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Industrial Maker Space Now Is Cutting-Edge Biolab
Retrofit Magazine | February 3, 2025 MBH Architects , an award-winning architecture and design firm headquartered in the San Francisco...
MBH Architects Names Joe Irwin Director of Denver Office
Mile High CRE | January 23, 2025 Movers and Shakers Week Ending 01.24.25 Joe Irwin MBH Architects , an award-winning architecture and...
‘Managing expectations while showing the value of AI-driven design will become important in client relationships’
MBH's NY Business Development Manager discusses the use cases for AI in retail store design.
MBH is Headed to ICSC+Centerbuild
November 25, 2024 Business Development Manager Ashley Combs and Principal Don Dacumos will be ICSC + Centerbuild December 3 - 6 to mingle...
Good Tidings Foundation & MBH Architects Celebrate the Completion of The Phil Lesh Music Studio at Eastside College Prep
Good Tidings Foundation & MBH Architects Celebrate the Completion of The Phil Lesh Music Studio at Eastside College Prep
Key Considerations for Selecting the Right Architect for Lab Design Projects
Effective Lab Design Starts with Selecting the Right Architect
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
Overcoming Design Challenges at 135 Mississippi: MBC Biolabs' Latest Facility
Reinvigorating a historic industrial building, MBH Architects has created a cutting-edge lab and office space for MBC BioLabs.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
TRXL Podcast: Project Phoenix, Part 1: Design with David Benjamin and Ryan McNulty
Podcast about the collaboration between MBH Architects and Autodesk on the innovative multi-family housing project Project Phoenix.
How Architects Add AI to their Digital Toolbox
Arch Daily | May 28, 2024 by Amy Bunszel At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building...
Behind the Build: Interview with Melissa Joerg, Associate, Project Manager at MBH Architects
Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...
Oakland 'Phoenix' Multifamily Project Uses Industrialized Construction, Mycelium
Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif.,...
How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing
Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building...
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Ryan McNulty
Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...
AI can now design buildings. Could it solve the Bay Area housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much...
Industrial Maker Space Now Is Cutting-Edge Biolab
Retrofit Magazine | February 3, 2025 MBH Architects , an award-winning architecture and design firm headquartered in the San Francisco...
Key Considerations for Selecting the Right Architect for Lab Design Projects
Effective Lab Design Starts with Selecting the Right Architect
Overcoming Design Challenges at 135 Mississippi: MBC Biolabs' Latest Facility
Reinvigorating a historic industrial building, MBH Architects has created a cutting-edge lab and office space for MBC BioLabs.
Transforming Old Industrial Building to Innovative Lab Space
MBC Biolabs in San Francisco represents a cutting-edge adaptive reuse of a historic industrial maker space, delivering a modern and dynamic
Webinar: Choosing the Right Architect
LabDesign News Choosing the right architect is a pivotal decision that can significantly impact the success of lab builds or renovations....
Bakar BioEnginuity Hub Wins 2023 Docomomo Award
MBH Architects| September 14, 2023 Bakar BioEnginuity Hub has been honored with the prestigious Design Award of Excellence in the 2023...
Designing wet labs vs. dry labs: Enhancing flexibility and collaboration in research facilities
The McMorrow Reports | October 23 by Eddie Hall Research and innovation are the driving forces behind scientific progress, and the design...
Tour Bakar BioEnginuity Hub in Virtual Reality
Bakar Bioenginuity Hub is the conversion of the former Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive into a modern, life science incubator...
A Complete Guide to Adaptive Reuse in 2023
Green Building & Design | June 19, 2023 by Andrew Biro If you’ve ever seen or been inside a building that serves a different function...
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
TRXL Podcast: Project Phoenix, Part 1: Design with David Benjamin and Ryan McNulty
Podcast about the collaboration between MBH Architects and Autodesk on the innovative multi-family housing project Project Phoenix.
How Architects Add AI to their Digital Toolbox
Arch Daily | May 28, 2024 by Amy Bunszel At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building...
Behind the Build: Interview with Melissa Joerg, Associate, Project Manager at MBH Architects
Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...
Oakland 'Phoenix' Multifamily Project Uses Industrialized Construction, Mycelium
Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif.,...
How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing
Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building...
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Ryan McNulty
Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...
AI can now design buildings. Could it solve the Bay Area housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much...
‘Managing expectations while showing the value of AI-driven design will become important in client relationships’
MBH's NY Business Development Manager discusses the use cases for AI in retail store design.
MBH is Headed to ICSC+Centerbuild
November 25, 2024 Business Development Manager Ashley Combs and Principal Don Dacumos will be ICSC + Centerbuild December 3 - 6 to mingle...
