Bjarke Ingels Group designs a mass timber cube structure for the University of Kansas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and executive architect BNIM have unveiled their design for a new mass timber cube structure called the Makers’ KUbe for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. A six-story, 50,000-sf building for learning and collaboration, the light-filled KUbe will house studio and teaching space, 3D-printing and robotic labs, and a ground-level cafe, all organized around a central core.

ProConnect Events

5 more ProConnect events scheduled for 2024, including all-new 'AEC Giants'

SGC Horizon present 7 ProConnect events in 2024.

School Construction

A school district in Utah aggressively moves forward on modernizing its schools

Two new high schools manifest nuanced design differences.

Student Housing

Student housing partnership gives residents free mental health support

Text-based mental health support app Counslr has partnered with Aptitude Development to provide free mental health support to residents of student housing locations.

Education Facilities

Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy, an 80,000-sf science and technology p

Apr 10, 2013

6 funding sources for charter school construction

Competition for grants, loans, and bond financing among charter schools is heating up, so make your clients aware of these potential sources.

Apr 10, 2013

23 things you need to know about charter schools

Charter schools are growing like Topsy. But don’t jump on board unless you know what you’re getting into.

Julie S. Higginbotham | Apr 10, 2013

Naval Academy pool renovation is complex, rewarding

The United States' military academies each have specific, unique traits distinguishing themselves…

Apr 5, 2013

Snøhetta design creates groundbreaking high-tech library for NCSU

The new Hunt Library at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, incorporates advanced building features, including a five-story robotic bookBot automatic retrieval system that holds 2 million volumes in reduced space.

Apr 2, 2013

6 lobby design tips

If you do hotels, schools, student unions, office buildings, performing arts centers, transportation facilities, or any structure with a lobby, here are six principles from healthcare lobby design that make for happier users—and more satisfied owners.

James H. Clark Center - Bio-X Stanford University

Mar 27, 2013

RSMeans cost comparisons: college labs, classrooms, residence halls, student unions

Construction market analysts from RSMeans offer construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets.

Rob Cassidy | Mar 27, 2013

The next step in sustainability: Making small buildings energy efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy is in the midst of an ambitious project to develop a “roadmap” that…

Mar 21, 2013

Are charter schools killing private schools?

A recent post on Atlantic Cities highlights research by the U.S. Census Bureau's Stephanie Ewert that shows a correlation between the growth of charter schools and the decline in private school enrollment.

Mar 20, 2013

Folding glass walls revitalize student center

Single-glazed storefronts in the student center at California’s West Valley College were replaced with aluminum-framed, thermally broken windows from NanaWall in a bronze finish that emulates the look of the original building.