Design


place influencing design

Wilderness Wonder

How place influences design.

Walls

The Handwriting Is on the Wall

Take a look at the next big thing in college and university classroom design: walls you can write on and push around.

Learning Studios and Classroom Design

Learning Studios and Classroom Design

When students become the masters of their own learning.

Acoustical Considerations

Acoustical Considerations for 21st-Century K-12 Learning Environments

Today's educational trends require sound acoustical design.

Lifts to Upper Levels of Schools Need to be Quiet and Dignified

One challenge for K-12 facility managers tasked to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been offering full access to elevated areas on campus. These areas can range from stages and raised platforms to theater, auditorium, library, administrative offices and student centers with mezzanines or second floors not served by a traditional elevator.

Successful School Design

Successful Designs Inside and Out

Experiential and accessible environments for students with special needs.

Architectural Innovations

Architectural Innovations for Immersive Learning Environments In K-12 Schools

New forms of architecture design for K-12 schools are creating in-depth, adaptive and flexible learning spaces for students with diverse and changing learning needs.

Early Childhood Design

5 Building Blocks of Early Childhood Design

Creating a Student-Centered Environment.

Learning Landscape

Learning Landscape Benefits S.T.E.A.M. Education

The children's center at Caltech reflects local ecology.

Classrooms

Classrooms

Life Sciences Building

Future Focused

From responsive rooms to bold buildings, today's colleges and universities are embracing innovative learning environments.

Thinking About Construction?

New book is good guide for inexperienced planners...but

Collaborative Academic Space

The New Academic Hybrid: Creating a Mixed-Use Campus Community

Deliberate, collaborative spaces can act as an attractor for a university, making these buildings a financially beneficial academic and community asset. Arizona State University is finding success with its new College Avenue Commons project.

Creative Flexibility

Designing schools that promote active and engaged learning.

Passive Design

Passive Design Approach to the Learning Environment

Education and energy result in savings for schools.

healthier more sustainable school environment

The Educational Village

Moving towards a healthier, more sustainable school environment.

outdoor learning space

Blinded by the Light

Consideration for outdoor learning spaces.

Sustainable School Design

Make Green Your Theme

Design strategies to keep sustainability top of mind.

The Federal Laws of Helping Paws

A primer on postsecondary educational institutions’ accommodation of service animals.

Fun and colorful school classroom

Schools Should be Fun Places

The effects of design, lighting, and color in learning environments.

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