SchenkelShultz Architecture is pleased to welcome Aaron Jacobson as a Senior Project Manager to the Sarasota office. The firm’s focus on growth and expansion of its footprint in the Gulf Coast region has resulted in the strategic addition of Jacobson to the team.
An annotated booklet of timely discussions of how school must be grounded in our common humanity. Presented, in response to the historic global pandemic by the American Institute of Architect Committee on Architecture for Education (AIA-CAE) Research Subcommittee in partnership with VS America. Explore six major themes that can inspire more dialogue and participation to bridge the divide between the 20th century schoolhouse and a future 21st century network of healthy, creative, caring, empowered, motivated learners.
LANCASTER, Pa. – To demonstrate how today’s healthy workplace can function, Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions recently renovated a 10,000-square-foot workspace on its corporate campus in Lancaster, Pa. Named the Living Lab, the new workspace was created in partnership with architectural firm Gensler and designed with optimal acoustics, lighting, cleanliness, comfort, and exceptional air quality in mind.
Cleveland, Ohio –April 11, 2022– LEARNING BY DESIGN has published the annual Spring 2022 Education Facilities Design Awards Showcase. The April 2022 edition features an assortment of exemplary PK-12 and post-secondary campus buildings. These recently activated projects include newly constructed entire schools and or renovated spaces that house early childhood, middle school, high school, specialized education, higher education college and university learning environments.
New York, NY (April 7, 2022) Perkins Eastman and Kliment Halsband Architects are pleased to announce their merger, which will combine the formidable talents, experience, and skills of both legacy firms. With Perkins Eastman celebrating its 40th anniversary and Kliment Halsband celebrating its 50th, this merger promises to create powerful synergies. Perkins Eastman, the seventh largest architecture and design firm in the world with more than 1,100 employees, has worked on projects on five continents in 60 countries.
As a true innovator in the field of automatic doors, Horton Automatics is excited to celebrate this day, which recognizes the important and often uncelebrated role that automatic doors play in our daily lives. The doors we started developing in the 1950s and brought to market in 1960 have evolved over time to become a staple in countless industries, including healthcare, transportation, hospitality and retail. Today, you can find Horton Automatics’ doors in airports, hospitals, laboratories, retail stores, hotels, manufacturing facilities and more.
The University of Arkansas (UA) boasts multiple built mass timber projects with two others heading for groundbreaking this spring. In this important environmental and economic initiative for both the university and the state, the collaboration between the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and UA Facilities Management is transforming the campus into a national “greenhouse” for mass timber design, construction, and project management.
On February 15, 2022 , VLK Architects joined Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD (West Texas) to celebrate breaking ground on the construction of Eagle Stadium at Rotary Field. Eagle Stadium at Rotary Field will be the home to the Pecos High School Eagles and serve as a premier event stadium. Once complete, this stadium will be able to host football and soccer games, track and field events, band competitions, and more.
The project took place to shift educators’ thinking, model the way for students, and encourage adoption of learning environments to be the catalyst for change. To design their ideal learning environment, 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders took the planning seat, and the educators the project manager's seat. Once they dreamed up their spaces, they built the furniture they designed.
Trends at Cornell University, The University of Richmond, and Swarthmore College, and the importance of incorporating wellness design on campuses across the U.S. This select group of colleges and universities have begun implementing nature practices through various activities and in specific settings. Architecture and the interplay of interior and exterior space is an integral part of the effort to promote healthy campuses, improve student well-being and integrate natural experiences into their daily activities.
