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Mixed-use buildings are on the rise, which is due in part to changes that we’ve undergone since the pandemic. “As the development of mixed-use buildings increasingly gains momentum, key trends have emerged that will shape the future of urban spaces. One overarching trend is the adaptive reuse of existing buildings, spurred by the vast number of companies that are questioning the utility and viability of a large office space for the foreseeable future. Accelerated by the normalization of the hybrid workforce, the conversion of commercial office space is tied largely to the increased comfort and popularity of working from home.
At a time of unprecedented change in our day-to-day needs and wants, mixed-use buildings are valuable for their ability to accommodate the varied exigencies of specific people and areas. In this way, mixed-use buildings have become more mixed-use than ever before.”
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Location: Dunwoody, GA
Product: larson FR (MCM), ATAS (Single Skin)
General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Architects: Duda | Paine Architects PA, Wakefield Beasley & Associates
Twelve24 is a sixteen story glass tower, which opened in the summer of 2020 and is part of a development initiative to create an urban, mixed-use community with mass-transit at its heart. Inside, modern offices offer views of Buckhead and Downtown Atlanta with access via elevated walkways, allowing pedestrians easy access between the building, the MARTA Station, and a new hotel.
Twelve24 is the HQ for Insight Global and houses nearly 1,100 office workers in an environment configured to foster connectivity, collaboration, and innovation. For this Panel Guy Project, MillerClapperton fabricated and installed 23,300 square feet of Metal Composite Material and 36,900 square feet of Single Skin in various profiles.
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Global Finance has released their rankings of the world’s best cities to live in for 2022. The rankings are based on “8 parameters that calculate and compare the quality of life of people living in urban areas such as economy, culture, population environment, etc. With data from the Global City Power index, Johns Hopkins University, Statista, and Macrotrends, the list seeks to have a complete vision, putting together traditional metrics with new factors.” London, U.K. claimed the first position, followed by Tokyo, and then Shanghai. You can view the full ranking below, which includes one U.S. city in the Top 10.
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The UN Sustainable Development Solution Network is responsible for publishing the World Happiness Report, which utilizes global survey data from people in about 150 countries. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the report that “looks at happiness around the world – the happiest nations, those at the very bottom of the happiness scale and everything in between, plus the factors that tend to lead to greater happiness.” For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest country and neighboring countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland all scored very well. Canada and the U.S. made the Top 20.
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Recommendation: Interview with Julia Cameron
Produced By: NPR Life Kit
“Creativity can be elusive — whether you feel the pressure to make something “good” or can’t find time for your artistic endeavors – it can be hard to dedicate yourself to a creative practice.
Julia Cameron, the author of the bestselling book The Artist’s Way, has spent her career teaching “creative unblocking.” In her new book, Seeking Wisdom: a spiritual path to creative connection, Cameron combines the creative practices of The Artist’s Way, with a new intentional practice – prayer.
Cameron says that spirituality and prayer can deepen our creativity and vice versa. “I have found that if I teach people to work on their creativity, their spirituality wakes up. And if I try teaching about spirituality, their creativity wakes up.”
Click below for tips can help you commit to and deepen both your creative and spiritual practices.”
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