Billings-Centric Design and Designers

How is psychology used in design? We're talking with Design Director and Architect Joel Anderson about how to incorporate four elements in particular: coherence, complexity, legibility and mystery. We'll also discuss how to use environmental cues to move people through a space, while also responding to a user’s environmental preferences.

Psychology in Architecture with Joel Anderson

In this special series, we're looking at the past, present, and future of Cushing Terrell. For this episode, we explore how Cushing Terrell built its foundation of success. We chat with architect and structural engineer Gene Kolstad about the stories and practices that define the 85-year-old firm.

Special Anniversary Series: Looking at the past with Gene Kolstad

In this second episode of our special series, we're looking at the present of Cushing Terrell. We're chatting with President and CEO Greg Matthews about how the organization has positioned itself as a leader in the industry — largely by staying true to its values over the years, while modernizing its approach.

Special Anniversary Series: Looking at the present with Greg Matthews

A Montana health care system saw an opportunity to meet the needs of aging Americans in a proactive manner — and a big part of that was designing a facility that encouraged preventive services, collaboration, and community. In this episode, Cushing Terrell architect Karl DeCock and Benefis Health System Senior Vice President Kaci Husted discuss creating an environment that doesn’t just feel like a place where patients have to come, but a place where they want to come.

Designing for Healthy Aging

On Good, Thoughtful Hosts, Sarah Steimer explores the built environment on the notion that a designer’s role is to anticipate the needs of their guests. Join us to dig into the ways in which the built world can influence people’s feelings and experiences — and how. Beyond the traditional requisites of form and function, hear firsthand from architects, engineers, planners, and more on how they imbue designs with health, well-being, user experience, and other modern priorities. Interviews and discussions will include project case studies, profiles of designers, trend reports, and much, much more.