In Paul Goldberger’s article in the New Yorker, dated September 19, 2011, he concludes with the notion that there is a “lurking irony” in the way scientists have been collaborating with architects in shaping their research space.

As lab designers, we often have the chance to work with remarkable scientists. So we were thrilled, but not surprised, that one of our current clients, Prof. Matthew Nock from Harvard University’s Psychology Department, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (aka the “Genius Grant”) in September.

Drawings are the dominant means of communicating design in architecture. Individual drawings tell different parts of the story and traditionally each had to be drawn separately. In recent years the notion of drawing, and what it can communicate, has changed.

One of our industry’s greatest mechanical engineers, Mario Loiacono, passed away last week. To all who knew him, Mario was recognized as a great and loyal friend, a bottomless source of insight and knowledge, a mentor, a collaborator, and a wonderful person.