Theaters/Performing Arts
The Mapleton Arts Center (The MAC) in Denver, Colo.
By Abby Collins, Seth Clark
Given the history of performing arts excellence in Mapleton, the district has committed to investing even more heavily in these programs by planting a legacy performing arts center to serve as a district-wide icon. Named The Mapleton Arts Center (The MAC), the building supports nearly 1,000 students across the district involved in Mapleton’s performing arts programs.
Campus Technology
By Rhea Kelly
At Pennsylvania's Northampton Community College, students are engaging with cutting-edge technologies in a basement "apartment" designed to boost digital literacy and job skills.
A/V Technology
Q&A with a School Principal
By Matt Jones
Transportation
By Gilbert Rosas
Amid economic concerns like rising gas prices and inflation impacting American communities and resources, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is bringing a bright spot to school districts across the country. The agency recently announced a new $5 billion fund, available immediately, to purchase clean school bus fleets and lessen reliance on diesel fuel.
Editor's Note
By Matt Jones
It’s the dog days of summer, and there’s not a lot going on in the world of education—on the surface.
Rethinking Sports Facilities / Campus Amenities
Although each piece of the project had its own unique set of challenges and considerations, the design and implementation of the outdoor lighting for the athletic field was particularly complex. The new lighting would need to be bright enough to allow activities and competitions to take place at night but regulated to the point where there would not be an excess of spill lighting that negatively affected those that lived in the nearby neighborhood.
Building Blueprints
Fountain Inn High School, Greenville, South Carolina
By Aimee Eckmann, Steven Turckes
Facility Focus
By James LaPosta
The University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Conn., engaged JCJ Architecture to renovate and expand the school’s existing O’Connell Athletic Center into a flexible, multi-sport arena and venue to accommodate existing and new university programs.