{"id":2252,"date":"2026-06-15T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beltalabs.com\/shanks\/?page_id=2252"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:06:15","slug":"insights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beltalabs.com\/shanks\/insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2252\" class=\"elementor elementor-2252\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8044474 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8044474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e82cb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91e82cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THINKING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE\nAND COMMUNITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb43524 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb43524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe share what we&#8217;re learning about worship spaces, memorial design, urban placemaking, educational environments, and the conditions that help communities flourish. 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