The higher education design experts at KWK Architects say seeking student input on new residence halls, dining facilities and educational spaces is a crucial part of the design process.
To create the space, designers needed a material that could support vast, open recreation areas on multiple floors and withstand the constant drum of running feet, dribbling balls, and other high-intensity sports. Precast concrete was the obvious choice.
The American Institute of Architects' Committee on Architecture for Education is recognizing 11 projects for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.
The $122-million facility is a strong example of the way today’s architects are mixing metal wall panels in varied finishes and profiles to create impressive façade designs.
Colleges and universities today are looking for sustainable facilities, and a number of them choose to participate in the LEED process to obtain a measurable level of sustainability.
The project will increase campus classroom capacity by 35 percent, providing 2,000 seats in contemporary instructional spaces over four floors in the center of the University’s iconic shoreline campus.
Schools typically age faster than the funding to fix them is allocated. For some municipalities this leads to a continuing cycle of deferred maintenance and the natural wear-and-tear process accelerates
Many American schools are aging. Nearly 50% of U.S. schools date back to between 1950 and 1969. It’s not surprising that these buildings aren’t sustainable
