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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

University Buildings | Sep 12, 2016

The University of Chicago’s newest residence halls are designed to be more like home

Abundant common spaces give students more chances to interact.

Industry Research | Sep 12, 2016

Evidence linking classroom design to improved learning mounts

A study finds the impact can be as much as 25% per year.

Education Facilities | Sep 9, 2016

Education Facility Design Award winners: The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education honors 12 projects

The best new learning centers showcase latest design trends in education.

Sep 6, 2016

Fire-rated glass ceramic enhances life safety and aesthetics in Toronto area’s Brooklin High School

The new 173,200 square foot high school includes extensive glazing throughout to provide natural light and visibility for students and staff.

Cultural Facilities | Aug 27, 2016

Yellowstone Park Foundation receives $1 million donation from Toyota

The money will support new eco-friendly and efficient buildings on the park’s Youth Campus.

Education Facilities | Aug 24, 2016

Colorado’s largest charter school opens

At full build-out, Stargate School will serve 1,600 K-12 students.

Aug 9, 2016

Top 70 University Engineering Firms

AECOM, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Jacobs top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest university sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

K-12 Schools | Aug 4, 2016

First Look: New Sandy Hook Elementary School blends safety and nature

The new Sandy Hook Elementary School has been carefully designed with state-of-the-art safety measures to keep students safe.

Aug 1, 2016

K-12 SCHOOL GIANTS: In a new era of K-12 education, flexibility is crucial to design

Space flexibility is critical to classroom design. Spaces have to be adaptable, even allowing for drastic changes such as a doubling of classroom size.

Aug 1, 2016

Top 80 K-12 School Construction Firms

Gilbane, Balfour Beatty, and Core Construction head Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest K-12 school sector construction and construction management firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

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