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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.




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Education Facilities

K-12 Schools | Jun 5, 2017

PK-8 school will be Denver’s first CHPS-certified building

A “learning stair” will connect the cafeteria to the main level.

Higher Education | Hanbury | May 31, 2017

Space utilization in higher education: more than sf per student

There’s more to space utilization than how often a room is occupied. What happens inside an occupied room is just as important.

Education Facilities | LPA | May 22, 2017

Educational design taking lessons from tech firms

Recently, in educational design, we have seen a trend toward more flexible learning spaces.

Libraries | May 16, 2017

A New York-area community college adds new zest to its library

Wired seating and group work areas abound.   

K-12 Schools | May 1, 2017

Seattle’s first vertically-oriented middle school breaks ground

The building will provide 74,289 sf of space across its five-story classroom bar.

University Buildings | Apr 26, 2017

UMass Amherst is home to America’s first CLT academic building

The building brings the architecture, landscape architecture, and building technology departments under one roof.

Higher Education | Hanbury | Apr 24, 2017

Small colleges face challenges — and opportunities

Moody’s Investor Service forecasts that closure rates for small institutions will triple in the coming years, and mergers will double.

Green | Mar 29, 2017

Copenhagen Zoo and BIG unveil yin yang-shaped panda habitat

The new habitat will sit between two existing buildings, including the Elephant House designed by Norman Foster.

K-12 Schools | NAC Architecture | Mar 9, 2017

The future of education facilities: Creating spaces where learning happens everywhere

The art of designing schools lies not in just understanding what makes a functional classroom, but in how successful we are in creating a wide array of educational options for teachers and students within the school environment.

School Construction | Feb 26, 2017

A new survey finds education construction activity going strong this year

Surveys of school districts and colleges, though, raise questions about financing for future projects.

 

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