Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been plenty of discussion within the courthouse planning community about the way remote proceedings have improved court operations. Remote proceedings have provided the public with more convenient access to the court and have provided the court with an...

Since the onslaught of the pandemic, courts have struggled to understand its impact on modern courthouse planning. Because we are court planners, in the early period of the pandemic we were constantly asked about the emerging trends we were seeing in courthouse design as a result of the pandemic....

If you are planning a new courthouse, inevitably the discussion will turn to where you should provide dedicated parking for judges, law enforcement, and other court-related executive staff (e.g., department heads). Let’s look at two best practices for courthouse parking and the differences between...

The attorney/prisoner interview room has been a hot topic during recent courthouse space programming efforts. Historically, the attorney/prisoner interview room, if one even exists, has been located in the basement within the central cellblock. While it is undoubtedly appropriate to find interview...

If nothing else, 2020 has been a year that has required great flexibility. We have seen many industries adapt to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. From restaurants to doctors’ offices to big business, most have had to change their physical space or their way of delivering services...