Planning strategies to support future pedagogies
Rethinking educational design for a new generation of learners.
From loading docks to libraries, evaluating space and leveraging resources is essential to good planning — and to unlocking value on campus.
Active planning of facilities is critical for all school districts, no matter the size.
From a heritage building to daily-use venue for alumni, faculty and students, an iconic mansion undergoes historic restoration for new life as an alumni center.
How place influences design.
Colleges and universities can make every space on campus a learning space - corridors, outdoor spaces, entryways and more. Greater use of collaboration spaces helps prepare students for the workplace.
Take a look at the next big thing in college and university classroom design: walls you can write on and push around.
When students become the masters of their own learning.
Today's educational trends require sound acoustical design.
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.
Experiential and accessible environments for students with special needs.
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.
Creating a Student-Centered Environment.
The children's center at Caltech reflects local ecology.
New buildings on historic campuses must pay homage to the past while claiming their own time and place in history. It's a hard line to walk. Three schools discuss rules to live by and when to break them.