Culture

Evolution that takes you back to your roots

Scott Wilson, President The handshake between Ralph Cushing and Everett Terrell launched our firm 81 years ago and marked the beginning of a unique approach to doing business in the world of design. We’re celebrating that handshake with a name change that takes us back to those founding moments while preparing us for the next chapter: CTA Architects Engineers is now Cushing Terrell. Since Ralph and Everett founded this design practice, the company has gr...

New program invites young designers to interrogate experts — up first, David Salmela

Design Principal David Koel, an architect for 26 years, is a curious guy. He channels his hunger for knowledge into learning opportunities — from reading to investigation to simply asking a zillion questions of people who know things he doesn't. (This especially comes out in his many discussions with clients.) But Koel doesn't learn in a vacuum — and he thinks asking questions should not only be encouraged but given center stage at a design- and knowledge-centric place like Cushing Terr...

Cushing Terrell in Austin: ATX-tremely connected

Hailing from diverse offices across the US, our teams showcase the very best in multi-disciplinary collaboration. Whether the expertise comes from one location or multiple, we work with clients to design responsible, imaginative, first-of-their-kind environments....

Cushing Terrell in Minneapolis: “You betcha”-backed design

Hailing from diverse offices across the United States, our teams showcase the very best in multi-disciplinary collaboration. Whether the expertise comes from one location or multiple, we work with our clients to design responsible, imaginative, first-of-their-kind environments....

Building culture from the inside out

A strong, inclusive workplace culture is fundamental to the overall health of an organization. To help build this culture and make CTA’s onboarding process more robust (and fun), we launched the CTA Culture Ambassador program....

Design-Thinking Crash Course as an AIA Awards Judge

Imagine diving into a review of 304 design projects, spending 280 hours dedicated to thinking about design and what makes a good design project, and finally, voting for your top choice. If that sounds intense, it was. However, it was also an incredibly collaborative and illuminating experience. This is what it takes to be a juror for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2019 awards program. Homework I began reviewing submissions on August 17, and I kept up a pace of nine each day ...
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