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.
Today’s successful multifamily communities must support a wide range of lifestyles, offering varied unit types, amenities, and experiences that remain relevant across life stages. ZGF's approach to multifamily and mixed-use design is grounded in a deep understanding of both local market dynamics and site-specific conditions.
As AI drives demand for digital infrastructure, ZGF explores how design strategies from other building typologies can help make data centers more community-focused and sustainable.
As architects and designers, we have a responsibility to leverage resilient design principles to support healthy and sustainable communities and our clients for the long-term.
Jefferson Healthcare is undergoing a 56,000 SF modernization and expansion that will transform patient care while providing a model for sustainability and health equity.
Portland International Airport is the first major airport in the U.S. with a mass timber roof. Here's how we sourced wood locally and, as much wood as possible, from ecologically managed forests
Explore strategies and solutions for implementing mass timber in healthcare settings to reduce embodied carbon, while improving outcomes for patients and staff.
The main terminal expansion at Portland International Airport (PDX) is a case study in effective prefabrication and modular construction strategies.
The average American airport terminal is over 40 years old and typically the result of decades of upgrades and expansions stitched together over time. Now, many of these facilities are being faced with a crucial decision: whether to continue to grow in place or to start over and relocate to new facilities able to accommodate future demands.
Learn more about Portland International Airport's reimagined new main terminal.
Designs for the airports of tomorrow must place sustainability front and center. Sharron van der Meulen, Managing Partner of ZGF’s Portland office, shares her thoughts on what the future holds.
Portland International Airport is the first major airport in the US with a mass timber roof.
Learn how ZGF is reducing embodied carbon in the built environment, in BC and beyond.