FCA, a leading New York and Philadelphia-based architecture and design firm, announced today that it has acquired a legacy firm, Fred M. Humphrey & Associates. Together, the firms will share their regional presence, knowledge, and relationships to design spaces uniquely suited to...

FCA, a leading Philadelphia-based architecture and design firm, announced today that it is officially dropping the company name, “Francis Cauffman Architects,” from the brand, effective immediately. This rebrand allows the organization to continue diversifying its portfolio, free of...

The pandemic permanently changed healthcare design in several ways. Temperature checks have become the norm along with spaced out seating and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) stations. Many of these practices will remain after the pandemic’s conclusion, since the avoidance of any...

The decentralization of non-acute patients away from hospitals has been happening for many years. Hospitals have been exploring creative ways to make the entire facility into an inpatient setting, with all other non-inpatient space relocated offsite. In addition, consolidation of...

The pandemic caused a myriad of national disruptions. One of the largest, and perhaps most impactful, was a widespread economic slowdown that caused a shift to e-commerce and online shopping. Meaning big-box retail chains had to quickly assess what to do with their large, now...

Spurred by rapid growth, national business, and accounting consultancy EisnerAmper, tapped long-time collaborator FCA to develop their new headquarters, which spans five floors at 733 Third Avenue in New York City, along with Project Managers VVA and JTMagen, one of the leading...

COVID-19’s spread exposed cracks in the healthcare sector, but also opportunities in this sector for AEC firms.

America’s healthcare sector found itself in an ambivalent state in late 2020, as the coronavirus raged relentlessly across the country and as the distribution of two newly...

Over the last several years, healthcare systems have been developing more and more ambulatory facilities to gain market share, build patient loyalty, and provide care closer to the communities they serve. The need to locate this space away from acute care campuses has grown and become...

Staff Efficiency: When designing a new bed floor, we work on making the design as efficient as possible for the nursing staff. We study the footfalls required to do their daily tasks and try to tweak the design until the staff workflow is as efficient as possible.

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