shop team to learn about their unique career paths into model building, the most memorable projects they’ve worked on, and what’s on their bench right now.

Methodology
July 20, 2022

UpStream Forestry Carbon and LCA Tool in Metropolis

Metropolis highlighted our UpStream Forestry Carbon and LCA Tool as an industry-changing Responsible Disruptor in the magazine’s inaugural awards program.

News
July 18, 2022

On A Mission To Design Sustainably: Meet Arathi Gowda

Applying her sustainability expertise and mission-driven focus, Arathi Gowda challenges the design industry to strive for a higher standard of sustainable performance. A new addition to our ZGF team, Arathi recently joined the firm as a Principal in our DC office and a firmwide leader within our Project Performance Team. 

June 27, 2022
An atrium constructed from CLT and Glulam at a school in Vermont

Mass Timber’s Transformation

Put aside your visions of rustic log cabins. Wood is experiencing a rebrand. 

Sustainability
June 22, 2022

The Power of Collaboration in the Hybrid World

As we return to the office, we are able to bring clients “behind the scenes" for a more iterative and collaborative process with tools we have integrated into our workflow during the pandemic.

Methodology
June 21, 2022