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.

Cultivating a Replicable and Transparent Wood Supply Chain at PDX Airport

When phase one of the new main terminal at Portland International Airport (PDX) opens, it will be the first major airport in the US with a mass timber roof.

Sustainability
April 23, 2024

4 Ways Design Can Help Reduce Violence in Healthcare Facilities

ZGF Partner Solvei Neiger shares design strategies to help reduce violence in healthcare settings.

Methodology
March 18, 2024

Healthcare Systems Sound the Alarm on Behavioral Health

ZGF shares ideas and solutions to ensure pediatric behavioral health patients receieve the right care, in the right setting, before they end up in the emergency department.

Methodology
November 02, 2023

Designing Engaging Brand Experiences

With any environmental graphics application designed by ZGF, our core driver for experience design relies upon a seamless integration of story that fuses graphic design with architectural and interior design to create a cohesive, enriched user experience.

Methodology
June 20, 2023
Lobby of hospital featuring upscale design.

Healthcare Has Long Covid, Architecture Can Help

Architecture offers a solution to the challenges of delayed care. Here are Janet Pangman's tips on how to approach an adaptive reuse opportunity.

Methodology
May 10, 2023

Designing a Concert Centerpiece

ZGF collaborates with Swiss EMD duo Adriatique on their latest tour. 

Methodology
January 25, 2023
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
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

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
Small wooden model showing interior view of Portland Airport Main Terminal Expansion

A Model Mastermind Follows in Her Family's Footsteps

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
May 20, 2022
Close up of hand holding tweezers working on model construction.

Imagineering New Possibilities in Architectural Model Building

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
May 03, 2022
Large metal sign with perforated panels that spells out the word Kashiwanoha

One Model Builder, A Thousand Miniature Cars

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
April 28, 2022