Projects

The Canadian “premium casual” concept looks to the U.S. for growth.

Sharples Dining Hall, built in 1964, became too small to comfortably accommodate the growing student body at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Penn. The leadership team wanted a solution to build community, enhance the dining experience for students, faculty and staff, and support Swarthmore’s vision of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.

Sharples Dining Hall, built in 1964, became too small to comfortably accommodate the growing student body at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Penn. The leadership team wanted a solution to build community, enhance the dining experience for students, faculty and staff, and support Swarthmore’s vision of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.

Aberdeen Ridge, a PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) community, is a not-for-profit life plan community serving Colorado Springs, Colo. Located on 15 acres of land near renowned Colorado attractions Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, Aberdeen Ridge offers residences for seniors opting for independent living, assisted living and memory care.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been renowned for St. Ludmila Catholic Church’s Kolach Festival for more than 50 years. The annual fundraising event typically includes carnival rides, bingo games, raffles, a silent auction, a beer and wine garden, and live entertainment. The main attraction, however, are the kolaches, traditional Czech and Slovak fruit-filled pastries.

What do you do if you’re a prestigious state university specializing in engineering, technology, agriculture and food science — but your culinary instructors struggle with a training kitchen that the facilities director likens to “a home economics classroom from the 1950s”?

The Canadian “premium casual” concept looks to the U.S. for growth.

This breakfast chain builds an audience through bold food and social sharing.