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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.




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Education Facilities

Education Facilities | Aug 14, 2018

Making schools more secure is imperative, but how best to do that isn't settled yet

In the first 21 weeks of 2018 alone, there were 23 school shootings where someone was killed or injured, according to CNN.

Education Facilities | Aug 13, 2018

Is STEM running out of steam?

Has STEM, which the business community urged school districts to embrace, been oversold as a career path?

Education Facilities | Aug 7, 2018

High-tech instruction space trains students in manufacturing robots

Harley Ellis Devereaux served as lead designer and lab planner for the project.

Education Facilities | HMC Architects | Jul 11, 2018

Why school architects must understand how students learn

Would instruction be more effective if students spent less time passively listening to lectures and more time actively learning through activities, discussions, and group work? 

Education Facilities | NAC Architecture | Jul 6, 2018

Building for growth: Supporting gender-specific needs in middle school design

Today, efforts toward equity in education encompass a wide spectrum of considerations including sex, gender identity, socio-economic background, and ethnicity to name a few.

University Buildings | Jul 5, 2018

Brown University’s Engineering Research Center increases the university’s School of Engineering lab space by 30%

KieranTimberlake designed the facility and Shawmut Design and Construction was the general contractor.

Education Facilities | Gensler | Jun 25, 2018

Behind the whiteboard: Collaborative spaces set teachers up for classroom success

Known as the Teacher coLab, the rejuvenated space takes inspiration from academic incubators in higher education.

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