How Stores are Becoming Gateways to Experiences
Ipsos | May 14, 2024 MBH Architects’ Helen Herrick thinks tomorrow’s shopping experiences will be not just transactional, but impactful,...
Crafting the Future: Redefining Tomorrow’s Bank Branch
By Helen Herrick | May 3, 2024 In the fast-evolving landscape of retail banking, the branch of the future isn't just a physical...
CRE Fast Five: Retail Store Design Trends
CRE Fast Five with Karly Iacono | May 2, 2024 Join Helen Herrick, Principal and Managing Director at MBH Architects, and Karly Iacono,...
Designing for the Customer: Key Principles for Bank Branch Design Success
BankSpaces By Chris Killian | April 3, 2024 Helen Herrick, Principal at MBH Architects and leader of the firm's New York City office,...
Consumers Now More Than Ever Crave Personal Connections
Retail 4 Growth | January 16, 2024 by Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz, International President - Retail Design Institute, New...
Bucherer TimeMachine Wins Gold in ICSC Global Design & Development Awards
ICSC | December 1, 2023 The Bucherer Time Machine Flagship Store in New York has won Gold at the ICSC 2023 Global Design & Development...
MBH is Headed to ICSC+Centerbuild
Business Development Manager Ashley Combs and Principal Don Dacumos are at ICSC + Centerbuild November 28 through December 1 to mingle...
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
TRXL Podcast: Project Phoenix, Part 1: Design with David Benjamin and Ryan McNulty
Podcast about the collaboration between MBH Architects and Autodesk on the innovative multi-family housing project Project Phoenix.
How Architects Add AI to their Digital Toolbox
Arch Daily | May 28, 2024 by Amy Bunszel At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building...
Behind the Build: Interview with Melissa Joerg, Associate, Project Manager at MBH Architects
Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...
Oakland 'Phoenix' Multifamily Project Uses Industrialized Construction, Mycelium
Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif.,...
How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing
Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building...
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Ryan McNulty
Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...
AI can now design buildings. Could it solve the Bay Area housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much...
Good Tidings Foundation & MBH Architects Celebrate the Completion of The Phil Lesh Music Studio at Eastside College Prep
Good Tidings Foundation & MBH Architects Celebrate the Completion of The Phil Lesh Music Studio at Eastside College Prep
A Complete Guide to Adaptive Reuse in 2023
Green Building & Design | June 19, 2023 by Andrew Biro If you’ve ever seen or been inside a building that serves a different function...
Is Converting Office Into Multifamily a Good Fit?
Multi-Housing News | May 3, 2023 by Fotios Tsarouhis Converting office space to multifamily housing is an increasingly popular idea,...
MBH Architects Shares 3 Examples of Incredible Adaptive Reuse
Green Building & Design | July 12, 2022 by Tom Pflueger Adaptive reuse today takes on many forms, from preserving heritage to...
MBH Architects Creates a New Uptown Station in Oakland
CommARCH | December 12, 2021 Project Background MBH Architect created a new Uptown Station that includes parking, retail, restaurants,...
Uptown Station Project Profile
ARCHITECT | December 7, 2021 In 1989, the building now named “Uptown Station” in Oakland, California, sustained significant damage and...
MBC at 930 Brittan & Uptown Station win AIA East Bay Design Awards
November 2021 We are honored to share that MBC Biolabs at 930 Brittan in San Carlos, CA has won the Honor award in the Healthcare...
Designing Offices To Address Introverts’ Re-Entry Anxieties
Forbes by Jeffrey Steele | September 27, 2021 The emergence of the Delta variant has managed to buy employers, designers and office...
The History of Uptown Station
Explore the story behind an icon in Oakland, from its construction as the H.C. Capwell Department Store to becoming Uptown Station, a...
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
TRXL Podcast: Project Phoenix, Part 1: Design with David Benjamin and Ryan McNulty
Podcast about the collaboration between MBH Architects and Autodesk on the innovative multi-family housing project Project Phoenix.
How Architects Add AI to their Digital Toolbox
Arch Daily | May 28, 2024 by Amy Bunszel At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building...
Behind the Build: Interview with Melissa Joerg, Associate, Project Manager at MBH Architects
Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...
Oakland 'Phoenix' Multifamily Project Uses Industrialized Construction, Mycelium
Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif.,...
How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing
Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building...
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Ryan McNulty
Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...
AI can now design buildings. Could it solve the Bay Area housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much...
Phoenix Project Set to Revolutionize Affordable Housing
The Phoenix project combines AI-powered technology with innovative mycelium-based materials to rapidly construct affordable housing.
