Design


Campus fencing

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Campus fencing serves many different functions, be it to enhance landscaping or visual identity, for safety, noise reduction and privacy, or directing traffic. There are any number of types of fencing and other amenities to consider when site planning on campus.

Unintended Consequences

The design and up-fit of educational facilities should be the result of a whole systems approach and not one of designing and installing isolated pieces and parts.

There Can Be No Doubt

Facilities and the conditions of the learning environment have an effect on students and staff.

Schools Are Still Changing

We need a non-governmental foundation, like EFL, to support and fund exploration.

Permanent modular construction

Quick, Efficient Options

Permanent modular construction can provide fast, green solutions for schools.

Adaptive technologies

Access for All

Adaptive technologies help students with disabilities fully engage in campus life.

exterior and interior of campus buildings

The Finished Product

Today's options for building exteriors vary widely from traditional brick. An expanded palette of materials offers vivid color and texture choices to architects and designers.

Designing for Safety

Designing for Safety

Integrating Crime prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts into master planning and design is one demonstrated way to create an overall safe campus.

Nexus

Nexus

Coloring the Classroom

Coloring the Classroom

The forgotten component of the educational experience.

RoboPark

RoboPark

Nobody thinks of parking, until they need it. Then it's a chore. Technology promises to make finding and paying for a space easier, and might even convince drivers to take the bus.

Accessibility 2013

Students with disabilities are in need of accommodations, but every student stands to benefit from the incorporation of design elements that address acoustical and visual access, as well as different learning styles and proper technology integration. Acce

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