Verdant Studio Digital Journal

Ozark Beer Company and Art in Place NWA to Collaborate

Ozark Beer Company is collaborating with local artists to reimagine the downtown Rogers Brewery’s backyard as a family-friendly place for welcoming the community and hosting public events. In addition to expanding seating space for patrons, the brewery aims to have the ability to host popular programming like festivals, artist fairs, and swap-meets without the threat of rainouts or the need to block off Arkansas St., and to make the integration of art a priority as development of the backyard takes shape.

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Interform - Assembly: Walmart Beauty Pop Up

Verdant Studio designed and constructed an interactive brand exhibition as a part of INTERFORM - ASSEMBLY, partnering with Walmart Beauty and corporate suppliers Essie, Conair, Carol's Daughter, and Proctor and Gamble (Next of Us, Pantene, and My Black is Beautiful). Starting with a completely blank slate, an empty commercial space in Bentonville’s mixed-use Crystal Flats, Verdant Studio administered all phases of this project, from concept through completion.

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Best-performing Cities: Northwest Arkansas

The Milken Institute recently released their Best-Performing Cities 2023 Report. The Index, published annually since 1999, reflects cities’ effectiveness at leveraging their resources to promote economic growth and provide their residents with access to the essential services and infrastructure needed for success, the institute says. Its components include job creation, wage growth, and the high-tech sector’s output growth. Since 2021, the Index also includes measures of housing affordability and broadband access that reflect access to economic opportunities of cities’ residents.

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International Women's day and Women's History Month

Verdant Studio is proud to be a woman-owned business with many talented and created women on the team! This month, we hope to celebrate all of Verdant Studio's amazing women, along with the many others who have paved the way and continue to pursue opportunities for women in business and the architecture industry. 

Although this number is growing, women are still highly underrepresented in architecture and related industries.  

The American Institute of Architect (AIA) has more than 94,000 members, including architectural professionals, licensed professionals, individuals pursuing licensure, and those pursuing a wide array of career paths in the built environment. The 2021 AIA Membership Demographic Report (latest available data), indicates that women and members of racial and/or ethnic groups remain underrepresented in AIA’s total membership.  Just under 25%of all licensed architects are women! There is a higher share of women in the Associate membership category (41.7% in 2021) than in overall membership. Likewise, a growing number of Associate members obtaining their licenses are women (40.1% in 2021) - indicating a strong potential for greater diversity in the future.  

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