Planning & Design


THINC Academy

Most high schools are designed with a cookie-cutter approach “that can be reproduced easily,” architectural intern Ashley Smith believes. But that’s not the case with the new THINC College & Career Academy in LaGrange, Ga.

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Expanding Views

Building a wide-open student experience at the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind.

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Student Affairs

Skillfully designing and furnishing student-centered spaces, such as living-learning residence halls, student unions and common areas, can encourage positive and productive interaction.

How Long Will This Last?

A life-cycle cost analysis is an important tool when acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of buildings and systems on a campus.

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It Makes A Difference

Creating a captivating, stimulating learning environment.

The New Flora Elementary School

A one-of-a-kind, 21st-century learning facility.

Up or Out

The data on multi-story vs. single-story schools.

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Refining a Classic

The Schneider Center at Wellesley College has undergone a renovation that has restored its value and historic roots.

5 Keys to Space Management on College Campuses

Colleges and universities have always treated learning environments as crucial ingredients in the academic experience they create for students, faculty and researchers.

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Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Managing wireless tenants on school properties.

All Things Are Not Always Equal

How much do we value the education and future of our children?

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Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

Providing students with the tools to become global leaders.

MakersLabs: Creative Spaces for the 21st Century School

A MakersLab is a great way to help schools adapt and offer the types of tools students need to thrive in a 21st Century Classroom.

Architecture's Powerful Impact on Student Success

What if the school itself were a powerful learning tool, capable of creating the kind of positive, secure and engaging atmosphere children need to succeed?