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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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University Buildings

Not only are the world’s youth educated in these buildings, but much of the globe’s most ground-breaking research takes place here. Requirements for housing students are more expansive than ever, but need to be balanced with the university’s real purpose: the pursuit of knowledge. Great design can inspire that pursuit.

University Buildings | Sep 23, 2019

Engineering Innovation Hub completes on SUNY New Paltz campus

Urbahn Architects designed the project.

Giants 400 | Aug 13, 2019

2019 Science + Technology Giants Report: Operational flexibility is a must for S+T buildings

The science and technology (S+T) sector is arguably the industry’s most complex because it caters to a diverse clientele with specific priorities and imperatives, according to Building Design+Construction's 2019 Giants 300 Report.

University Buildings | Aug 8, 2019

New Student Wellness Center at the University of Chicago begins construction

Wight & Company is providing design-build services for the project.

University Buildings | Jul 10, 2019

Campus costs: Square foot construction prices for student unions

Using RSMeans data from Gordian, here are the most recent costs per square foot of college student unions in 10 college cities across the U.S. 

University Buildings | Jul 3, 2019

Duke’s new Chinese campus sits atop a manmade lake

Gensler and LandDesign designed the project.

University Buildings | Jul 2, 2019

New Biomedical Research Center Facility at Northwestern University

Designed by Perkins+Will, the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center has spaces aiding medical discovery.

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