Mary Cook Associates Promotes Josh Kassing to Senior Vice President

Chicago — Mary Cook Associates has promoted Josh Kassing to senior vice president. Kassing previously held the position of vice president of design development. In his new role, Kassing will focus on leading the Chicago-based design firm’s growth alongside Founder

Student Housing Furniture Blends Flair with Toughness

Just as modern student housing suites are rendering the utilitarian college dorm rooms of past generations obsolete, more stylish furniture options in today’s units have replaced yesterday’s purely functional and no-frills standard. Considering the habits of the average college renter

Today’s Student Housing Designs Balance Wants and Needs

Anyone who has ever worked with teenagers and young adults can attest that these populations are sometimes hard to please. Many are still finding their voice, remain uncertain of their priorities, or don’t see the difference between what they want

Post-Pandemic Mindset Fuels Reassessment of Housing Needs On-Campus

Two years after COVID-19 lockdowns shuttered universities and sparked momentary doubt over the future of student housing, both enrollment and housing occupancies have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels as schools have largely returned to some sense of normalcy. Most universities have

Naylor and Delcambre: The New Normal in Student Housing Design

When the world shut down over a year ago, architects, designers and developers took a collective pause to assess what needed to change in the built environment. A particularly scrutinous eye was paid to off-campus student housing, a sector whose