Courts, like any other public or private organization, often face hectic schedules, busy workloads, and associated challenges, including courthouse space needs. In business, more work often requires more employees; likewise with courts, more work often requires a corresponding increase in the...

The courthouse is, first and foremost, a symbol of the rule of law as the basic tenet of the American system of government. It also serves a more functional role as a day-to-day workplace for judges, attorneys, and support staff. But a third and equally critical role played by the courthouse is...

The dedication and opening of a new courthouse is always an exciting and monumental event, filled with ceremony, speakers, and celebration. It’s also exceedingly rare. The average courthouse in the U.S. is over 50 years old, and funding for new courthouse construction, especially within the past...

The witness represents a critical player in the judicial process. How that witness is presented in court is, in part, established by the location of the witness stand, the stage upon which their testimony is given, and then received by the judge, jury, litigants, attorneys, and spectators.

On the surface, architecture and advanced analytics disciplines might seem mutually exclusive. However, over 30 years of courthouse planning experience have proven that, like a well-designed building, effective courthouse planning requires a foundation. Analytics provides that foundation.