This preview version of the January/February 2016 issue focuses on how architects are using data to make a positive impact on building projects. Larry Speck writes about the social research he and a team of other specialists conducted in preparation for designing a new dorm for UT Austin. We learn about a new Housing First project in Dallas that bcWorkshop planned with input from the chronically homeless. Lake | Flato divulges how it stays engaged with its projects by conducting post-occupancy energy studies. And Ron Stelmarski takes a closer look at the electronic infrastructure that makes Parkland Hospital one of the most advanced buildings of its type in the world.
