After listening to my friend complain about the woman in the workstation next to her wearing so many bangles that she could not think straight due to the constant jingling of her bracelets (for which I can only think of two potential solutions—talk to her about it or get a sound machine!), I...

Great news! Discussions are underway regarding finally building a new courthouse. It has taken years to get to this point. Now, to get started, the courthouse planning group needs estimates of the amount of space needed for each court component. “Can’t we just use the space we have now?” someone...

The design of every building is a puzzle. Courthouses are no exception. All the pieces need to fit in a way that make sense and that help guide us through the building. The building blocks of courthouse planning and organization include which pieces are located on the ground floor versus upper...

The foundation of any working relationship is trust. It used to be that your manager would give you assignments, and if you performed well, you would earn greater trust. Over time, you would be given more responsibility. This responsibility often came with more autonomy – the ability to make...

 The role of a courthouse circulation system is both to connect courthouse components and to separate the movement of the public, judges, court personnel, and prisoners throughout the courthouse. This article provides guidance to architects and court managers during the courthouse planning process...