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Meet the new SCB. We are thrilled to introduce our reimagined brand identity - one that pays homage to our legacy, reflects who we are today, and sets the stage for our future. We’ve got a new logo and new look to help us celebrate our commitment to design and the impact our work has on cities, campuses, and communities across the country. Explore the transformation at scb.com?

Student housing affordability continues to be a top priority for colleges and universities nationwide, especially in a high-cost, housing-short state like California. Join the AIA San Francisco's Committee on Architecture for Education (co-chaired by SCB’s Matt Pietras, AIA, LEED AP) for a panel discussion on November 12 to discuss how housing costs have become a barrier to education and how we can help solve this crisis. Panelists include Sean Falvey, MBA from Sundt Construction (SCB’s design/build partner on the Craftsman Student Housing project at CalPly Humboldt), Samuel Jones, Executive Director of University Housing Services at California State University, Sacramento, Michelle Andrews, the District Representative from the Office of Senator Scott Wiener, and Zennon Ulyate-Crow, a Distributive Organizer for Grassroots Democrats HQ and former leader of the University of California, Santa Cruz Student Housing Coalition and the statewide Student HOMES Coalition. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gZS_NaJs

SCB joins Terner Labs as a strategic partner on Builders Lab, supporting a group of architecture, engineering, construction, and hardware companies working to advance innovation and positively change the housing landscape. “As an urban architecture firm, SCB is deeply invested in providing design solutions for housing that prioritize affordability and sustainability and enhance community well-being. We are excited to collaborate with Terner Labs on this important initiative and look forward to engaging with the innovative companies in the Builders Lab cohort. Together, we aim to advance techniques that will provide a measurable impact on the delivery of housing for communities across the country,” said Strachan Forgan, AIA RIBA, SCB Principal and Executive Director. Read about the 2024 Builders Lab cohort: https://lnkd.in/g-YkH4iC

SCB was out and about at this week's AIA Women's Leadership Conference in Chicago! Associate Gail Wozniak shared the stage with collaborators from Design for Dignity, HDR, and The Maude Group to discuss how designers and non-profit organizations can work together to address community needs. Principal Sheyla Conforte, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP hosted attendees at the new SCB office at 330 North Wabash AMA Plaza and gave an overview of the principles that guided her team's approach to designing the space. Associate Jennifer Kleckner provided a history lesson on the famous Tribune Tower, describing how she and the SCB team approached its conversion to residential units before treating attendees with a visit to the tower's crown. It was wonderful to share our work with other #WomeninArchitecture - thanks to all who participated! #aiawls #wls2024

SCB is proud to have collaborated over the past two years under a USFS Wood Innovation Grant?with LeMessurier and Turner Construction Company on an innovative study examining mass timber construction across three U.S. regions. During the study, buildings in Minneapolis, Denver, and Atlanta were reimagined as mass timber structures, revealing cost differences, schedule savings, global warming potential savings, and design considerations for each. Building studies were complemented by comprehensive mapping of the mass timber supply chain, with a focus on its potential impact on forests in the United States.?The grant is sponsored by Olifant Biologics, a company whose work helped launch Mass Timber Accelerator Grant programs for developers in Boston, New York City, and Atlanta. The studies were conducted in consultation with many regional partners, including members of AIA Minnesota, AIA Colorado, and AIA Georgia. Register for an upcoming webinar featuring SCB’s Ben Harrison, AIA, on the study and its impacts on mass timber multifamily design on October 30: https://lnkd.in/g9BDK82G

SCB continues to make strides towards creating more affordable student housing with the topping out of UC Riverside's North District Phase 2 project. Thanks to our partners McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., University of California, Riverside, and Riverside City College.

We have exciting news to share – SCB is participating as a site in this year’s Open House Chicago with the Chicago Architecture Center! Our new office space will be featured as one of more than 170 sites in 20+ neighborhoods welcoming visitors for this free annual architecture festival. Find out more about this event at OpenHouseChicago.org #OHC2024 We hope to see you there!

The SCB design team recently attended an Open House for 333 North Water Street, our latest project in Milwaukee, WI. The 31-story luxury residential tower serves as a gateway to the creative district and the Historic Third Ward streetcar line in the city. 333 North Water Street is the tallest new development in the ward and includes 333 apartment units and 10,000 square-feet of ground-level retail. The design team was heavily influenced by the architectural character of the Third Ward, taking care to reflect the local textures and historical context in the tower's modern design. Learn more about 333 North Water Street: https://lnkd.in/gX9K4EBm

Meet the architects revitalizing Chicago icons at the upcoming AIA Women's Leadership Summit in Chicago. SCB Principal Sheyla Conforte, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, and SCB Associate Jennifer Kleckner will give guided tours of SCB's new office in the 330 N. Wabash AMA Plaza building and the Tribune Tower. Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/endHYjv3. Pictured: Tribune Tower Conversion by Dave Burk Photography

SCB Principal Christine Carlyle recently moderated a panel for the Lambda Alpha International - Chicago Region Chapter on the "Authenticity of Place." She spoke with President of the Far South Community Development Corporation Abraham Lacy, Mayor Angela Nelson Deuitch, MPA, CDP? of Michigan City, and Mayor Charlie Pecaro of Highwood on issues surrounding transportation improvements and the potential for positive and negative community impacts on land economics, demographics, development, and commercial activity.?