media: talk + print

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Living Futures 18 : Authenticity + Action

FutureFOOD: A New Outlook for Health, Wellness + Nutrition in the Built Environment

Bob Simmons and Sonja Bochart of Shepley Bulfinch speak about our broken food system. The session explored solutions that suggest positive changes in the cultural habits of dining, towards an architecture that supports health, nutrition, local food systems and a reconnection to nature and biophilic aspects innate to our species. Learn more…


University of Massachusetts Amherst

Taking Back the Tap: solutions for reducing bottled water usage on campus

This study helped build the case for how and why to implement a filtered tap water system throughout campus, including campus dining venues, to reduce the enormous detrimental environmental effects of bottled water usage.

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2017 Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

Food for Health: A Major Medical Campus’ Long View of the Food Experience

SimmonsSTUDIO presented a new Rx for healthcare dining at Brigham Women’s Hospital in Boston that promotes wellness, nutrition, and flavor in one of the most demanding populations: stress-eating docs, nurses, researchers, and visitors. Learn more…


National Association of College Auxiliary Services

A Tale of Two Campuses: Vanderbilt + UMass Amherst

Bob Simmons and David Eichstadt, Director of Retail Dining at UMass Dining, explore the successes and ‘lessons learned’ on two dining projects at two campuses with very different cultures.

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