The future of affordable housing may be modular, AI-driven, and made of mushrooms
Using AI and first-of-its-kind innovations, the Phoenix will bring affordable housing to market faster and with fewer emissions.
TRXL Podcast: Project Phoenix, Part 1: Design with David Benjamin and Ryan McNulty
Podcast about the collaboration between MBH Architects and Autodesk on the innovative multi-family housing project Project Phoenix.
How Architects Add AI to their Digital Toolbox
Arch Daily | May 28, 2024 by Amy Bunszel At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building...
Behind the Build: Interview with Melissa Joerg, Associate, Project Manager at MBH Architects
Autodesk Construction Cloud by Kelsee Campbell | March 7, 2024 Representation matters, especially in a traditionally male-dominated field...
Oakland 'Phoenix' Multifamily Project Uses Industrialized Construction, Mycelium
Engineering News Record | January 26, 2024 by Jeff Yoders The site of the former Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory in West Oakland, Calif.,...
How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing
Utopia | January 10, 2024 The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building...
Practice Disrupted Podcast with Ryan McNulty
Practice Disrupted | December 7, 2023 How is AI reshaping the way architects design, collaborate, and innovate? On this bonus episode of...
AI can now design buildings. Could it solve the Bay Area housing crisis?
San Francisco Chronicle | November 13 by Chase DiFeliciantonio Can artificial intelligence design a viable building? And, if so, how much...
Sweet Izzy
Retail TouchPoints | May 15, 2024 Plant-based ice cream shop Sweet Izzy set out to recreate the essence of its flagship location in Cape...
Upscale Steakhouse at Thrive City Shortlisted for Prestigious Honors
August 22, 2023 by MBH Architects MBH Architects is proud to announce that Miller & Lux , the upscale steakhouse located at Thrive City...
Top Restaurant Design Mistakes to Avoid, According to Architects & Designers
Retail & Restaurant Facility Business | June 7, 2023 Ambiance and comfort, paired with good food and customer service, are the...
New and Notable Restaurants for January/February of 2023
Restaurant Development + Design | February 21, 2023 Here are a few restaurant openings that caught our editors' eyes. Miller & Lux, San...
Miller & Lux Featured in Archello
Archello | October 25, 2022 Photography Credit: Douglas Friedman Miller & Lux is an upscale steakhouse located at Thrive City, a...
MBH Architects Completes Waterfront Restaurant Miller & Lux
Dexigner | September 24, 2022 MBH Architects recently completed Miller & Lux, a new upscale steakhouse in San Francisco's Mission Bay...
Working with Historical Commissions: An Architect’s Advice
INTERIORS+SOURCES | April 12, 2018 by Adrian Thompson Architects and designers know that modifications to buildings located within...
How to: Use 3-D Modeling and Virtual Reality
RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT + DESIGN | January 23, 2018 by Dana Tanyeri Customers aren’t the only ones embracing game-changing new...
Notable Projects: Red O
ARCHITECT | October 12, 2017 Project Description: ...
Delta Coves Island Camp
ARCHITECT | July 26, 2021 Situated within Delta Coves—a water-centric real estate community in Bethel Island, CA—is a new community...
Equinox Miracle Mile gym opens in former LA television studio
DEZEEN | July 23, 2018 by Eleanor Gibson Curving walls, fluted columns and golden touches are among features that Californian firm MBH...
A former Los Angeles TV studio transforms into Equinox’s new wellness gym and spa
WALLPAPER* | July 13, 2018 by Elly Parsons Los Angeles’ fitness fans have yet another beautifully-designed sweat spot to choose from in...
Equinox Miracle Mile by MBH Architects
DEXIGNER | July 3, 2018 MBH Architects recently transformed a former TV studio and office into an airy, natural-light-filled fitness...
Equinox Miracle Mile Receives Gold Nugget Award of Merit
PCBC | June 28, 2018 MBH Architects Equinox project in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, CA received an Award of Merit in...
Statement-Making Wineries to Visit Now
CALIFORNIA HOME + DESIGN | April 24, 2017 by Annette Hanami Positive Energy Flows at Rubin Family Estate in Sebastopol Forty years...
A Complete Guide to Adaptive Reuse in 2023
Green Building & Design | June 19, 2023 by Andrew Biro If you’ve ever seen or been inside a building that serves a different function...
MBH Architects Shares 3 Examples of Incredible Adaptive Reuse
Green Building & Design | July 12, 2022 by Tom Pflueger Adaptive reuse today takes on many forms, from preserving heritage to...
Enclosure Experts: "The Lasting Power of Mixed-Use Buildings"
The trend of multi-use developments appears here to stay. The popularity comes in part from an increase in the demand for rentals. We’re...
