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New UNF Student Services and Academic Building

Orlando, FL – February 19, 2025 – Schenkel Shultz, a Central Florida architectural and interior design studio, has been selected to design the new Student Services and Academic building for the University of North Florida (UNF). The $40 million project will support UNF’s commitment to strategically growing its student population by 40% over the next five years. The ambition to grow, paralleled with the university’s desire to provide a broad selection of modern resources for its diverse student base, solidifies this project as a monumental step for UNF. 

Spiezle Architectural Group Designs Prototype Campus in Port St. Lucie, Florida

ST. LUCIE, FL: —Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., an award-winning full-service architectural, interiors, and design firm, is proud to announce that it has been selected by St. Lucie Public Schools to provide design services for the construction of the 217,500-square-foot Western Grove K-8 prototype campus. Construction is due to begin in February 2025 and be complete by August of 2026. Construction Management firm Wharton-Smith will be working in conjunction with Spiezle on the prototype campus.

KI Awards $40,000 of Furniture to Winning Educators in Third Annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway

GREEN BAY, Wis. (November 20) -- KI is thrilled to announce the four winners of its third annual classroom furniture giveaway for K-12 educators. After 111,000 votes narrowed down the pool of 12 finalists, four lucky educators will get to see their classroom or school library designs come to life with KI furniture of their choosing.

Armstrong® World Industries Introduces School Zone® Fine Fissured™ Templok® Energy Saving Ceiling Panels

LANCASTER, Pa. — Armstrong® World Industries continues to expand its portfolio of Templok® Energy Saving Ceilings—an innovative product addressing demands for solutions that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in buildings—to support the needs of a variety of facility designs and functions.

Learning By Design Magazine Releases the Fall 2024 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence

Cleveland, Ohio –October 10, 2024– Learning By Design has published the annual Fall 2024 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence. The October 2024 edition features an assortment of exemplary PK-12 and post-secondary campus environments. These recently or soon to activated projects include newly constructed entire buildings and or renovated early childhood, elementary school, middle school, high school, specialized education, higher education, and other space types.

Education industry professionals join at 3rd annual Healthy Building Summit to collaborate on ‘Spaces of Connection’

Healthy Building Summit -TARKETT

SOLON, OH, OCTOBER 7, 2024 — Why aren’t all educational buildings healthy? That’s the driving question behind the Healthy Building Summit, an annual two-day workshop hosted by Tarkett, a global leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions.

Career-Focused High School Opens in Western Colorado

Grand Junction Colorado High School

The reimagined Grand Junction High School offers students new career and technical education opportunities through flexible and transparent learning environments. DLR Group Principal and K-12 Education Leader Greg Cromer, AIA, ALEP, says. “The efficiency and flexibility of the building allows for multiple learning modalities and creates a safe environment for learners and educators.”