Interconnected Islands: Design Influence in Southeast
Learn more about architects based in Southeast: their areas of expertise, their inspirations, and the projects they are most proud of.
Tag: Design
Put on a Pretty Face
Anchorage’s Great Streets Façade Improvement Loan Program concludes its first year, with more beautification projects coming this summer.
Architectural Design as a Storytelling Medium
Thoughtful architectural design can take a building from serving a simple purpose to providing community, culture, or historic context.
‘Great Streets’ Loan Program to Improve Anchorage Building Façades
The Anchorage Community Development Authority and UAA are launching the Great Streets Façade Improvement Loan Program to spruce up buildings in Muldoon and Downtown.
Benches, Signs, and Flower Pots: Recommendations from the Project Anchorage Task Force
The Project Anchorage Task Force, formed by Mayor Dave Bronson, devised strategies to make the city more attractive to visitors, businesses, and residents.
The Signs, They Are A-Changing: Three Generations of a Family-Owned Business
Window graphics, business shingles, and roadside banners by Broadway Signs have been catching eyes across Alaska since 1969. All that time, the Anchorage-based business has been run by the Shockley family—which will continue for the foreseeable future.
R&M Ranks on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms List
R&M is the only fully Alaska-based firm represented.
The Art of Architecture
Architects often find themselves facing something of a chicken and egg dilemma. When it comes to design, what takes precedence—form or function?
R&M Ranked #19 on ENR Northwest’s Top Design Firms List
Engineering News Record (ENR) Northwest ranked R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) at #19 on their 2019 Top Design Firms List. R&M is the only fully Alaska-based firm represented.
From Open Floors to Enclaves
When it comes to office design, taste is subjective. But one thing that most business owners, architects, and interior designers tend to agree on is that today’s offices need to be adaptable.