April 26, 2018 | Codes and Standards | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
ASTM International guidance supports cost-effective ways to withstand and recover from disasters.
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K-12 Schools
How do you create an inspiring space that has to survive the wear and tear, daily, of hundreds or maybe even thousands of kids and teens? Not only will the design be challenging, but the district’s budget may be an obstacle of its own. However, with the right approach, a school can be the foundation of a generation.
Rendering courtesy G70
January 24, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
G70 is the architect, planner, and civil engineer of record for the project.
Colorado State University's 121,600-sf Behavioral Sciences Building in Fort Collins is one of the many higher education projects that Bennett Wagner Grody has worked on. Image: BWG
November 02, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Future mergers could be in the offing.
The design and construction of a 270,000-sf elementary school in Cambridge, Mass., are guided by that city's net zero energy goals. Image: William Rawn Associates.
October 28, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The building’s programming will provide more access to the community at large.
The 250,000-sf Lee Magnet High School, East Baton Rouge, La., is organized around three academies, each with 400 students, specializing in STEM, biomedical, and digital arts. Photo: Michael Robinson Photography.
October 09, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Some long-term K-12 trends—like beefing up safety and security, and designing for more natural li...
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Instead of a library, Hermantown High School, near Duluth, Minn., has a wired media center. Books are available in a high-density storage area. Photo: Steve Silverman Photography.
October 09, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gilbane Building Co., Balfour Beatty US, and Skanska USA top BD+C’s ranking of the natio...
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Waunakee Intermediate School Library, Photo: EUA
October 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, IMEG/KJWW/TTG, and STV top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest K-12 sector eng...
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Courtesy: Legat Architects
October 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Stantec, DLR Group, and PBK top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest K-12 sector archi...
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View from classrooms (Building A) to learning platforms and play area at the Awty International School in Houston. Photo: Shepley Bulfinch
October 02, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Shepley Bulfinch designed the 75,000-sf campus.
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September 12, 2017 | Perkins Eastman
Metrics suggest correlation between key design strategies and occupant satisfaction and building...
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Photo courtesy of Windover Construction
September 11, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
CBT Architects and Windover Construction collaborated on the adaptive reuse project for Middlesex...
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David Wakely
August 31, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The LEED Platinum and Zero Net Energy Verified building minimizes energy use via its site orienta...
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Photo courtesy of C.F. Møller
August 09, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
C.F. Møller designed the building to create a connection between the school premises and the surr...
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Rendering courtesy of DES Architects + Engineers
August 01, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Design Tech High School, located on Oracle Corporation’s Headquarters campus, will span 64,000 sf...
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Exterior of the Silber Center, designed by Ziger/Snead Architects.
July 14, 2017 | Rob Cassidy, Executive Editor
Students learn environmental skills, natural resource management, urban agriculture, and water qu...
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Courtesy Kirksey
July 12, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Maker spaces, dry-erase walls, and flexible furniture highlight Kinkaid’s new Learning Center....
Robert Benson Photography
June 07, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Gold Award: Community involvement was paramount as Newtown, Conn., replaced the school where a ma...
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June 05, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
A “learning stair” will connect the cafeteria to the main level.
May 31, 2017 | Lauren Scranton, NAC Architecture
In collaboration with room2learn, NAC launched a campaign aimed at crowd-sourcing information on...
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Rendering courtesy LMN Architects
May 01, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The building will provide 74,289 sf of space across its five-story classroom bar.
Photo courtesy of Cuningham Group
February 08, 2017 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The hall offers bountiful natural light with enough space to build large-scale projects.
An aerial view of the Susan B. Anthony School in Daly City, Calif., one of the signature projects of Deems Lewis McKinley, which specializes in K-12 design. Image: DLM
January 19, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The combination is expected to bolster HED’s presence in northern California and the K-12 sector....
Winthrop, Mass., combined its middle and high schools into a new 189,500-sf, $64 million building. Students study Viking history and work in groups to build Norse-themed artifacts in the annual Viking Longships program (the Viking is the school mascot). HMFH was the architect. Courtesy of Ed Wonsek.
December 14, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Bigger buildings, more outdoor space, and greater involvement from the private sector are among t...
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Stoddert Elementary & Community Center, in Washington D.C., features a computer lab rotation design that provides students individual access to technology.
December 12, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
AEC teams are being asked to design and build schools with enough flexibility to adapt to changin...
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Spending on Construction Put in Place has almost completely recovered from the hit it took during the recession. But spending in the Education sector continues to be well below its latest peak. Image: JLL
October 23, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Post-recession slump suggests a settling in at a “normal” level similar to the mid aughts.
The two-story, 44,000-sf Central Middle School in San Carlos, Calif., is the first school to be constructed using Folia, a K-12 concept that leans on pre-engineering to provide greater design flexibility and customization, as well as quicker delivery (in under a year) and lower overall costs than traditional building methods. The concept is the brainchild of Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, Blach Construction, and structural engineer Gregory P. Luth and Associates. The firms have been refining the system for five years. Image: Tomasz Biernacki, Pechara Studio.
August 23, 2016 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Folia system uses pre-engineered components to deliver school buildings at 20% less cost. ...
August 23, 2016 | BD+C Staff
A roll-up emergency department, next-gen telemedicine center, and biophilic cooling pods are amon...
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Photo: Michelle McLoughlin, Reuters
August 04, 2016 | Mary Ellen Godin, Reuters
The new Sandy Hook Elementary School has been carefully designed with state-of-the-art safety mea...
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LEx Labs prototype classroom, a joint venture of design firm Huckabee, Baylor University, and an education service center. Photo courtesy Huckabee
August 01, 2016 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Space flexibility is critical to classroom design. Spaces have to be adaptable, even allowing for...
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Charleston (S.C.) Catholic School Upper School Addition and Sacred Heart Church Renovation, designed by KSQ Design. Photo courtesy KSQ Design
August 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff
Gilbane, Balfour Beatty, and Core Construction head Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking...
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The 18,884-sf Collegiate Center addition to Thomas Edison Prepatory High School, Tulsa, Okla., has a floating cantilever study lounge. Two multipurpose rooms double as FEMA-361 safe rooms that can each protect up to 600 persons from winds up to 240 mph. The $4.4 million addition provides 15 distinct spaces. KSQ Design led the Building Team, with the assistance of Wallace Engineering (SE), AEG Engineering, and Crossland Construction (GC). Photo courtesy KSQ Design
August 01, 2016 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, Jacobs, and STV top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest...
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