MBH Architects Creates a New Uptown Station in Oakland
CommARCH | December 12, 2021 Project Background MBH Architect created a new Uptown Station that includes parking, retail, restaurants,...
Uptown Station Project Profile
ARCHITECT | December 7, 2021 In 1989, the building now named “Uptown Station” in Oakland, California, sustained significant damage and...
MBC at 930 Brittan & Uptown Station win AIA East Bay Design Awards
November 2021 We are honored to share that MBC Biolabs at 930 Brittan in San Carlos, CA has won the Honor award in the Healthcare...
The History of Uptown Station
Explore the story behind an icon in Oakland, from its construction as the H.C. Capwell Department Store to becoming Uptown Station, a...
300 Grant winner of Commercial Construction & Renovation Project Profile Award
Commercial Construction & Renovation | April 26, 2021 The 2021 CCR Project Profile Awards feature some of the best commercial...
Downtown S.F.'s 10 New Architectural Highlights
San Francisco Chronicle | April 15, 2021 by John King 300 Grant Ave. It’s rare that a new building rises on posh Grant Avenue, and this...
Vivalon’s Healthy Aging Campus: A Modern Hub Serving Marin’s Older Adults and Their Families
Informed Infrastructure | May 16, 2024 MBH Architects, an award-winning architecture and design firm headquartered in Alameda, CA, in...
COVID’s Influence On Senior Care Design Trends
Facility spaces need to incorporate technology and a sense of community. Healthcare Facilities Today | July 26, 2022 by Mackenna...
Fitness for Every Body Becomes The New Prevention Priority
Senior Living Executive | May/June 2022 by Paul E Griffin III Physical fitness is a primary component of successful aging: Older adults...
Leveraging Technology to Empower Elders in Senior Housing Communities
California Buildings | March 2022 by Tammy Ng Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges for senior living...
The DesignWell Podcast #4: The Experts Talk Senior Design Trends for 2022
Ever evolving, constantly changing, trends help define practices and give insight into the future of industries. Thanks to COVID, the...
Q&A: Technology-focused senior living design is here to stay
Institutional Real Estate, Inc. | February 23, 2022 Tammy Ng is a project manager at Alameda, Calif.based architecture and design firm,...
Senior Housing Developers Drive Innovation, Costs By Upping Tech Game
Bisnow | December 5, 2021 by Dees Stribling Senior housing hasn't traditionally been viewed as a hotbed for new technology. That is...
Healthcare design in a post-COVID world
Building Design + Construction | February 5, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor America’s healthcare sector found itself in an...
Senior Facility to Offer 20% More Units at Affordable Rates
GlobeSt.com | May 8, 2020 by Lisa Brown CUPERTINO, CA - Cupertino-based KT Urban received unanimous approval by the city of Cupertino...
MBH Architects Names Joe Irwin Director of Denver Office
Mile High CRE | January 23, 2025 Movers and Shakers Week Ending 01.24.25 Joe Irwin MBH Architects , an award-winning architecture and...
MBH is Headed to ICSC+Centerbuild
November 25, 2024 Business Development Manager Ashley Combs and Principal Don Dacumos will be ICSC + Centerbuild December 3 - 6 to mingle...
Dimple Manghani named one of Bisnow's Denver Women Leading Real Estate
Bisnow | July 11, 2023 This year, Bisnow’s fourth Denver Women Leading Real Estate event highlights a slew of women who are pushing the...
Monica Jamlang Do of MBH: 5 Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career As An Architect
Authority Magazine | November 13 by Jason Hartman "Hard Work Counts: Architecture can be demanding, and there are moments of downtime....
Combating the Heat with "Cool" Design Strategies
Building Enclosure | September 18, 2023 Jason Dries Daffner, principal and chief operating officer with MBH architects, sat down with us...
2023 Designer Dozen: Matthew Almendarez
VMSD | April 2, 2023 by Carly Hagedon WHY MATTHEW? Between interfacing with clients, mentoring junior designers, coordinating...
VMSD Announces Its 2023 Design Dozen
VMSD | March 29, 2023 VMSD magazine is celebrating the best and brightest young designers in retail design through its annual VMSD ...
MBH Architects Welcomes Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz As Business Development Manager, NYC
Informed Infrastructure | Building Enclosure | October 25, 2022 San Francisco — October 25, 2022 — Award-winning multi-disciplinary...
Sutherland appoints a creative director, The Citizenry adds executive roles and more
Business of Home | October 25, 2022 by Lizzy Reisinger All across the industry, companies appoint new leaders. Read on for Business of...
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