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11. Jacobs | Industrial Architecture

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Foundation Medicine Interior Laboratory is a project that uses the concept of transparency to design a laboratory space for Foundation Medicine. © Jacobs
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Spark Therapeutics, Corporate Headquarters & Research Facility is located in downtown Philadelphia at One Drexel Plaza. It consists of spaces for labs, offices, and amenities. © Jacobs 3.
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CSL Parkville Global Corporate Headquarters is also the R&D base for CSL Parkville – an organization supporting the manufacture of plasma products, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals. © Jacobs 2.

The firm is focused on finding creative solutions to real problems and finds inspiration even in the most ordinary places. With a goal to transform abstract ideas into real-world solutions, they have completed a large number of healthcare, commercial, educational, and industrial projects.

12. Randall Paulson Architects

The firm specializes in a range of design-related activities, ranging from architecture to graphic design. The firm believes in tailoring their approach and services to meet the specific needs of each client and project.

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Braselton Distribution Center. ©www.randallpaulson.com
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ASOS.  ©www.randallpaulson.com
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Satellite Logistics Center. ©www.randallpaulson.com

13. Signal Architecture + Research | Industrial Architects

The firm believes in strong project planning along with a partnership with their clients in order to create architecture that connects people to place. They craft unique and innovative spatial experiences through materials, light, and nature.

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Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center ©www.signalarch.com
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Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center ©www.signalarch.com

14. Brooks + Scarpa

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Metalsa center for manufacturing innovation. ©www.brooksscarpa.com
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Florida Holocaust Memorial. ©www.brooksscarpa.com
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Cape Canaveral Air Support Building. ©www.brooksscarpa.com

Consisting of a collective of designers, Brooks+Scarpa is an award-winning firm, honored with awards such as the 2014 Smithsonian Cooper- Hewitt National Design Award and 2010 State of California and National American Institute of Architecture Firm Award. The design process of the firm is through a combination of research and design technology which helps create designs that are responsive to the context and the environment.

15. SAAM Architecture | Industrial Architecture

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UMass Amherst Integrative Learning Center ©www.saam-arch.com
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Newport Art Museum Restoration. ©www.saam-arch.com
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Harvard Biochemistry Research Lab ©www.saam-arch.com

The firm is a certified WBE (Women Owned Business Enterprise) and located in Boston. With a collaborative approach to architecture and design thinking, this young firm has a range of projects.

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Author

Anashwara Mandalay is an Architect, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Interior Design. She believes that the true success of design lies in creative solutions to everyday problems, which drives her interest in minimalism and sustainable design practices. While her work encompasses graphics, product, interior, and architectural design, she is drawn to academia and journalism. She finds inspiration in the most unexpected places - her inclination towards travel, film, visual art and photography play a leading role in her work as a multi-faceted designer.

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